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Originally Posted by junksecret  Well, since I posted the pictures on AZ at least one person has asked for essentially the same cue without the inlay work on the shafts. Ernie never told me (or would I have expected) that he wouldn't make other subsequent cues like mine. Once he makes another for somone else, is mine no longer a custom cue and becomes a production cue. |
That's a matter of individual perception of where that fine line is. Some people will insist that using the same design but with a different wood combination intrudes on the first cue's uniqueness; others will insist that two cues that look exactly alike are sufficiently distinguished by different joint pins. I think the best way to go is to simply tell the cuemaker that, within reason (applies to both parties), you'd like your cue to remain unique.
I agree that CNC has no bearing on a cue being custom. As Barry said, we need to stay reasonably close to the definition of the word.