For over 80 years, Longoni has represented Italian excellence in billiards. Founded in Mariano Comense, near Milan, Longoni is a family-owned company known worldwide for precision, craftsmanship, design, and reliability. Longoni cues are still produced entirely in Italy under the supervision of the Longoni family and are trusted by many top international players.
Environmental attention, workers’ protection, and a deeply Italian management style give the Longoni brand reliability and prestige. Collaborations with many world champions also ensure constant technical and sporting updates across the product range.
The Longoni Sparkle Curly Pool Cue by Niels Feijen is part of Longoni's prestigious Custom Pro Series, a collection of professional-grade cues that combine advanced technology, premium materials, and Italian craftsmanship. The Sparkle is the seventh signature model created in collaboration with two-time World Pool Champion Niels Feijen and reflects his preference for clean design, precision performance, and natural cue feel.
Crafted from carefully selected Ural, curly maple, and hornbeam, the Sparkle features a striking contrast between the dark Ural forearm and butt sleeve and the beautifully figured curly maple handle section. The cue is built without a wrap, allowing players to enjoy the natural feel of the wood while maintaining excellent control and feedback.
Built around Longoni's renowned Hexa-Core Ural construction, the cue offers exceptional stability, reduced vibration, and efficient energy transfer. The VP2 stainless steel joint system ensures precise alignment and a solid hit, while the integrated 3Lobite extension system provides compatibility with Longoni extensions for additional reach when needed.
Combining understated elegance with tournament-level performance, the Sparkle Curly is designed for players who appreciate refined aesthetics, advanced engineering, and world-class playability. As a member of the Custom Pro Series, it represents Longoni's commitment to producing cues that meet the demands of serious competitors while maintaining the distinctive style for which Italian cue making is renowned.
Ural is Longoni’s own branded wood material, made from European hornbeam, a light-colored, hard, sustainable European wood known for stability, durability, and medium-to-high density. Longoni applies an innovative deep staining treatment using alternating pressurization and depressurization techniques, allowing a black ebony-like stain to penetrate deeply into the wood. This process highlights the natural grain and gives the cue a rich, almost black appearance with depth and character.
The cue is equipped with Longoni’s precision VP2-S stainless steel joint, designed for a firm and secure connection, efficient energy transfer, reliable alignment, and a solid hit.
This cue also features Longoni’s HEXA-CORE technology, the latest evolution in the construction technique of Longoni butts. HEXA-CORE combines the silence of the X-CORE metal system and the harmony of the XYLOCORE system, and is mainly used for pool and carom cues.
The component that joins the two parts of the butt is made individually with numerical control from Ergal aluminum and is equipped with grooves to calibrate elasticity and fix the piece mechanically as well as chemically. It is installed more precisely than traditional systems and helps guarantee a long life of the cue.
This version is supplied with the Longoni Luna Nera 12.4 mm shaft, a graphite / unidirectional carbon shaft developed by Longoni for pool and carom billiard disciplines. Luna Nera is designed for extremely low deflection, high power, smooth control, and precise play.
The Luna Nera shaft features layered graphite with variable orientation for maximum strength, push, and controlled elasticity. Its calibrated balancing, new polyurethane filling, and precision CNC-machined mechanical components help provide excellent uniformity, soundproofing, vibration absorption, and a consistent playing feel.
The Luna Nera American profile is designed for pool players who want a modern carbon shaft with high reactivity, low deflection, and a smooth, accurate stroke. This version features a 12.4 mm cue tip diameter, W ferrule, PSX Black ring, and Kamui Athlete tip.
Product Features:
- Original Longoni Sparkle Curly pool cue with Luna Nera shaft
- Made in Italy by Longoni, a family-owned company with over 80 years of cue-making tradition
- Official Niels Feijen Signature Series cue, part of Longoni's prestigious Custom Pro Series and the seventh model developed with the two-time World Pool Champion
- Elegant wrapless design with natural wood feel
- Constructed from Ural, curly maple, and hornbeam
- Beautiful figured curly maple handle section
- Ural wood is based on European hornbeam and treated for a deep ebony-like appearance with natural depth and character
- Precision VP2-S joint provides quick assembly, a firm and secure connection for optimal energy transfer, excellent resistance to humidity and wear, and precise shaft-to-butt alignment
- HEXA-CORE butt construction combines the silence of the X-CORE metal system with the harmony of the XYLOCORE system, using a CNC-machined Ergal aluminum internal component with elasticity-calibrating grooves, fixed both mechanically and chemically for durability and long cue life
- 3Lobite-installed system allows compatibility with original Longoni extensions
- Includes Longoni Luna Nera American 29" VP2 12.4 mm carbon fiber shaft
- Luna Nera graphite / unidirectional carbon shaft designed for pool play, high reactivity, excellent power, and extremely low deflection
- F-American pool shaft profile with 12.4 mm tip diameter, W ferrule, PSX Black ring, and Kamui Athlete tip
- Layered graphite construction with variable orientation for strength, push, and controlled elasticity
- Calibrated balancing and polyurethane filling help improve uniformity, soundproofing, and vibration absorption
- Precision CNC-machined mechanical components for consistency and accuracy
- Smooth and precise carbon shaft feel designed for high shooting accuracy
- Forward-balanced feel commonly associated with Longoni VP2 joint cues
- Designed for excellent playability and balance
- Includes Longoni complementary accessories
Product Specifications:
- Brand: Longoni
- Model: Sparkle Curly
- Cue Type: Pool cue
- Cue length: 58" (147,3 cm)
- Shaft Included: Longoni Luna Nera American 29" - VP2 12.4 mm
- Shaft Line: Longoni Luna Nera
- Shaft Type: Graphite / unidirectional carbon shaft
- Shaft Structure: Layered graphite with variable orientation
- Discipline: Pool
- Shaft Profile: F-American
- Shaft Length: 29"
- Tip Diameter: 12.4 mm
- Ring: PSX Black
- Ferrule: W Ferrule
- Tip: Kamui Athlete
- Shaft Technology: Low-deflection carbon construction, calibrated balancing, polyurethane filling
- Butt Wood: Ural, Curly Maple, Hornbeam
- Joint: VP2-S
- Butt Technology: HEXA-CORE
- Internal Component: CNC-machined Ergal aluminum
- Butt Joint Collar Diameter: 21.3 mm
- Butt Lower Collar Diameter: 31 mm
- Butt Length: 735 mm / 29”
- Butt Profile: Two conicity / dual taper profile
- Cue Weight: Choose the weight; standard weight is approx. 19 oz / 540 g
- Extension System: 3Lobite-installed
- Wrap: No Wrap
- Limited Edition: No
- Pro Player Model: Niels Feijen
- Serial Number: Handsigned Number
- First Production Year: 2020
- Country of Manufacture: Italy
Included Accessories
- Longoni NEO neoprene bag
- Joint protectors
- Tip protector
- Longoni cues brochure
- Longoni accessories brochure
- Longoni certificate
Please note: the 3Lobite-installed system means the cue is prepared for the Longoni 3Lobite extension system. Extension is not included unless specifically stated in the listing.
Why Players Choose the Sparkle Curly
The Sparkle Curly combines the clean aesthetics preferred by Niels Feijen with Longoni's most advanced construction methods. The wrapless curly maple handle provides direct feedback and a natural feel, while the Hexa-Core Ural structure delivers outstanding stability, consistency, and durability. Designed for serious players who appreciate refined craftsmanship and professional-level performance, the Sparkle Curly represents the perfect balance between modern technology and timeless Italian design.
Luna Nera Maintenance Note:
Due to the special materials and technologies used, Luna Nera shafts cannot be modified in any detail, including diameter. Any modification may void the warranty. To properly maintain the shaft and preserve the carbon fiber, use only Longoni NUVOLA dedicated product. Do not use polishing products or abrasive materials on the carbon fiber
