![]() He wanted to pay his friend a visit to say hello and to tell him he missed him. The purpose of Van Boening's visit was twofold. Van Boening, who first met Behrman in 2004, had developed a strong friendship with the promoter.īehrman had even tried to coax the South Dakota native into moving to the Norfolk area a few years earlier, promising to pay for Van Boening's apartment and to set him up as house pro at Behrman's 72-table Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach. Van Boening knew where to find Berhman's headstone, since he was also at Forest Lawn in April for Behrman's funeral. Open's passionate and colorful founder, Barry Behrman. The event's four-time champion used the free time to drive to nearby Forest Lawn Cemetery to visit the gravesite of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships.Īfter an opening-round bye and a second-round 11-7 win over New York's Frankie Hernandez on Monday, Shane Van Boening had the day off from competition at the 41st U.S. His prices are $140.00 to $750.00 and he can replace bad shafts on good sticks.īarry was the proud founder of Q-Master Billiards and operated over 40 years, as well as the founder of Pools' most prestigious 9-Ball event in the world, the U.S. Today, the shop is owned and operated by Al who has developed his own building styles and continues repairs for new and old players.Īl has consolidated his shop with Dave's which now contains 6 lathes, a 40 stick showcase and over 250 hardrock maple shafts.Īl makes "sneeky-petes" and custom cues built from scratch. He was a master cue-smith who built cues from scratch and also made all repairs.ĭave also devised a tapering lathe for his shafts which are turned 9 times over a 5 or 6 year period before being used to produce a perfect pro taper.ĭave became ill in 2013 and sold the shop to Al Blackwell, who was building cues in his garage.ĭuring his illness, Dave was very generous with his cue making knowledge and secrets of the trade and passed them on to Al. Throughout the years, Dave developed a repertoire with pool players near and far. He learned from the masters and built one of the finest cue building shops anywhere. He spent his last 35 years dedicated to the craft of cue building and the game of pool. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.The Q-Master Pro Shop, which is located in the Tournament Room, is the brainchild of former owner and professional player, Dave Bollman. ![]() Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. ![]() If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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