Parris Cues

[ADR147]

Hi mate , if your Bank Manager is like the ones over here you be told, THE COMPUTER SAYS NO !! lol

bank manager would not be the problem its the wife that would be the problem!

[platt]

bank manager would not be the problem its the wife that would be the problem!

They always are..lol

[mattyshinobi22]

sorry to break up lifes domesitc misfortunes

back to parris question, anyone got opinions bout parris alterations?
got a parris eleite i want extending, shall i send it or sell it?

[ADR147]

mever extend a cue - its expensive and never worth it - better to sell it and buy a new cue.

[mattyshinobi22]

cheers mate, thats all i wanted to know

had same idea to start with but was finding out all options first

[cueman]

mever extend a cue - its expensive and never worth it - better to sell it and buy a new cue.

Not quite sure I'd go along with this. Thing is if the shaft is really top notch then I would rather pay to have a cue extended rather than run the risk of struggling to find another cue that feels as good.

I got my Parris extended a few years back, about 2 inches and it cost me about £70. Worth every penny as I've had so many cues down the years and never felt as comfortable as this one. So its down to whether you like the feel of your cue, if you do get it extended, cost is irrelevant if it plays well.

[ADR147]

Not quite sure I'd go along with this. Thing is if the shaft is really top notch then I would rather pay to have a cue extended rather than run the risk of struggling to find another cue that feels as good.

I got my Parris extended a few years back, about 2 inches and it cost me about £70. Worth every penny as I've had so many cues down the years and never felt as comfortable as this one. So its down to whether you like the feel of your cue, if you do get it extended, cost is irrelevant if it plays well.

this is not his cue its one he has just bought. who knows how it will play once its been extended? i will stick with my original statement.

[cueman]

this is not his cue its one he has just bought. who knows how it will play once its been extended? i will stick with my original statement.

Well if the cue feels good then extend it. Shouldn't really play any different if its extended in the right place, ideally right on the balance point as mine was. I was very concerned that the cue might feel different when I had mine extended but John talked me through it saying that if you extend it around about the natural balance point then the cue should feel pretty much the same. I have a 1 piece though so it might not be as straightforward with a jointed cue.

[ADR147]

with a 3/4 the method is too have a longer butt made.

[Judas]

with a 3/4 the method is too have a longer butt made.

Hi ADR , any idea if this is prohibitively expensive to do and sort of what it costs ballpark to do a plain ebony butt for a 3/4 JP? I will of course speak to the man himself but wanted to see if there was any point. Many TIA, j

[ADR147]

there is no reason for it to be terribly expensive - you would need to ask him though.

[mattyshinobi22]

hi all

to say am used to a 10 mm tip and the cue is a 9.4 av i av made a couple of breaks in the 40's and a 37 last nite, but am still more confident with a bigger tip. but av bin quoted 87 quid to extended it and put a bigger tip on.

am undecided what to do even though av had options of swaping to a robert osborne

[Judas]

there is no reason for it to be terribly expensive - you would need to ask him though.

@ ADR :- thanks for your response, if unlikely to be too dear then may investigate. Am really keen on a different look but do want to be able to preserve the originality of the cue as well. Shaft is nice and springy but I really do like the look of the Wooldridge ebony on snakewood spliced butt (Ferret's stolen one - hope you find the *******s mate) so ... wondering weather to sell on and start from scratch or get new butt made (no downtime appeals)

[Stretch147]

Quick Question:
Why is it that many pros choose to go with a John Parris?

I am of the humble opinion that he doesn't make the best cues around.. Not intended to offend anybody. So it has me wondering.. is it that JP gives more time to cater for the needs of a pro? Is it because they have a lot of money to throw around? Is it sponsorship?

Thanks.

[Watford]

I believe John Will give pro's cues rather than them pay or be sponsored.
You'd expect these to be descent so you take one even if it wasn't your main cue surely.
That's one of the ways that the impression that everyone has a Parris cue has grown.
The other is by taking lot's of pictures people who don't have your cues and putting them on your website.
The worst is altering a cue an sticking your own badge on.
I believe this happened to Matthew Stevens' Will Hunt Cue.