JP Unique cue

[Neil Taperell]

Well , well , well.......who would have thought it !

I can here MB wailing as i type

[Pascale]

I might have heard wrong tho, but that's what is sounded like to me!

John has always been a gent when dealing with my orders over the years but when you hear things on the forums about shafts it does make you think. He might have just meant into the workshops and I put 2 and 2 together etc.

[ADR147]

I'm nowhere near a cue expert and probably know less than a lot of people here but I highly doubt john parris would have any affiliation with any other cue maker, there would be no need to have parts made elsewhere.

want a bet

that said I am sure this cue is genuine - 29 pages on it, we have all gone mad!

[ADR147]

Lol no it's sold now

to alan i believe, for a wee cracker, good deal i think.

[ADR147]

If true, why do they charge so much? Is it fraudulent to claim to be UK made if the shafts are made abroad? I'd be really disappointed if famous UK names ain't what they say they are. Even JP. It would be nice if the makers were upfront about the origins of cue types, the way CJ is.

you think cj is upfront? not just bitter - he did not turn those latest batch of shafts!

[ADR147]

jointing a shaft under the splices enables you use shafts which are not long enough due to optimisation and its not a new thing at all. I've found many old burwatts that have been made this way and every Sidney smith I've seen has been made this way in fact when 3/4 jointing became the rage I wouldn't joint them because of the dowel and imho it causes no detriment to the cue to splice over a dowel

correct - especially war time cues were all done like this.

[ADR147]

Spoke to John Parris a week or so ago and he let slip he was waiting for a batch of Ultimate shafts to come in, then quickly said to be ready! Also mentioned I'd get my cue quicker if it was just ebony as I wouldnt have to wait for it to be spliced with the design I want!

yeah I was busy

[ADR147]

Look, a cue must be judged on the end result - the idea that you can tell how the shaft was aged, in a kiln or by air or in thailand or even mexico is nonsense, the talent is in the workmanship and the cue makers judgement, the finish and the result, the reason people like trevor have such a good reputation is because their results work. Every single cue is different, and the Idea one maker can make consistently better cues than another is bollocks. The rest is down to the talent of the player and how much effort they will put in, I have maybe 200 top end cues here and I would be happy to bet £1000 that in a race to 9 John Higgins could pick one at random and batter any one of the 30 breakers on here who constantly talk drivel about air dried cues!

[Ramon]

Look, a cue must be judged on the end result - the idea that you can tell how the shaft was aged, in a kiln or by air or in thailand or even mexico is nonsense, the talent is in the workmanship and the cue makers judgement, the finish and the result, the reason people like trevor have such a good reputation is because their results work. Every single cue is different, and the Idea one maker can make consistently better cues than another is bollocks. The rest is down to the talent of the player and how much effort they will put in, I have maybe 200 top end cues here and I would be happy to bet £1000 that in a race to 9 John Higgins could pick one at random and batter any one of the 30 breakers on here who constantly talk drivel about air dried cues!

Could'nt say any better !! ,, the only way to know for sure how the cue plays , IS playing with it !!

[ADW147CUEMAN]

look, a cue must be judged on the end result - the idea that you can tell how the shaft was aged, in a kiln or by air or in thailand or even mexico is nonsense, the talent is in the workmanship and the cue makers judgement, the finish and the result, the reason people like trevor have such a good reputation is because their results work. Every single cue is different, and the idea one maker can make consistently better cues than another is bollocks. The rest is down to the talent of the player and how much effort they will put in, i have maybe 200 top end cues here and i would be happy to bet £1000 that in a race to 9 john higgins could pick one at random and batter any one of the 30 breakers on here who constantly talk drivel about air dried cues!

exactly

[mikeyd100]

yeah I was busy

Hahaha, come on ADR... get a move on, Uncle John is waiting

[pottr]

I have maybe 200 top end cues here and I would be happy to bet £1000 that in a race to 9 John Higgins could pick one at random and batter any one of the 30 breakers on here who constantly talk drivel about air dried cues!

I'll take that bet... But John's busy so Stephen Lee's gonna fill him for him...

Where do we meet ya?

[Inoffthered]

you think cj is upfront? not just bitter - he did not turn those latest batch of shafts!

Nah. CJ's not bitter. Very informative, knows his stuff and great customer service!

[Pascale]

yeah I was busy

May I ask what you were busy doing?

[fkhan]

Hello All,

May I know the grade of Ash used in Unique cues? Special, paragon or ultimate?