The whole Chara Stick thing on the Facebook page reminds me of a kid my son played with. The kid's dad wouldn't cut his sticks off to the right length because he "didn't want to buy the kid a new one when he grew." So there the kid was trying to stick handle with a stick that was a foot too long. Good times.

Aaaaaah don't you just cut it off and then add a new 'butt-end' to the shaft???