Longoni
- This page is about a company. For a village see Longoni, Mayotte.
Longoni SRL is one of the most prominent European manufacturers of high-end cue sticks. The company, founded by Alessandro Longoni in 1945, is based in Mariano Comense, Italy.[1] Longoni makes cues customized for various carom billiards disciplines, including three-cushion, five-pins and artistic billiards, as well as pool and Russian pyramid cues more recently.[1][2]
Over the years, several professional players, including Dick Jaspers and Niels Feijen, have helped design and develop new lines of Longoni carom and pool cues, respectively. As of 2007, both champions are under contract with Longoni.[3]
A hallmark of Longoni cues is their often unusual butt designs – including octagonal cuts, sewn-in leather strips, and intricate inlay ornaments. Longoni's two top lines of pool cues, the Classica and Silver series, range from approximately US$1,500 to $6,000.
Longoni supports no-ivory cue production by exclusively using ferrules made of phenolic resin.
[edit] References
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- ^ a b "History". LongoniCues.com. Mariano Comense, Italy: Longoni SRL. 2007. pp. "Company" section. http://www.longonicues.com/company/about_us.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "Cues and More". LongoniCues.com. op. cit.. 2007. pp. "Cues and More" section subpages. http://www.longonicues.com/. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "News". LongoniCues.com. op. cit.. 23 May 2007 & 7 July 2007. pp. "Community: Longoni Lab" section. http://www.longonicues.com/public/news/viewnews.asp. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
[edit] External links
- Longoni company English-language website (an alternate interface is available here)
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