Edwin
Reyes learned
by himself
how to make
cues in the
USA. He
could not satisfy
with the American
cue in terms
of playability
when he was
living in California,
and he decided
to make cues
by himself.
He was
involved in
taking X-ray
photos at the
hospital as
his profession,
and he had
chances to
make X-ray
photos of many
cues made by
various American
cue makers
which helped
him design
mechanical
construction
of his own
cue intended
to be superior
than other
cue makers'.
Having
majored Engineering
and Art at
the University
in Manila,
additionally,
having taken
part time
jobs at the
machine shop
that his
uncle owns,
he had no
problem in
designing
and machining
of his cues
when he first
started making
cues in California,
USA.
Later,
being the
first son
of his family,
he was forced
to return
to Philippines,
mainly because
his father
got sick
in hospital
and needed
him to be
close by.
Meanwhile,
he met Charles
Takahashi
of Alpha
International,
Tokyo who
offered him
business
conditions
for an exclusive
purchase
of his cues,
thereby,
being able
for him to
concentrate
upon cue
making.
Edwin
Reyes is
very creative.
He
is always
enthusiastic
in improvements
on his
cue making.
His
cues are
not
only unique
in design,
but also
incorporate
his exclusive
ideas,
such as "flat
joint with
exclusive
radial
joint screw", "all
screw joints" at
all jointing
sections, "double
screws" with
zero hollow
air gap
between
forearm
and grip, "carbon
fiber bar
inserted
shaft" for
maximum
power and
playability, "ER240,
240 piece
laminated
maple hi-tech
shaft",
etc. |