John Parris Ultimate or Traditional

[Derek P]

So had you forgot about that order then ?

No I asked them about it and gave the old email address and my name bank card number etc and they couldn't get a hit on the electronic system for any of it being ordered. Luckily they must have been checking the actual cue's in the workshop or stock room or wherever and the bit of paper with the cue tied up to my name and email address so I've just been very lucky.

Especially since it was a 1 piece I wanted I was only going for the 3/4 cos of the waiting times.

[jrc750]

Looks like I'm going to need to cancel my order for 3/4 ultimate as Parris shop just called me to say they found my order from over 4 years ago to a different email address for a 1 piece ultimate with the traditional style ovangak and maple splices it's been ready since June and they have been contacting my old email which I dont have access to.

Looks like someone is getting an Ultimate for xmas and I'm in London next week to pick up a new car could not have timed it better to see the famous parris shop. Over the moon.

So had you forgot about that order then ?

[Derek P]

You are very lucky he didn't put it in the shop for sale because usually they only hang onto the cues for a short period of time once they are ready. If you don't pay the balance, you lose out.

yeah he said they were just about to put it into stock but Christine recognised my name from the emails I had been sending on the new 3/4

[cueman]

Looks like I'm going to need to cancel my order for 3/4 ultimate as Parris shop just called me to say they found my order from over 4 years ago to a different email address for a 1 piece ultimate with the traditional style ovangak and maple splices it's been ready since June and they have been contacting my old email which I dont have access to.

Looks like someone is getting an Ultimate for xmas and I'm in London next week to pick up a new car could not have timed it better to see the famous parris shop. Over the moon.

You are very lucky he didn't put it in the shop for sale because usually they only hang onto the cues for a short period of time once they are ready. If you don't pay the balance, you lose out.

[DeanH]

Looks like I'm going to need to cancel my order for 3/4 ultimate as Parris shop just called me to say they found my order from over 4 years ago to a different email address for a 1 piece ultimate with the traditional style ovangak and maple splices it's been ready since June and they have been contacting my old email which I dont have access to.

Looks like someone is getting an Ultimate for xmas and I'm in London next week to pick up a new car could not have timed it better to see the famous parris shop. Over the moon.

wow, well done JP for doing a check
don't forget to post pictures and specs, etc., when you get your "old" order! :biggrin:

[qc2]

Looks like I'm going to need to cancel my order for 3/4 ultimate as Parris shop just called me to say they found my order from over 4 years ago to a different email address for a 1 piece ultimate with the traditional style ovangak and maple splices it's been ready since June and they have been contacting my old email which I dont have access to.

Looks like someone is getting an Ultimate for xmas and I'm in London next week to pick up a new car could not have timed it better to see the famous parris shop. Over the moon.

I love this hahaha

[Derek P]

Looks like I'm going to need to cancel my order for 3/4 ultimate as Parris shop just called me to say they found my order from over 4 years ago to a different email address for a 1 piece ultimate with the traditional style ovangak and maple splices it's been ready since June and they have been contacting my old email which I dont have access to.

Looks like someone is getting an Ultimate for xmas and I'm in London next week to pick up a new car could not have timed it better to see the famous parris shop. Over the moon.

[Derek P]

Well thats good ad love a 60 lol.what cue do you have the now ? And ware u playing?

I have a welsh black 3/4 from the boys at Welsh Pool Trading it plays pretty well, great value for money. I like the reaction I can get with it on the white with very little effort I tend to fit it with Talisman tips which helps also, I'm thinking of trying Kamui cos I've heard they have similar qualities to the talisman.

Mainly I play at the Inn off in renfrew but now and again I go up the Q club to play on the match tables.
Yourself?

[Stevie1]

Something to aim my first ton for mate as said earlier saves me going off my head waiting on JP to make it, the cue is my reward for hitting the first magical century before i chucked it i was hitting 80s and 90s fairly regularly but no ton since I came back its couple of 70s and 60s so the scoring power is coming the more time i put on the practice table so the cue is my motivation to justify having a belter of a cue lol

Well thats good ad love a 60 lol.what cue do you have the now ? And ware u playing?

[Derek P]

Somthing to look forwerd to

Something to aim my first ton for mate as said earlier saves me going off my head waiting on JP to make it, the cue is my reward for hitting the first magical century before i chucked it i was hitting 80s and 90s fairly regularly but no ton since I came back its couple of 70s and 60s so the scoring power is coming the more time i put on the practice table so the cue is my motivation to justify having a belter of a cue lol

[Stevie1]

Somthing to look forwerd to

[Derek P]

Anyone interested in what I ordered in the end I went for 3/4 ultimate, Ash, 58 inch, 30mm butt, 9.75mm tip 18.5 oz
Ebony butt with 4 secondary splices of quilted maple.

Only got 12-18 months to wait now lol

[Derek P]

Nice one, Derek.

I have a one piece JP Ultimate and a 3/4 JP Majestic. I love them both tbh. Yep, the waits are long, even a one piece leather case takes around 9 months to come..

I must post pics. Promised Deano I would....

Yeah mate get some pictures up would love to see them.

[TooDark]

I think the real reason for the 5 year wait is that they only work 3 1/2 days a week and even then the hours are only 10-5. Producing standard ranges as well as the made to measure range, that is a lot of cues to produce and not enough hours put in to get waiting times down.

Their have been many reasons mentioned for the wait but anyone can see a lack of working hours is surely going to lead to reduced output. When you see how hard the Thai cue makers work and the hours they put in, waiting times are kept to around 4 months and yet they are exceptionally busy.

I think you’ll find that your quoting shop opening times to the public and not behind the scenes work hours.

[narl]

I found their opening hours a bit odd as well, I think on at least one of those days they're in but the shops not open to the public. The waiting time really has become obscene for 1 piece ultimates.