Karella Cues
Evan Hecht
Has anyone heard of these cues before? Are they in the same league with
Schon, Prather and the like or are they more in line with Meucci? They
seem to have extremely nice inlay work for not nearly the same money as a
Schon, Joss, or Prather. But the inlay doesn't mean much if the stick
stinks. Any info would be appreciated.
Evan
ShyMensch
Karella Cues is a subsidiary of Adams Cues in New York. The parent
company offers Helmstetter, Balabuska, Stambolini cues plus their own
Adams brand.
They also now offer the Orchid line of cues having bought out the Orchid
company.
I have only dealt with them on a repair basis, and have not been
satistfied with the way I was treated. First I ordered a new shaft and it
took them a month to return it and then it had the wrong design on the
trim ring. Then I needed a re-wrap on the butt and it took them 3 weeks.
That was in February. Last week I received a notice that I still owed
them for the re-wrap even though I included a check with the cue when I
sent it!! And now the new wrap is starting to come apart after only 7
months. You can do what you feel is best for you, as for me, I will never
deal with them again.
Carl M. Pearson
In article <51d80g$9...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, shym...@aol.com says...
>Karella Cues is a subsidiary of Adams Cues in New York. The parent
>company offers Helmstetter, Balabuska, Stambolini cues plus their own
>Adams brand.
>(....)
>You can do what you feel is best for you, as for me, I will never
>deal with them again.
Marc Karella is a friend of mine, a good "A" player, and a
heck of a nice guy. He is totally scrupulous (as opposed to UN-)
and someone I would do business with any time. His wife is also
a dear, although she has been quite ill.
I therefore emphatically take exception to something.
I'm not sure what, because Marc Karella has nothing whatsoever
to do with Karella cues, but I felt argumentative and couldn't
find anybody to take exception (with, to, about, ....) Nevermind,
here comes somebody! (Hey, you! What the ... { gotta go ;^) }....)
Yours in combat,
Carlo
Greg405
In article <01bba165$435a97c0$1ec4f6ce@evan>, "Evan Hecht"
<ev...@visi.net> writes:
I owned a used Karella cue for a matter of several months. It was their
model 12, which is their top of the line. It was a beautiful cue with
wonderful inlays; although fancier than I prefer. It hit well, but I
would not say great. I sold it and bought a Ray Schuler cue, and I think
that the Schuler hits far better than the Karella. However, I would rate
the Karella higher than any Meucci I have ever used.
Greg
Greg Savoie
LUKE24
I've owned a KARELLA K12 WITH ivory,mahogany and ebony inlays the same as
a shoen cue that retailed at $1700.00 i received it at wholesale through a
friend of mines pool room for $560.00 with 2 shafts 13mm and 12and 3/4 mm
and ivory ferrules I bought it sight unseen never touching it to see how
it hit and was very pleased when I got it they're great hitting cues and
very collectable as with other fine production Cues I would like to
suggest your other pick a Prather cue I toured his shop and home this man
loves wood and you can see it in his home ALL WOOD KITCHEN and his cues.
Usually one of a kinds and only 750.00 to 1700.00 for those. I MEAN C'MON
ONE OF KINDS. Well I hope i enlightened your decision. RIDE DA 9 LUKE24 @
AOL.COM
vom Orde
because I considerered them in my next sooncoming cue???
Greg405
In article <32579C...@mainelink.net>, vom Orde <gy...@mainelink.net>
writes:
I owned the exact same cue. I bought it used. I thought it was a good
hitting cue, but I found that I could not ever get used to the deflection.
I particularly had trouble pocketing balls with top right or left
english. I ended up selling the cue and purchasing a Ray Schuler cue. I
like the feel of the hit better. I seem to get more action with less
effort. The schuler also feels better balanced, or I should say that I
prefer the balance of the Schuler. Most importantly, I get less
deflection and I am able to use english with less compensation with the
Schuler.
Greg Savoie