[jmurphy]

I'm a custom cue kinda guy but I have to give it to OB cues the photos of the OB-136 has caught my eye as a very attractive cue.
So I thought I would ask around to see if anyone had any feedback on this cue.

[RBC]

Jmurphy

The 136 is a beautiful cue, but there aren't any out there yet.

They are way past due, and the responsibility rests solely on my shoulders. They just aren't quite ready. Hopefully, they will be soon.

Sorry!


Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com

[jmurphy]

Originally Posted by RBC

Jmurphy

The 136 is a beautiful cue, but there aren't any out there yet.

They are way past due, and the responsibility rests solely on my shoulders. They just aren't quite ready. Hopefully, they will be soon.

Sorry!


Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com

Well I am thinking about an:
OB-136 w/ 30" OB1+ shaft , Kamui Black SS tip
OB Break cue w/ 30" break shaft
OB Pro Jump cue
for the BCALP Nationals
Just a thought

[kenny_74]

It looks nice but for the amount of money they charge I could spend on a custom.

[jmurphy]

Originally Posted by kenny_74

It looks nice but for the amount of money they charge I could spend on a custom.

I've had many $1,500-$4,500 custom cues.
AE
Cog.
Black Boar
Bobby Hunter
Gilbert
South West
Joss West
Ginacue
Carmeli
Blackcreek
Prewitt
Tad
PFD
Etc................................

What custom cue maker will deliver a cue like the OB-136 for $845?

OB-136 Pool cue has a Ebony forearm with 3 high and 3 low blood wood Points with double overlapped scalloped diamonds inlays of mother of pearl and turquoise.
The butt sleeve is constructed of Ebony with 6 blood wood Points with double overlapped scalloped diamonds inlays of mother of pearl and turquoise.
Completed with a black lizard embossed leather wrap. All OB 2013 series cues come with choice of shaft.

[Nullus]

Originally Posted by RBC

Jmurphy

The 136 is a beautiful cue, but there aren't any out there yet.

They are way past due, and the responsibility rests solely on my shoulders. They just aren't quite ready. Hopefully, they will be soon.

Sorry!


Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com

Gotta give you credit...it's not every day that someone steps up and claims responsibility for a delay when folks are wanting an item. Very classy, and well done. As for the cue, it looks fantastic!

[RBC]

Originally Posted by jmurphy

I've had many $1,500-$4,500 custom cues.
AE
Cog.
Black Boar
Bobby Hunter
Gilbert
South West
Joss West
Ginacue
Carmeli
Blackcreek
Prewitt
Tad
PFD
Etc................................

What custom cue maker will deliver a cue like the OB-136 for $845?

OB-136 Pool cue has a Ebony forearm with 3 high and 3 low blood wood Points with double overlapped scalloped diamonds inlays of mother of pearl and turquoise.
The butt sleeve is constructed of Ebony with 6 blood wood Points with double overlapped scalloped diamonds inlays of mother of pearl and turquoise.
Completed with a black lizard embossed leather wrap. All OB 2013 series cues come with choice of shaft.

Don't forget that all the points and veneers are recuts.

That just doesn't happen in production cues.


Royce

[Jim Baxter]

Very Nice , how many are you building ??? jim

[RBC]

Originally Posted by Jim Baxter

Very Nice , how many are you building ??? jim

Right now I'm perfecting a couple of little details that I'm just not happy with yet, so at first just a few. But, we have a quite a few that are most of the way there and waiting on the final process adjustments.


Royce

[AtLarge]

Royce -- As I look through the "Catalog" of cues on your website, I get the feeling that the pictures are not of real cues. I say this because of the grain and figure in the "wood." For instance, the straight-grain "maple" in cues 120 and 121 is the same. And the stained birdseye maple in cues 126 and 127 is the same. And the birdseye maple in cues 124, 125, and 128 through 135 is all the same (and would be very nice BEM!).

Are all of these pictures computer generated rather than pictures of actual cues? Perhaps the Cataog was created before you had produced cues for some of the models?

And how about the individual pictures of the cue models from clicking under "Products" rather than the catalog pictures. The cues I looked at in those individual pictures do not seem to have identically repeating figure in the woods, so perhaps they are of real cues.

P.S. That 136 is a beauty!

[Houstoer]

You gotta love the ob guys... they rock and they keep it real
!

[poolplayer2093]

Originally Posted by RBC

Jmurphy

The 136 is a beautiful cue, but there aren't any out there yet.

They are way past due, and the responsibility rests solely on my shoulders. They just aren't quite ready. Hopefully, they will be soon.

Sorry!


Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com

I'd love to see a cue like the OB-132 with slightly fancier ring work and a solid black or hope ring butt. The cues you guys at OB are making are the classiest production (I use the term loosely) cues available!!!!

[jmurphy]

Originally Posted by RBC

Don't forget that all the points and veneers are recuts.

That just doesn't happen in production cues.


Royce

The fact that these points are really double the amount because of the Blood wood Recuts into the Maple points should be part of your selling points in your OB-136 ad.
That kind of craftsmanship is found in custom cues not production cues.
Mezz has Exceed adding a custom line of cues to their production models.
OB can have a similar deal with standard OB production models with a line of custom cues that come with OB shafts.

[ddadams]

Are the points going to be that sharp???

Hell I may have to buy one of these myself.

Can I get it with a linen wrap rather lizard?

[RBC]

Originally Posted by AtLarge

Royce -- As I look through the "Catalog" of cues on your website, I get the feeling that the pictures are not of real cues. I say this because of the grain and figure in the "wood." For instance, the straight-grain "maple" in cues 120 and 121 is the same. And the stained birdseye maple in cues 126 and 127 is the same. And the birdseye maple in cues 124, 125, and 128 through 135 is all the same (and would be very nice BEM!).

Are all of these pictures computer generated rather than pictures of actual cues? Perhaps the Cataog was created before you had produced cues for some of the models?

And how about the individual pictures of the cue models from clicking under "Products" rather than the catalog pictures. The cues I looked at in those individual pictures do not seem to have identically repeating figure in the woods, so perhaps they are of real cues.

P.S. That 136 is a beauty!

AtLarge

There are actually 2 places on our site to see images of the cue.

The Catalog is a computer generated thing, and all the images there are renderings and not actual pictures. We've always talked about setting up pictures for that, but just haven't had the time to setup and shoot all new pictures.

The Products category does show all real pictures for everything except the 136. We will shoot new pics of it as soon as we get them rolling out of the shop.

Thanks

Royce