June 1, 2008. Price $46,000.00 (Forty six thousand dollars)
在2008年6月1日﹐本桿售價為46,000(四萬六千)美元。
A few years from now you collectors will wish you had bought this cue, but it will be too late.
幾年以後你們這些收藏家們會後悔當時沒有買下這根球桿﹐但那時已經來不及了。
The words of praise on this page, and all other pages on this large web site (my words are on the "News and Views" page), are the words of a man from England, who is a QP cue owner and the man that has spent hundreds of hours redoing this complete web site, and he did so months after purchasing a cue from me. This kind man did all of this for free. He has shot pool and snooker for many, many years using many cues, so do forgive him for bragging on what he says are the best cues in the world (QP).
本網頁與本網站中所有其它網頁上的關於介紹與讚美我的球桿的內容﹐皆出自於一位英格蘭人筆下。 他是我的顧客之一﹐在購買了我的球桿之後的幾個月內﹐他花費了幾百個小時的時間把整個網站重新進行了編輯。 這位好心人沒有收一分錢。在過往多年中﹐他曾使用過許多不同的球桿練習撞球與思諾克。 請理解他為什麼說我的球桿是世界上最優秀的。
This is Ronnie's third color scrimshaw, but the first one of this magnitude.
這是本人的第三根帶有彩色彫刻工藝的球桿﹐但卻是第一根規模如此巨大的。
As usual at QP Custom Cues, the art, design, and precision of build quality is second to none, and this particular cue is one of the very best ever made - anywhere - anytime!
一如往常﹐我的每一根球桿的藝術性﹐設計與精准的製作水平都是首屈一指的。 但這根球桿﹐在任何時代﹐任何國家﹐都是精品中的精品﹗
The above photo does catch the real color and texture of the exquisite craftsmanship.
以上照片逼真地反映出這件高雅工藝品的真實色澤與質地。
You will not find anything as near perfection in cue making as this work of art. All joint protectors are scrimshawed (see below).
在世上﹐你找不到另一件向這件工藝品那樣接近完美的作品。本桿所有的結合螺絲保護套上都帶有彫刻工藝。(請往下閱讀)
It is extremely difficult to take clear pictures of the white and very shiny handle. Here are photos, but they do not show-case this fine cue properly.
想要給本桿中的白色閃耀握柄拍攝清晰照片是極其困難的。以下這些照片不足以展示這根球桿的精美。
Now a look at the whole wrap area:
請看整段握柄。
The above Photo show the true color.The one immediately below does not. But both are here to show the extreme difficulty in photographing this stunning art work.
以上照片反映出真實的色澤。以下這張沒有做到。 我刻意把這兩張照片都放在這裡﹐以此來說明給這件精美工藝品攝影是多麼的困難。
The below three photos are of the first section near the forearm.
以下三張照片展示握柄的第一段﹐即靠近前臂的那部份。
The middle section of the handle:
這是握柄的中段。
Color is correct in the above photo, but impossible to get the color correct in the next photo.
以上照片中色澤是真實的﹐但不可能在以下照片中也把真實色澤拍出來。
Now the third section of the handle:
這是握柄的第三段。
These photos do not do justice because in real life you can actually see the texture of the buffalo skin the teepees are made of and the texture shows they are finished as soft leather. Can you imagine scrimshaw so finely detailed that even the texture is captured in the work?
這些照片並沒有真實地反映出本桿的精美工藝。在實物面前﹐你可以看到製造印第安人錐形帳篷所使用的水牛皮革的紋路。 這些紋路反映出皮革是柔軟的。本桿的彫刻工藝是如此精細﹐甚至連皮革的紋路也捕捉入內。你能想象得出嗎﹖
The EWI 0004 cue-butt sleeve inlays with scrimshawed American Indian art:
本桿後臂上彫刻著美洲印第安人的藝術作品。
The three joint protectors are next and the photos are super close-ups.
以下為三件結合螺絲保護套。
This cue has 2,477 hours of tedious scrimshaw work in the cue butt and joint protectors.
本桿後節與保護套上的彫刻工藝凝聚了2477個小時的辛勤彫刻工作。
The man's nose, on the right, is not a mistake. He obviously had his nose broken before the original painting was done.
右圖中﹐他的鼻子形狀是正確的。很顯然﹐在原來的繪畫制成以前﹐他的鼻子曾經斷過。
Price $46,000.00 Cue dealers, middlemen, shysters and false "connoisseurs" (Leeches) need not ask for a discount on my hard work by offering me $30,000. I will be just like Eddie of Gina cues. Do not insult me and you will not be insulted back. Fair enough?
本桿售價為46﹐000(四萬五千)美元。那些個球桿販子﹐中間人﹐假的藝術品鑒定家﹐請不要以30﹐000(三萬)美元向我要求打折。 我的作品就像是Gina球桿中的精品一樣從不賤賣。你不來冒犯我﹐我也不會去冒犯你﹐如此而已。