[brewscues]

I have done custom work to many production cues (new wraps, tips, ferrules, and retapers, ect), to me that does not make them custom cues even though they are customized to a certain extent. If a cue is made by a small shop, 1 or 2 cue makers to me and everyone else I know it definitly holds much more value. These small shops usually pay much greater attention to the aging of the wood and many small details, like getting the joint pin in straight, and putting together a solid and centered A-joint. Also if a cue is in progress with a custom cuemaker and you happen to like it they can do some customization for you depending on what you would like done to the cue. If you are looking for a better product with more attention to detail a cue by a custom cue maker will most likely be the route you should explore, even if that maker has made the cue in advance. The custom cue maker is selling on more than mere price, he has a reputation to uphold and that reputation is on every cue. I feel it is the attention to detail and higher quality that makes a cue a custom.