 | Specifications:
 | Year Built: 2004 and
"reborn" in 2005 (see comments below) |
| Forearm:
Birdseye Maple
 | 6 Razor sharp Ebony points (3-high, 3-low) |
| Each Point has 2 veneers (black and maple - outside to inside) |
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| Butt Sleeve:
Ebony |
| Ring Work:
| Single silver ring between a pair of black
linen rings at locations A, B, C, and D |
| Elephant Ivory Hoppe ring with a pair of black
linen and silver rings above and below |
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| Handle:
Birdseye Maple |
| Butt Cap: Black
Linen |
| Butt
Length (w/o bumper): 29" |
| Butt
Weight: 15.3 oz. |
| Butt
Diameter (9" above End of Butt Cap): 1.12" |
| Joint Type:
3/8"x10 Brass Pin; Flat Faced Joint w/Black
Linen Joint Collar with Wood to Wood contact |
| Shaft 1: Rock Maple
w/Black Linen Joint Collar and a Single silver ring between a pair
of black linen rings ("A"
Location)
| Length (w/tip):
29.25" |
| Weight: 3.5 oz. |
| Taper: Special
Murrell Break-shaft taper |
| Ferrule: 13.5 mm,
0.5 inch long LBM |
| Tip: Moori III
Medium w/Red Fiber Backing - dime radius |
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| Overall Weight:
| w/shaft 1: 18.8 oz. |
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| Overall Length (w/o
bumper):
| w/shaft 1: 58.25" |
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| Balance Point From the Tip:
| w/shaft 1: 38.75" |
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| Balance Point From End of
Butt Cap:
| w/shaft 1: 19.5" |
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| Comments:
| There is a pretty funny story behind this
cue....believe it or not, I saved this cue from a trip to the CHOP
SAW! While I was visiting Kenny at his shop in March of 2005, I
noticed the butt of this cue (still unfinished) sitting in the TRASH
pile, and when I asked Kenny why it was there, he pointed to the
MINOR blemish next to one of the points and said that the mark in
the wood "popped up" on the last pass he made on the lathe, and he
didn't believe in selling cues with imperfections near the points so
he was going to "chop it up". Suffice it to say that I snatched it
out of the scrap pile and told him since he was going to throw it
away anyway, I'd buy it from him for the cost of the materials if he
made me a break shaft for it and it would become my dedicated
break-cue. Kenny reluctantly said yes but he made me promise that I
would NEVER resell it because he didn't want anyone to think that he
was selling cues with imperfections in them. I obviously agreed, and
I now have one of the sweetest looking and best hitting break-cues
in Northern CA. Everyone thinks that I'm out of my mind to be using
such a classy cue for breaking...and no one has ever once commented
on the minor "character mark" in the forearm without me first
pointing it out to them. When I tell them the story, the first thing
they ask me is if Kenny has any more cues that are sitting in his
trash pile....I usually just smile and tell them if he does, they're
going to be MINE! |
| I'm sure that many people will be surprised to
see that I'm using a Moori III Medium tip on my dedicated break-cue.
Contrary to popular opinion I REALLY like the way this cue breaks
with a less that ROCK HARD tip. I find that what I may have lost in
break speed (although frankly, I'm really not sure that I have lost
ANY major amount of speed) I have significantly increased my ability
to control the cue ball after it has hit the rack. I almost always
hit the cue ball low when I break and because the ball is no longer
"bouncing off of a super hard tip", the cue ball tends to stay much
closer to the middle of the table...which is right where I want it
to stay after breaking in 8-ball or 9-ball. Of course, this is just
one man's opinion and experience, so don't run right out and start
changing over to softer break tips just because I say it works for
me....but you might consider trying it if you are not happy with how
the cue ball is behaving after it leaves the tip of your cue! |
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| Availability:
| One of My Personal Cues - ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR SALE |
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