Balabushka Pool Stick

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Balabushka pool stick. George balabushka gb bs era. This cue is made with cryptic indicators that allude to the years 1957. Got one to sell. An original balabushka pool cue is extremely rare and can only be found through collectors and auctions.

Stylish pool cue stick japan adam balabushka. No doubt if you re an avid billiards player you ve seen tom cruise and paul newman in the color of money 1986 and newman jackie gleason and other greats in the hustler 1961 the two finest pool films ever. Something about seeing ball after ball after ball fall into the pocket hypnotized him. December 9 1912 december 5 1975 was a russian born billiards pool cue maker arguably the most prominent member of that profession and is sometimes referred to as the stradivarius of cuemakers.

This cue is a limited edition production that pays tribute to george balabushka one of the most influential cue makers who ever lived. George balabushka died in 1975 but the cues continue to live on. But did you take note of the exquisite handmade george balabushka cue sticks in these and other films. Balabushka pool cues are one of the best known pool cue names in the industry.

Instead of growing up playing pool young george born in russia grew up in the last years of world war i lived through the russian revolution then when he was twelve moved halfway across the world to a new country a new langu age and even a new name. Cuetec billiard cues. григорий антонович балабушка grigoriy antonovich balabushka. He especially like to play and watch straight pool competing in or attending nearly every competition in the new york city area.

Typically an original balabushka cue will sell in the tens of thousands of dollars. Balabushka cues sle2 b 1 399 00. The cue sticks of george h. Balabushka are without peer.

The balabushka gb22 pool stick is a signed replica of the balabushka original. He loved to hang around the pros or the equivalent of pros in the days before professional pool. You may also like. And then in 1959 he bought a local.

Copyright 2017 balabushka pool cues. Slide current page of total pages you may also like. George balabushka did not have the life one would expect from an average cue maker. The fifth most expensive pool cue that is available for sale today is the balabushka brand sle2b.

This outstanding instrument exudes. Get it in front of 160 million buyers. Known as the highest quality cue balabushka cues represent the pinnacle of prestige in the world of pool cues and billiards. His full name or last name standing alone is often used to refer to a cue.

The forearm is birdseye maple with traditional ebony points with beautiful mother of pearl shell inlays in notched diamond shapes and circles on each point. The brown speckled white irish linen wrap adds style and function to this cue.