And this isn't a "personal preference" thing in terms of what LL and I are getting at - it's personal preference if you build a billiard a certain way, or like a pipe of a certain set of proportions.
But when you are talking about "classic" or "English" billiards, go back to the "real deal" examples, and you see a perfection that is lacking in even the modern versions of those (eg a new dunhill often enough).
You might have seen Rich Esserman's quick mention of this set of BBB billiards in June's NASPC:
Well, I own those pipes.
They are in no way bottom heavy.
So Dunhill, Barling, and BBB, presenting for the prosecution.