USA Maker Sandblasted Straight Billiards

I've been looking at quite a few independent USA pipemakers.
What I'm after is pretty much the traditional straight billiard, with a taper stem, and a good blasting technique.
Here are a few who I think make really good straight billiards with the above spec, of course many of them are out of my price range.
Listed in no particular order:
Who am I missing?
Who should I be keeping an eye on?
Thanks for any suggestions!

No doubt about Michael Parks, no doubt whatsoever.

But, I think his stuff is beyond my reach as far as $$$.
I was going to post a longer version of this and in the preamble talk about Parks and how I consider him to be the best blaster working today, hands down. I love how he can capture a variety of different looks with his blasts, my favorite of his though are the ones that uncannily resemble 20's era Dunhill Shells, the super craggy and random unexpectedness, the rippling rumbles --- no one else can approach that the way he can, no one else can get such spectacular and consistent results that I've seen from Parks work. I love not only his blasting, but his shaping style is spot on the mark too.
About Bruce Weaver,

yes, I love his blasts, but I don't love his billiards. They all seem to be pinched at the top like a brandy, and if you're (like me) appreciating the shape from the classic British angle, his shaping can seem a bit awkward. I think it's more of a Danish style. Not that I'm trying to diss him, it's just my personal preference. His more organic shapes, like the acorn for example, are off the chain, and he has a variety of different shapes he executes very well, his volcanoes are crazy cool, as are many others, I just don't like long shanked lovats and I only care for saddle stemm'd billiards if it's on a Barling...
...here's one his billiards which is closer to the classic British ideal:



...and I really dig that pipe,

but most his billiards have his signature pinched top,


What can I say?
I'm becoming a billiard nerd.

Guess who snagged that Ryan Alden billiard?

:mrgreen:

What do I win ?

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With a billiard like that, you might just win a spot as a finalist at the billiard competition this year in Kansas City!

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I only recently found out that the billiard was this years challenge,

dammit,

that'd be great for my first pipe show,

to see all those billiards!!!!
I probably have to wait for the P&T issue to come out to see them,

but some sort of magic may happen where I'd get to go,

I'm going to try!

mrenglish - I was just rereading this and I noticed that my remark came off as kind of snide, I didn't mean it that way, and I apologize.

I realize how painful it can be if you have your heart set on a certain pipe but don't have the immediate money, I once missed out on a pipe I really wanted because of that and it hurt, it was painful, I was 2 days away from having the money --- I just got the Alden pipe a day before I posted this thread, I happened to visit his site, saw that pipe available, and fell instantly in love with it, and believe me, I had to deliberate on it mighty fierce because that is the most money I've spent on a pipe so far, but decided I didn't want to miss out on such a fine example, and really it was a bargain comparatively speaking in the overall scheme of things --- just days earlier I had shown incredible restraint when Judd listed a late 20's Dunhill Shell LB from the Loring collection for a b-i-n of $298, I came so close to hitting the button, but I'm glad i didn't, I would've blown my budget and been SOL when I saw Ryan's exquisite billiard --- sorry if my comment sounded like I was rubbing it in your face, that was not my intention.
Lonestar - I would have so much fun that I'd be carried out by paramedics!
Sable - yeah, Lee Von Erck is a massive talent, and he oil cures too I think...
Sergemoat - no doubt, Liskey makes some fine pipes, and I love that lovat, the photo is nice and highlights the shank/bowl angle as almost the focal point, that's a perfect 90 it looks like, gives it an almost italian vibe yet somehow radiates as American Made.