Ultimate order finally in progress!

[David Pleym]

Well having ordered my Parris Ultimate on the 31/07/14 I finally got an email this morning to say my order is now in progress 😀 I've seen from some other owners on here that I'll probably have about another 2-3 months before delivery. That sound about right to all you Ultimate owners out there?

Cheers

David

[DeanH]

What spec, splices, etc did you go for?

I hope for you it wont be 17 months from now :wink:

[bolton-cueman]

think the shafts only got delivered the other day too...

[ADW147CUEMAN]

im sure i seen on here someone got there Ultimate in 19 months ?,,,,,, and another has waited 38 months and still waiting , big difference there :snooker:

[cueman]

im sure i seen on here someone got there Ultimate in 19 months ?,,,,,, and another has waited 38 months and still waiting , big difference there :snooker:

3/4 as opposed to 1pc, that is the difference.

Its not that a 3/4 cue is quicker to make, I imagine its largely down to the fact that the majority of orders are for 1pc cues and also finding the right shafts. Far easier to cut from a board to find a certain grain pattern with a shorter shaft than it is for a full length cue. So therefore to get on with orders the 3/4 cues are done seperately and not in terms of when the order was placed. So its obvious that those of us who placed our orders for 1pc JPU's back in 2012 or before are in a seperate pile of orders to those who order 3/4 cues.

[ADW147CUEMAN]

3/4 as opposed to 1pc, that is the difference.

Its not that a 3/4 cue is quicker to make, I imagine its largely down to the fact that the majority of orders are for 1pc cues and also finding the right shafts. Far easier to cut from a board to find a certain grain pattern with a shorter shaft than it is for a full length cue. So therefore to get on with orders the 3/4 cues are done seperately and not in terms of when the order was placed. So its obvious that those of us who placed our orders for 1pc JPU's back in 2012 or before are in a seperate pile of orders to those who order 3/4 cues.

good info thanks cueman

[MinnesotaSlim85]

Ordered my JPU 31/07/12 it's still not in progress, I rang John the other week and he said they hadn't even picked s shaft for me yet! and that I probably won't get mine till spring next year...He was only up to Feb 2012 in the order list... his prices have gone up twice since I placed my order, £1088 for my design now

[Byrom]

I don't think it's a silly question but what do people actually do with their ultimates or their TW's or Coutts etc cue they get which came with a 2yr + waiting list, I mean do they automatically dump the cue they've just been practicing with for the last couple of years and then start again with their new cue.

Good point I think - no doubt some people wait that long they get used to a different spec of cue and they end up on e-bay.

[Neil Taperell]

Ordered my JPU 31/07/12 it's still not in progress, I rang John the other week and he said they hadn't even picked s shaft for me yet! and that I probably won't get mine till spring next year...He was only up to Feb 2012 in the order list... his prices have gone up twice since I placed my order, £1088 for my design now

That is beyond a joke . Can't believe it takes that long .

[Leo]

Good point I think - no doubt some people wait that long they get used to a different spec of cue and they end up on e-bay.

I also think paying just the £100 deposit don't help matters with these cue makers either, they like suck you in with this IMO because they know they can leave you hanging and also how many people do you think would throw over a grand away and wait 2 or 3 years for their purchase to arrive.

[David Pleym]

Lol seems my hope for 2-3 months more may be very misplaced!
Went for a 3/4 butt, 57 3/4", 10mm tip, 29mm butt diameter and 18oz. Ebony butt with 4 secondary rosewood splices.
Thing is when I realised I was looking at 2 years instead of 1 I picked myself up a second hand MW black legend and tbh it's the best cue I've ever played with period. The ultimate will need to go some to beat it. I thought about cancelling the order as I was so happy with the MW but decided to go ahead as I've always wanted a Parris since I started playing snooker and I know it will be easy to resell if I decide I prefer the MW!

[Terry Davidson]

Lol seems my hope for 2-3 months more may be very misplaced!
Went for a 3/4 butt, 57 3/4", 10mm tip, 29mm butt diameter and 18oz. Ebony butt with 4 secondary rosewood splices.
Thing is when I realised I was looking at 2 years instead of 1 I picked myself up a second hand MW black legend and tbh it's the best cue I've ever played with period. The ultimate will need to go some to beat it. I thought about cancelling the order as I was so happy with the MW but decided to go ahead as I've always wanted a Parris since I started playing snooker and I know it will be easy to resell if I decide I prefer the MW!

I also cannot believe 3 years or more, it just astounds me. Is he really that busy what with 11 or 12 apprentices? I've never ordered nor owned an Ultimate (although I would like to try one out somehow). I decided to purchase from Mike Wooldridge and I got EXACTLY what I ordered and have been using that cue now for around 2 years.

Now I'm in a bit of a problem as I ordered a laminated 1-pc cue and it seems to play just as well as my MW. At least I have a spare if my MW requires repairs sometime. Laminated cue is a MAC from Richy.

[Shockerz]

think the shafts only got delivered the other day too...

Do you have to do that!

I was watching the football while reading the thread and now I've got coffee coming out of my nostrils.......

[piper74]

3 to 4 years wait time for a cue. That's nuts!

[vmax4steve]

Good point I think - no doubt some people wait that long they get used to a different spec of cue and they end up on e-bay.

Not really, people order the specs they are used to and somehow believe that another one the same will improve their game, doesn't work that way, that's why they end up on ebay.

Try something radically different or put in the hours.