BoisdeRosie wrote:
You may wish to rethink this position slightly, Eric"h". From a players standpoint, and not that of a collector...if you pay attention to the Wanted/For Sale section over at the other place...I have seen more of the Blackcreek full splices back up for resale pretty darn quickly. And those blanks are made in-house, and unavailable for sale. While they look real good...especially the older ones he was doing with the sharp point bottoms, it tells me that there is something else going on there...otherwise people would be hangin' on to them. At one point, there was almost a glut of these cues being offered for resale.
Also, I do not understand why the Davis blanks get a 'pass', just because of his history. There are some makers who will not work with them. Personally, I find the chunky outer veneer at the point bottoms a turn-off. I would rather have uneven points tips, than chunky point bottoms...but to each their own, I guess.
What you don't see is in the W/FS is a lot of Prather full spliced blanked cues up for resale...I am trying to remember if there have been any in the recent past at all. This may be because Prather makes a very solid full splice blank, and when completed, makes terrific playing cues. People hang onto them. Enough makers must have enough respect for Prather for them to win the ACA award this year.
Now Ed Prewitt is doing some really nice looking full splices that he builds from the ground up, and they're pricey. The work appears to be extremely tight...I have no clue how they play, as feedback on his cues is pretty rare.
When a maker is working with a pre-made full splice blank, I think the attention to the whole process is more intense. It's not like you can just cut out the handle and replace it because it's hidden under a wrap should the blank move.
Just my .02 worth not that anyone really cares.
Lisa
Hey Lisa,
all you said and wrote sounds completely clear in my mind, but like you mentioned by yourself,
there are two guys out there who show us that fullsplices don´t have to be that expensive.
I had the chance to play with one of Travis (Blackcreek) fullsplice cues.
And all I can say is, they not only look great - the have an awesome HIT, too.
And, you may not believe it, but I played with one of Mark´s cues, too (Bear Cues).
The "HIT" is fantastic and very solid and I tried his fullsplice jumpers, too - and thats the real deal - WOW
Now if you look at these two examples, you can see that fullsplice cues don´t have to be that expensive.
Maybe Travis fullsplice are a little bit more expensive then his short splice, but the difference is not that much.
And Mark´s prices are in a range where we all should buy at least one of his cues, and jumpers
And like you said it before, Lisa - these are only my two cents.
Eric"h"
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