Talk:George Balabushka

Ellis Island name change myth
The Ellis Island name change story is a common myth. See INS or Ancestry. Names were not changed by immigration officials but it was exceedingly common for the person (or their family) to change their names after they came. Questors 00:00, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * According to the Ellis Island tour program itself, it is not a myth. What is incorrect is that the names were likely changed at Ellis Island itself. The officials there would rely on ships' rosters, and mistakes on thise documents would be carried over. Voila, new name.--Fuhghettaboutit 12:28, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Article history
Didn't this article have a peer review or GA nomination at some point? —  SMcCandlish  &#91;talk&#93; &#91;cont&#93; ‹(-¿-)› 07:22, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Nah, but I just did, after finally writing a lead to go with my major expansion a few month's back.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:03, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

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I'm afraid this topic isn't important enough for a limited-size release like Version 0.7. Walkerma (talk) 07:50, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Herman Rambow

 * [This non-encyclopedic commentary was originally posted into the article itself, and has been moved here to the talk page.]

Contrary to what this page says about Balabushka being the Stradivaria of cue makers it was Herman Rambow who was/is considered the best of all time. His patent for an internally balanced cue was used by Brunswick (to whom he sold/gave the patent to when he returned to their employ after leaving and starting his own company) for most of the 20th century. It was Rambow who supplied the cues for the 1962 movie 'The Hustler'. It was Rambow cues that Willie Mosconi, New York Fats, Luther Lassiter and most other big time pool players used. I know of NO world champions from that era who used a Balabushka. I've been shooting pool for 60 years and never heard of a Balabiushka until 'the Color of Money' in 1985. Herman Rambo had no equal. – 00:39, 25 March 2014 (UTC)


 * This doesn't have anything to do with Balabushka, though. Please feel free to start an article about Rambow (without your personal opinions, and with reliable source); we do need one.  —  SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ⚞(Ʌⱷ҅̆⚲͜ⱷ^)≼  10:15, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

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