Very different. Really long and slim looking, with strange looking, emphasized grain patterns. Anyone know why?
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When I visited Frank Sandell's snooker-mecca he showed me several cues he had in his collection that looked very nice but were so bendy that the term whippy was inadequate. I am sure he said they were for Russian Pyramids. No idea why they use these.Last edited by DeanH; 31 July 2016, 09:29 PM.Up the TSF! :snooker:
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Originally Posted by DeanH View PostWhen I visited Frank Sandell's snooker-mecca he showed me several cues he had in his collection that looked very nice but were so bendy that the term whippy was inadequate. I am sure he said they were for Russian Pyramids. No idea why they use these.
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Originally Posted by DeanH View PostWhen I visited Frank Sandell's snooker-mecca he showed me several cues he had in his collection that looked very nice but were so bendy that the term whippy was inadequate. I am sure he said they were for Russian Pyramids. No idea why they use these.
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I may have described lamination wrongly. The lamination is not lengthwise in the cue it is laminated with the ebony chevrons between each short section of cue crosswise. The picture show this better. I was told that certain forms of carom games also used this type of cue and the length and whippy variations allowed for the type of shot being tried. F.
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Originally Posted by franksandellsnooker View PostI may have described lamination wrongly. The lamination is not lengthwise in the cue it is laminated with the ebony chevrons between each short section of cue crosswise. The picture show this better. I was told that certain forms of carom games also used this type of cue and the length and whippy variations allowed for the type of shot being tried. F.
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Originally Posted by franksandellsnooker View PostShort answer is YES. Amazing craftsmanship. F.Last edited by Big Splash!; 1 August 2016, 03:18 PM.
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Itching to have a game of Pyramid, check me, the one who espoused Snooker above all other cue sports. Would love to see the cues, balls and tables but I don't fancy a trip to Russia anytime soon. Wish there were some tables in the UK. This is big shout's fault. Wonder if it can be played on snooker tables? Would the increase in table size make up (tariff) for the increase in pocket size?Last edited by Big Splash!; 1 August 2016, 07:33 PM.
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Originally Posted by franksandellsnooker View PostI believe similar cues have been made but I do not know of manufacturers brands. Sorry. F
Maple with walnut veneers I think I saw somewhereLast edited by DeanH; 1 August 2016, 08:13 PM.Up the TSF! :snooker:
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Originally Posted by franksandellsnooker View PostThe cues you saw Dean were a set of three which are believed to be made by Finck of Germany for various forms of Pyramid games played in Europe and Russia. They are probably 80 to 120 years old. wonderfully made in laminated fruitwood shafts interspersed with ebony . Each cue has an hourglass shape in the shaft allowing for variations in the spring of the cue. They are numbered 1-3 in different lengths and thought to have been made on the same lines as pool cues. A picture is on the memorabilia section of my website in the bottom right corner. wwwfranksandellcuesport.co.uk. F.This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8
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Originally Posted by DeanH View PostI believe Coutts Supreme cues are made in a similar manner.
Maple with walnut veneers I think I saw somewhere
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