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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese
I dont think calling yourself undeserving of a professional instrument is a very positive thing, quite frankly.
Its a passion. For all the posts you put on here about pool, you should own it, pun intended.
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I'm not a collector...I'm a player. I seem to have an unintended knack for buying things I like that eventually become collectable...but I've never bought anything with appreciation in value in mind.
I know that just because it's a Balabushka, this cue won't play any better than my Keith Josey custom cue. Actually might even play worse because of the change in cloth. Today's tables play a lot faster than the table of the 60's and early 70's. So, the cues from then tend to be heavier with thicker shafts than what's used today. This yields a totally different feedback to the player.
https://joseycues.com/
My Keith Josey is one of his traditional straight points with veneers cue...looks much like that 'Bushka, but probably delivers a much better hit with great feedback. Short spliced Butt with a carefully selected maple shaft. Yeah, I'm old school. None of todays' zoomy low deflection carbon fiber shafts for me. I just don't like the feel of the hit...or the sound.
A Balabuska to cue collectors is much like a '73RS is to car collectors. Not really a driver, much like the 'Bushka is not really a player. Like I said, I'm not a collector.