I love this cue! This is classic Gus Szamboti work. It isn't fancy, but in my mind it is what a cue is "supposed" to look like. I'd love to be able to play with a Gus Szamboti cue to see how it plays.
This cue is owned by the legendary Danny DiLiberto and was used to achieve his personal best run of 14.1, which must have been a pretty big run.
This is Danny DiLiberto's personal Gus Szamboti cue.
This cue is featured over at Cuezilla.com. If you haven't checked out that site, you should. They have some very unique cues that you can enjoy and give your rating and opinions. It is a great site for cue enthusiasts.
Here is their description of the cue...
The pictured Gus Szamboti cue features four ebony points each with four veneers of black/mahogany/blue/natural into a Birdseye maple nose. The butt is Ebony with Birdseye Maple boxes and two stitch rings. The cue is all original and was made for Danny Deliberto. There is documentation that makes claim to it being used in Danny’s highest run in 14.1 straight pool. This cue also features four Ivory spearhead inlays in the base of the points...(go to Cuezilla...)
I love the look of a full-spliced cue and the classic spear-heads that Gus used in his designs. This cue may seem very plain to many pool players and cue fans, but I love the classic design of this cue.
What do you think of this cue? If you've played with a Gus Szamboti cue, let me know what your experience was.
Cheers,
Skippy
P.S. Gus' son, Barry, is now carrying on the family legacy and makes some awesome cues as well.
