finally!!!!!

[baz515]

Yeah iv always used 9mm or slightly less. Even the old ones go for 600? How much is a new one then that's numbered

[narl]

Yeah iv always used 9mm or slightly less. Even the old ones go for 600? How much is a new one then that's numbered

New from parris cues they start at £636 for an ultimate with a plain ebony butt. "New" from ebay...double that.

This was priced at £1600 yesterday, only been dropped to £1300 recently

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/John-Parri...item3f11a12932

[coomsey76]

Congrats on the cue bud, hope it plays well for you mate......

Snookerpoolman is a top guy, it nice to see somebody not asking the earth for a JP ultimate!!

[baz515]

Thanks coomsey

[Terry Davidson]

baz515:

You were wondering about tips. I would go for a Phoenix M and you can get them from Stu at Green Baize for less than 5pounds

Terry

[snookerpoolman]

Congrats on the cue bud, hope it plays well for you mate......

Snookerpoolman is a top guy, it nice to see somebody not asking the earth for a JP ultimate!!

Cheers for the name check Jimmy!"!!! Yes was me that sold and delivered it... As I said, it's an on months trial with a guaranteed buy -back on the cue if Mat can't get on with it - and as for the price, well I was happy as it's gone to a good lad from the forum and a pleasant transaction (apart from the hail storm in Leeds when I arrived!!!)

Probably could have got more on ebay, but am sick of giving ebay listing fees and final value fees.

Yes the JP was made for Nigel Bond in 1996 and 3/4 Quick Release joint added by Rileys (original Riley co of Burnley) in 1999. Shortly afterwards, approx 2000 mini-butt joint added by Maurice Job of Mansfield (cue-doctor) and solid Ebony Mini-butt supplied also. Been looked after by Cue Craft ever since... It's a beauty and I've gradually had tip size reduced to current 8.75mm from 10mm originally as my game has improved. It's a fantastic cue for long potting with very little deflection as it's so stiff. Cue Craft have done a sterling job with my Custom Marksman which they modelled on the Ultimate specs for me...hence sold it...

Just need to make a century with the Marksman now and I'll be well happy!!!

Good luck Mat and let me know how you get on with it... Dave, Snookerpoolman

[snookerpoolman]

baz515:

You were wondering about tips. I would go for a Phoenix M and you can get them from Stu at Green Baize for less than 5pounds

Terry

Sorry to disagree with such a knowledgable correspondent as yourself Terry, but I wouldn't have anything else than an Elk... The super-duper, fancy pants tips are well over priced and by no means a panacea... The Ultimate was re-tipped recently, with my usual Elk, by Cue Craft, and in all the time I've had the cue I can only think of one bad Elkmaster... a couple of tips ago - but I ended up taking it right down on the edges and it bedded in lovely eventually.

There is a lot of hocus pocus talked about tips on here I find... Elks are 50p over here, sometimes less. Blue Diamonds (too soft for my taste, but still a good tip) average approx 70p. Why anyone would pay 5 / 6 / 7 (or 11 if you go to see Mr Chesworth I'm told) quid I'll never know... hey ho...horses for courses and all that..

[poolqjunkie]

What a cracking cue at an awesome price. Congrats!!!
Enjoy.;-)

[snookerpoolman]

Would cost around £70 ish (possibly a bit more) from Parris cues to have the butt extended and a bit chopped off the top to have it re-ferruled to a larger tip size.

It's sounds easy, and is in principal possible. The point being that there is a butt joint for the mini-butt and it would radically alter the balance and feel of the cue to insert Ebony (which is dense and heavy) into the then elongated butt (e.g. above the butt joint), and shorten the shaft... This could be done and some of the Seemless repairs done by Cue Craft for me in the past have been amazing and really un-noticeable.

When you factor in the postage costs to and from JP and the inevitable months of waiting for completion, is it really worth it?

However, all that said, far easier to get used to playing with a slightly smaller tip me thinks!!

[narl]

When you factor in the postage costs to and from JP and the inevitable months of waiting for completion, is it really worth it?

Really depends on the time of year and how busy they are, a good example is my cue. One day the ebony on the crossover split open leaving a gaping split which travelled a few inches up the shaft, i ended up superglueing it back together and it worked for a while before re-opening.

After a while i just got annoyed with it, cut the shaft above the split and sent it to parris cues, in about 3 weeks i had the cue back, in that time they had respliced it, made a new butt for it and extended it, rejointed the cue, put a new ferrule and tip on and refinished the cue.

At the time it cost £185 to have that all done, the cue feels better than it did previous to the damage, it does have slightly weird proportions though with them having to work with the slightly shorter shaft, the butt length from butt end to tip of splices is around 26-27 inches i think. And obviously the shaft is slimmer immediately after the joint than most cues.

Its over there at the minute as the ebony on the butt has slightly expanded and needs trimmed back slightly, considering getting an SD joint on it while its there, very good service though any time ive dealt with them.