How does Arnot
determine the price of his cues?
Pricing Guide (As of January 2, 2007)
Each part of the cue represents a certain amount of work.
How much work does it take to acquire, prepare, shape and install
that part? Let's take a look.
For instance you might see what appears to be a simple veneer
alongside the point in a cue. That simple, very small piece
of wood had to be acquired, stored, dyed, cut to shape
and then the edges beveled. In addition to all that, it then
had to be precisely installed alongside the point and glued
and
clamped in place. How much is that veneer worth?
Not a heck of a lot by itself, but when you consider the
amount of work it took to place it perfectly into a custom
cue, it
becomes very valuable. Not only must that veneer look
great, but it must be stable and add to the structural integrity
of the butt itself. It cannot vibrate or move around
or
break as the cue is given its final taper to size.
Lots of things can happen and this cost is amortized
among each and every cue that is made. I charge $50.00
for each
color of veneer. Now when you consider that each point
gets two veneers
installed (one on each side) and you have four points
that means that eight separate veneers must be installed
in
the cue. This results in a charge of only $6.25 for
each separate
veneer installed. When you compare this to replacing
a tip for about $15.00 to $20.00 (with little possibility
of ruining
the cue) you can see how good a value you are getting.
Custom Made Cue Prices
The following prices are a guide to use to determine
the approximate price of a custom cue. These prices
are not
for repair work.
Any prices on this web site that are different from
the prices listed below are outdated.
- Basic Butt and One Hard Maple Shaft, with or without
Irish Linen Wrap - Seasoned Hardwood (Hard Maple,Purple
Heart,
Rosewood) with Radial Pin™ - $350.00. With
TerminatorShaftT3- $420.00
- TerminatorSfaftT3™– Includes Saber-T
Ferrule and Choice of Tip (Except Layered Tips).
$199.00
- Hard Maple Shaft - #1 - Includes Saber-T Ferrule
and Choice of Tip (Except Layered Tips). - $199.00.
- Hard Maple Shaft - #2 – Includes Saber-T
Ferrule and Choice of LePro, Elk master, or Triangle
Tip-$149.00.
- Irish Linen - Wrap - $75.00
- Leather Wrap $150.00
- Teja Lizard Wrap - $250.00
- Rare Exotic Hardwood – Ebony,Tulipwood, Highest
Grade Curly Maple or Bird's-Eye Maple, Highly Figured
Cocobolo, Camateo,
Kingwood - $100.00
- Ivory Ferrule - $90.00
- Ivory Joint - $175.00
- Ivory Butt Cap - $350.00
- Ring - Each Ring - $10.00
- Point - $25.00 - $100.00 Each
- Veneer (Set for 4 Points) -$50.00
- Layered Tip: $25.00
- Moori Tip & Sniper Tip: $50.00
- Ivory Inlay: Small -$40.00 Medium- $60.00
Large - $80.00 - $200.00
- Wood Inlay: Small - $30.00
Medium-$40.00 Large $50.00
- $100.00
These price supersede any other prices listed on
ArnotQ Website.
This price list is only a guide.
The final price of a cue will be determined by
the volume and intricacy of the work involved. |
