Longoni
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Longoni is one of the most prominent European manufacturers of high-end billiards (pool) cues — dating back to 1945, Mariano Comense, Italy.
Over the years, several professional players, including Dick Jaspers and Niels Feijen, have helped design and develop new lines of Longoni cues. Currently, both Jaspers and Feijen are under contract with Longoni. [1]
A trademark of Longoni cues is their often unusual handle designs — including octagonal cuts, sewn in leather strips, and intricate renaissance style inlay ornaments. Longoni's two top lines of pool-cues, the so-called Classica and Silver Serie, range between approximately 1,500—5,000 USD.
According to Pierluigi Longoni, his company supports a no-ivory cue production by exclusively using phenolic resin ferrules. [2]