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Making a list of All the current cue makers....UPDATED 10/6/98

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Smorgass Bored

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I'm trying to bring the list up to date (excuse & delete any repeats)

I'll start: Richard Black
Arnot Wadsworth
Thomas Wayne
Dave Kikel
Wayne Gunn
Sherm Adamson
Richard Chudy
Paul Drexler (PFD)
"Judd " Fuller
Bill Stroud (Joss West)
Jim Stadum & David Doucette (Samsara)
Dan Janes (Joss)
Ernie Gutierrez
David Barber
Paul Mottey
Rico (Tampa & Mexico)
Joe Gold (Cognoscenti)
Perry Weston
Mike Johnson (Jensen)
Rick Howard (Mace)
Bob Meucci
Bert Schrager
Bludworth
Hoyt
Huebler
Joe Porper
Katie Kue
Kieth Kustom Kues
Henry W.T.Mali
McDermott
Brunswick
Padgett Cue
Phillippi
Randall Fry
Viking
Tyler Cue
Valley
Tim Scruggs
Schon
Stout Sticks
Schmelke
Helmstetter
Adams
Tad
Ray Schuler Cue
Kersenbrock
Guffy (is this John Guffey?)
Benson
Dan Dishaw
DP Custom Cues
Dale Perry (Dufferin)
J. Pechauer
Espiritu
McWorter Cue
Jeff Prather & Dan Prather
Omen Custom Cues
Jerry Oliver
Norbert "Nubs" Wagner (Nova Cues)
Steve Miller (also Nova cues?)
Mike Lambros
Kieth Josey
David Jacoby
Wes Hunter
Michael Capone (is there also a Joe Capone?)
AE Cues
Larry Larue (at Baker's Billiards)
Clark Smith
Dale Teague
Mike Betts
Verl Horn
Jimmy Ingram
Jerry Barnett
Ron Trager
Mike Gulyassy
Dick Neighbors
Bob Runde
JIM BUSS
Tony Gugino
Bobby Hunter
Bob Burgoyne
Harry Richard
David Tice
Mike Sigel (does he actually make his cues?)
Roger Pettit
"Little" Al Romero
Guido Orlandi
Steve Jazcewiczs (sp)
Rod Kadey (Syra-Cues)
Tom Coker
Falcon
Tom Harris
Clay Ethridge
Ernie Martinez
Bill McDaniels
Sailor
Miki
Longoni
Black Boar
William Dominiak
Skip Weston
Paul Finelli
Pete Tascarella
Paul Rubino
Barry Szamboti
Mike Webb
Randy Anderson
John Robinson ?
George Buss
Joe Bryles
Mike Bender
Gary Wright (Cousins)
Bill Riker (Towboy)
Charlie Wilhite (Rhino)
Gary Medlin
Steve Morris
Billy Webb
Joel Hercek
Jack Justis
Dave Hodges (Parrot)
Paul Dayton
And the ever elusive MARK MOORE......
      Please add to this list any local cuemakers that you know
and anyone that might be in the Blue Book of Cues (I don't have a copy).
 If we decide to actually compile this list, will someone change the
title and keep an actual tally of cuemakers.please...... Thanks
                                
                              rack-em,
            PS
Gary is still in my e-mail twit filter and will have to reply to r.s.b.
( I apologize in advance for his blathering idiocies).....
PPS
This is TOUGH to do on a Webtv,will one of you computer heads please
take over?
whew,thanks (what's the count?)

Doug W.
~>*)))>< Big fish eat Little fish ><(((*<~




Mi...@nospam.seanet.com

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There is another one that comes to mind that also does great work. His name
is Greg Hearn. He is in Calgary, Canada.

Another cuemaker whose full name I do not know is "Miltonio." I believe
that is just a nickname. He is from Vista, California. He does good work,
and most of it is quite unique, also.

Mike

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Qnut9

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Dennis Dieckman Michigan
Garten Bierbower Ohio
William Larzelere S. Carolina
Richard Harris Ohio

Smorgass Bored

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)*<~ Add these 4 cuemakers to the list
Kyle Van den Bosch
Adrian Viguera
Steve Hopper
Chris Hightower

Re: Making a list of All the current cue makers....UPDATED 10/6/98

Is this now 126 cuemakers? I would have thought that this
illustrious ng would come up with at 'least' 200 names of current
cuemakers.

Aquaman576

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Add Mike Gulyassy to the list too.

Arnot Q Custom Cues

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Please Add:

Jerry Lawhead - Winter Haven, FL

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Arnot Q Custom Cues
Check out "All About Joint Screws": " http://arnotq.net
1641 63rd Way S. West Palm Beach, FL 33415
561 439-0441 arn...@arnotq.net

John Walkup

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I don't know if these guys are mentioned, but...

Dave Doucette/Jim Stadum (Samsara)
Michael Capone
Joe Porper
Jerry Powers (Jerico)
Keith Josey
Tim Scruggs
Donald Bludworth
Leonard Bludworth
Mike Johnson (Jensen Cues)
Frio Valley (Privilege Cues, I assume Frio took over for Bludworth)
Steve Hebert (Abear)
Charlie Wilhite (Rhino)
Joel Hercek
Wes Hunter
Porcupine

These I gleaned from The American Cueist magazine.


**********************************************************************
John Walkup

The Cue Gallery (http://www.cuegallery.com)

Authorized Dealer:

Verl Horn Custom Cues Espiritu Custom Cues


Norman, OK.

Ron Shepard

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In article <2587-36...@newsd-154.iap.bryant.webtv.net>,
Smorga...@webtv.net (Smorgass Bored) wrote:

[...]


> Is this now 126 cuemakers? I would have thought that this
>illustrious ng would come up with at 'least' 200 names of current
>cuemakers.

I'm surprised too. I have a sneaky pete from Mueller's. They are in the
Blue Book, so I guess they should count too. I had heard at one time that
Paul Huebler actually made these cues, to Mueller's specs, but that might
have been a one-time contract or something.

Has anyone yet compared the Blue Book list to this list?

When complete, maybe the list should be added to the FAQ?

$.02 -Ron Shepard

John Collins

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Qnut9 wrote in message <19981006093452...@ng-fc2.aol.com>...
>>Katie Kue (import label)

>>Kieth Kustom Kues
>>Henry W.T.Mali
>>McDermott
>>Brunswick
>>Padgett Cue
>>Phillippi
>>Randall Fry
>>Viking
>>Tyler Cue (Defunct, now Falcon)

>>Valley
>>Tim Scruggs
>>Schon
>>Stout Sticks
>>Schmelke
>>Helmstetter
>>Adams (same as Helmstetter-you could add maybe twenty or so brands under
this one)
>>Tad
>>Ray Schuler Cue
>>Kersenbrock
>>Guffy (is this John Guffey?) Yes.

>>Benson
>>Dan Dishaw
>>DP Custom Cues
>>Dale Perry (Dufferin) !!! Huh????!!!

Dufferin
It´s George (Mike Roberts)
Bill Schick
Elite Custom Cues
Jackson Cues
Sweetwater Cues (Former Meucci Employees)
Omega/Kersenbrock
Southwest
Silverfox
Richard Phillipi
Schmelke


IN GERMANY:
Michael Vollmer(One of the twenty best in the world, wait and see!
- Trained by Anthony Sciannella, Black Boar)
Franz Hauber - Unique and solid
IQ - Hans-Jörg Bertram
Arthur Q - Marcus Dienst
Oliver Stops
Eurocue(Set up by Bill Stroud)
Wizzard Cue (Don´t know the maker personally)

In Holland:
Van Eeken-Athena
Stany Buyle - Not sure if he is still making cues.

In Italy:
Longoni
two others that I can´t think of right now.

England:

Riley
John Parrish ??
Peradon and Fletcher

Richard,

Since you are categorizing the names, how about adding current casemakers as
well?

I´ll start that list.

Instroke (of course)
Jack Justis
Joe Porper
Dennis Swift
Eagle Custom
Jim Knott
Guiseppe
Silver Fox
Ron Thomas
It´s George
Krier Kases
Chas Clements
A guy in Oklahoma with incredible leather work - Help John Walkup! Jim
something?
Another guy from Colorado with wonderful elkskin cases??

That´s all I could think of off the top of my head. I am sure there are
more.

John

Laura Friedman

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Add Tex Cues (Philadelphia), "Little" Al Romero (Los Angeles), and Guido
Orlandi (sp?) (Los Angeles).

Laura

jim babay

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Please add to the cuemakers list a fellow here in Erie PA who does
extremely nice work:

Bob Dzuricky alias "DZCUES"

Thanks,

Jim


Richard Black

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John Collins wrote:


> Richard,
>
> Since you are categorizing the names, how about adding current casemakers as
> well?
>

> I惻l start that list.


>
> Instroke (of course)
> Jack Justis
> Joe Porper
> Dennis Swift
> Eagle Custom
> Jim Knott
> Guiseppe
> Silver Fox
> Ron Thomas

> It愀 George


> Krier Kases
> Chas Clements
> A guy in Oklahoma with incredible leather work - Help John Walkup! Jim
> something?
> Another guy from Colorado with wonderful elkskin cases??
>

> That愀 all I could think of off the top of my head. I am sure there are
> more.
>
> John

John,

Thanks for the imput on the German cuemakers. Ardie has spent all day trying to
get the cuemaker list updated with as many cities,states & countries as she can.
Hopefully we can have it up on the newsgroup tomorrow. You have a great case
list started - maybe you can continue with it.
R Black
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http://www.neosoft.com/~blackq

Richard Black

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Ron,
We're comparing the list to the current Blue Book, but it is getting out of
date. Know that some in there are no longer making cues, so going with
personal knowledge and rsb imput. Should be interesting to compare the list
when new Blue Book comes out in a few months.

Hope rsb'ers can give us many more names and locales to make a reasonably
complete list. We are up to about 165 and hope to post it tomorrow - doesn't
seem nearly high enough.

RB

Ron Shepard wrote:

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http://www.neosoft.com/~blackq

Carl Hatchell

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Bill Teeter of Vallejo, Ca. makes only custom cues
and does fine work.

Qnut9 wrote in message <19981006093452...@ng-fc2.aol.com>...
>
>>
>>I'll start: Richard Black
>>Arnot Wadsworth
>>Thomas Wayne
(snip)

amon

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Add Randy Mobley in Largo, FL. Also I think the foillowing is correct:
Rico's (Think he usses Ricco on the cues) last name is Cervantes, Dale
Perry is DP Custom cues and I am unaware of a connection to Dufferin,
Espiritu's first name is Russ, and there is a Joe Capone in Southeast
Florida I think he has a web site.

Smorgass Bored wrote in message
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I'm trying to bring the list up to date (excuse & delete any repeats)

I'll start: Richard Black
Arnot Wadsworth
Thomas Wayne


Dave Kikel
Wayne Gunn
Sherm Adamson
Richard Chudy
Paul Drexler (PFD)
"Judd " Fuller
Bill Stroud (Joss West)
Jim Stadum & David Doucette (Samsara)
Dan Janes (Joss)
Ernie Gutierrez
David Barber
Paul Mottey
Rico (Tampa & Mexico)
Joe Gold (Cognoscenti)
Perry Weston
Mike Johnson (Jensen)
Rick Howard (Mace)
Bob Meucci
Bert Schrager
Bludworth
Hoyt
Huebler
Joe Porper
Katie Kue

Kieth Kustom Kues
Henry W.T.Mali
McDermott
Brunswick
Padgett Cue
Phillippi
Randall Fry
Viking
Tyler Cue

Valley
Tim Scruggs
Schon
Stout Sticks
Schmelke
Helmstetter
Adams

Tad
Ray Schuler Cue
Kersenbrock
Guffy (is this John Guffey?)

Benson
Dan Dishaw
DP Custom Cues
Dale Perry (Dufferin)

Please add to this list any local cuemakers that you know
and anyone that might be in the Blue Book of Cues (I don't have a copy).
If we decide to actually compile this list, will someone change the
title and keep an actual tally of cuemakers.please...... Thanks

rack-em,
PS
Gary is still in my e-mail twit filter and will have to reply to r.s.b.
( I apologize in advance for his blathering idiocies).....
PPS
This is TOUGH to do on a Webtv,will one of you computer heads please
take over?
whew,thanks (what's the count?)

Doug W.

deadstroke

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How about Whitten Custom Cue Cases (Dan Whitten)?

Michael

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ADD: Michael Givens Boise, Idaho
Michael Carpenter Meridian, Idaho

Tim Hurson

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Here's a couple more.

Clyde Beard - San Jose, Ca. I just saw Clyde at the 3C Nationals last month.
He's in his 90's and not as active in the cue making department as he used
to be.

Harry Sims - former National 3C champion. He made cues for a few years after
winning the Championship in the mid 80's. Moved to the Mid-West I think and
I don't know if he still makes cues.

Tim Hurson
thu...@home.com
"If you don't know where you are going, you're never lost!"

Mi...@nospam.seanet.com

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A couple that I mentioned haven't made it on the list yet.

One is Greg Hearn in Calgary, Canada (great work. I would play with one of
his cues for sure!). Another is named simply "Miltonio." That is just a
nickname, I believe. He is in Vista, CA. Does anyone out there know who
this is?

Mike

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John Collins

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Oh no! That was akin to John Walkup forgetting the Prather愀. Dan I惴 sorry
if you read this.

John


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John Collins

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Dan Trogdon

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Since no one else has ever heard of me
I guess I`ll have to put my own name
on the list:Dan Trogdon Waterford,Oh
also add Dave ? Weston, WV
and Larry Wilson Zanesville,Oh

Smorgass Bored wrote in message

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)*<~ Add these 4 cuemakers to the list
Kyle Van den Bosch
Adrian Viguera
Steve Hopper
Chris Hightower

Re: Making a list of All the current cue makers....UPDATED 10/6/98

Dennis Dieckman Michigan
Garten Bierbower Ohio
William Larzelere S. Carolina
Richard Harris Ohio

Is this now 126 cuemakers? I would have thought that this


illustrious ng would come up with at 'least' 200 names of current
cuemakers.

Doug W.

Dan Trogdon

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The name of the casemaker in Lone Grove,Oklahoma
is Jim Walker.I have one of his cases and
the leather work is very nice. They also have a fleece lining.

John Collins wrote in message <6vdkdl$o5t$1...@news00.btx.dtag.de>...


>
>Qnut9 wrote in message <19981006093452...@ng-fc2.aol.com>...
>>
>>>

>>>Katie Kue (import label)


>>>Kieth Kustom Kues
>>>Henry W.T.Mali
>>>McDermott
>>>Brunswick
>>>Padgett Cue
>>>Phillippi
>>>Randall Fry
>>>Viking

>>>Tyler Cue (Defunct, now Falcon)


>>>Valley
>>>Tim Scruggs
>>>Schon
>>>Stout Sticks
>>>Schmelke
>>>Helmstetter

>>>Adams (same as Helmstetter-you could add maybe twenty or so brands under
>this one)

>>>Tad
>>>Ray Schuler Cue
>>>Kersenbrock

>>>Guffy (is this John Guffey?) Yes.


>>>Benson
>>>Dan Dishaw
>>>DP Custom Cues

>>>Dale Perry (Dufferin) !!! Huh????!!!

>Richard,
>
>Since you are categorizing the names, how about adding current casemakers
as
>well?
>

>I´ll start that list.


>
>Instroke (of course)
>Jack Justis
>Joe Porper
>Dennis Swift
>Eagle Custom
>Jim Knott
>Guiseppe
>Silver Fox
>Ron Thomas

>It´s George


>Krier Kases
>Chas Clements
>A guy in Oklahoma with incredible leather work - Help John Walkup! Jim
>something?
>Another guy from Colorado with wonderful elkskin cases??
>

>That´s all I could think of off the top of my head. I am sure there are
>more.
>
>John
>
>
>
>

kar...@teamnet.net

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Jeff Olney - Southern Iowa
Tom Hamilton - Moline, IL

> )*<~ Add these 4 cuemakers to the list
> Kyle Van den Bosch
> Adrian Viguera
> Steve Hopper
> Chris Hightower
>
> Re: Making a list of All the current cue makers....UPDATED 10/6/98

> Kieth Kustom Kues
> Henry W.T.Mali
> McDermott
> Brunswick
> Padgett Cue
> Phillippi
> Randall Fry
> Viking
> Tyler Cue

> Valley
> Tim Scruggs
> Schon
> Stout Sticks
> Schmelke
> Helmstetter
> Adams

> Tad
> Ray Schuler Cue
> Kersenbrock
> Guffy (is this John Guffey?)

> Benson
> Dan Dishaw
> DP Custom Cues
> Dale Perry (Dufferin)

> Dennis Dieckman =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Michigan
> Garten Bierbower =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Ohio
> William Larzelere =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 S. Carolina
> Richard Harris =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Ohio


>
> Is this now 126 cuemakers? I would have thought that this
> illustrious ng would come up with at 'least' 200 names of current
> cuemakers.
>
> Doug W.
> ~>*)))>< Big fish eat Little fish ><(((*<~
>

> =
>
>

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i nominate a little old cuemaker from Shreveport LA

Bill Schick


david in middle ga
david l adams

Patrick Greenwald

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I know this is a little late but here are some cue
makers in Colorado that I know are still making cues.

1. Showcase Billiards
2. Keith Peeker(sp?)
3. Gale Clark custom cues

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