What makes one cue cost so much more than another?
There is very little difference in playability from one cue model to another within a specific cue brand. But, there are some: 1. Grain selection & color in the shaft; the best are used in the higher-end cues. 2. Cheaper cues have solid forearms in the butt rather than truly spliced butts with 2, 4, 6, or 8 points. Meucci cues have deeply inlayed splices, rather than just surface inlays or decal points like most other brands. This difference shows up in the play of the cue as well; we have found that a spliced butt will produce as much as one to seven percent play advantage (increased power, reduced deflection). The rest of the price difference is purely design, inlay and rarity, which equals pride of ownership to the player or collector. Because we understand this value, we make many limited edition models which increase in value very quickly.
