I have been
elected to the presidency of the USBA and as I have no money to
give like many past presidents, only cues, I have prevailed upon
my fellow cue builders to make a carom cue and donate it to the
cause. So far 27 of them have risen to the challenge and
the cues are starting to dribble in. These will be all one
of a kind cues made by pool cue makers. These cues are
their first attempt at a carom cue and probably their last.
I know they will be collectable. Every one I get in
I will play with and test. So far all that I have been
sent to me have passed with flying colors. Here are
the cues that I have on hand right now.
While these
cues have been donated to me personally, all monies raised from
their sale will go to the USBA, none to me. These fund
will be used to promote jr and women's tournaments, live
streaming of caroms, and to help bring carom tables to large
pool events. Right now it looks like there will be a carom
table at the next Hopkins SBE [10-13 MAR 2011],
thanks to the generosity of Allen in donating the space for the
USBA to have one there. Still this will cost the USBA
mucho dineros to do this thing, especially to bring in the
champions we want to help showcase the game as well as do live
streaming of this event.
So buy one
of these cues and support the USBA.
This cue
was made by Triple
Cross Cues and has a retail value of $800. The handle
wood is a very nice piece of black spotted Myrtle from the
NW USA. Thank you Tom
This cue
was made by
Vasilios Cues and has a retail value of $1800.
Note the inlays at the rear that say 3 C as well as the
fact the front is a full splice but with only three points.
The joint is G-10, a very good hitting material and there is
also a G-10 insert in the shafts. You will never see a cue
like this again. Thank you Bill
Last but not least a Dieckman that I have been
playing with since the Detroit Tigers did so well in baseball a
few years ago. It has two shafts with a Maloney/Mazin
taper on them. The cue's high run is only 9 and its retail
value is $1500.
STAY TUNED THERE WILL BE MANY MORE CUES TO COME, ALL CUSTOM
MADE TO STANDARD CAROM SPECS AND ALL ONE OF A KIND.
SINCE
THOSE WORDS ABOVE WERE WRITTEN MANY THINGS HAVE TRANSPIRED,
first and foremost I am no longer the President USBA having
resigned May 18th, 2010. My membership will lapse in Dec
of 2010 and I believe I will let it do just that.
BUT we are
still working for CAROM's.
Mark MAR
9-14, 2011 on your calendar as a time to be in Philly, you might
even find a sandwich.
We have
established a CARL CONLON CAROM PROJECT [CCCP] and as of
July 1, 2010 it has $200 in the bank and
five cues for sale,
the ones you see pictured here.
The money
will be used wisely. So keep sending those cues.
Your money will not go to the USBA, but it will go toward
caroms.
SO HERE
ARE SOME CUES FROM MY FRIEND ANDREY GORBENKO, sent all the way
from Russia [former CCCP] for current CCCP.
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