Longoni

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.Cite web
url=http://www.longonicues.com/company/about_us.htm
title=History
author=
work=LongoniCues.com
pages="Company" section
publisher=Longoni SRL
year=2007
location=Mariano Comense, Italy
accessdate=2008-08-29] 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.Cite web
url=http://www.longonicues.com/
title=Cues and More
author=
work=LongoniCues.com
pages="Cues and More" section subpages
publisher="op. cit."
year=2007
accessdate=2008-08-29]

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.Cite web
url=http://www.longonicues.com/public/news/viewnews.asp
title=News
author=
work=LongoniCues.com
pages="Community: Longoni Lab" section
publisher="op. cit."
date=23 May 2007 & 7 July 2007
accessdate=2008-08-29]

A hallmark of Longoni cues is their often unusual Cuegloss|Butt|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 Serie", range from approximately US$1,500 to $5,000.

According to Pierluigi Longoni,Clarifyme|date=August 2008|reason=Who is he? President? CEO? PR manager? He is mentioned on the "History" page, but only in passing, and the suggestion is that he is just an assistant to his father. the company supports no-ivory cue production by exclusively using Cuegloss|Ferrule|ferrules made of phenolic resin.Cite web
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work=AZBilliards.com
publisher=AZBilliards
location=Avondale, AZ
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accessdate=2007-11-17 Clarifyme|date=August 2008|reason=Incomplete source citation; fill in missing details. Rs|reason=Internet forums are rarely .|date=September 2008 Dead link|date=February 2008|comment=Not available at archive.org.]

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External links

* [http://www.longonicues.com/ Longoni company English-language website] (an alternate interface is available [http://www.longonilab.com here] )