How it plays - Schon cues have a stiff hit due to the stainless steel piloted joint and shorter taper
Tip - 13mm proprietary backed tip, hard
Ferrule - Proprietary "Schon" brand, developed to hit like ivory
Shaft - 29" long with a 10" to 12" pro taper, hard rock maple
Collar - Black proprietary plastic with a nickel silver ring
Joint - Polished stainless steel, piloted
Pin - 5/16" 14 pitch, stainless steel
Forearm - Stained birdseye maple with six floating cocobola points and six diamond shaped synthetic granite inlays outlined in cocobola (colors of synthetic granite will vary) Synthetic granite is a man made stone like material proprietary to Schon.
Rings - Three alternating ebony and ivory rings each enclosed by two nickle silver rings, often referred to as "Balabushka rings"
Wrap - Irish linen, black with white specs
Sleeve - Birdseye maple with six diamond shaped stone inlays and six "V" shaped cocobola inlays
Plate - White proprietary plastic
Bumper - Black rubber, and is secured by a screw which threads into the weight bolt in the bottom of the cue