What cue do I have???
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Well, A Nice Looking One.......
Value can't be determined until the cue-maker is confirmed.
It is reminiscent of the early 70's Joss cues, later on Bill Stroud, of course, the early R Series from Schon or it could be some unknown cue-maker.
The cue-maker drives the value......you asked about value? Depending on the cue-maker, anywhere from $450 to $1500-1800.....confirm who made the cue otherwise the price will be much, much lower than you want.....looks don't drive the price of the cue. There's lots of handsome cues that play like crap......keep in mind that you pay for the skills of the cue-maker when you buy a pool cue.
Matt B.
Value can't be determined until the cue-maker is confirmed.
It is reminiscent of the early 70's Joss cues, later on Bill Stroud, of course, the early R Series from Schon or it could be some unknown cue-maker.
The cue-maker drives the value......you asked about value? Depending on the cue-maker, anywhere from $450 to $1500-1800.....confirm who made the cue otherwise the price will be much, much lower than you want.....looks don't drive the price of the cue. There's lots of handsome cues that play like crap......keep in mind that you pay for the skills of the cue-maker when you buy a pool cue.
Matt B.
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Thanks for that answer Matt. I wish I could photograph it better. One thing that may either help or hinder the ID is that the butt cap and bumper were replaced. The original was ivory colored. The wrap is leather and to my knowledge is original. Mitch
Yeah, I was thinking no way that butt cap in 1965. Same with the joint rings.
Are you sure it wasn't 19seventy5 instead of 1965?
Dale
I deefinitely got it used in the mid sixties...it also came with two 11mm tipped shafts which I no longer have. MItch
Not a Schon, points are too long and the veneers are touching at the base. Looks exactly like an Adam GB3 though.
Looks like a Helmstetter.
Shoot Safe.
John
Shoot Safe.
John
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That's what I was going to say.... I believe Adam made cues for helmsttetter.
Rob.M
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That's what I was going to say.... I believe Adam made cues for helmsttetter.
Rob.M
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Do those new Balabushka cues copy original Balabushka designs? Could that be a Balabushka? Looks like just that GB3 but with the veneers touching.
https://www.billiards.com/pool-cues/balabushka-cues-gb3-pool-cue
The cue looks a lot newer than 60s though.
Some local folks have told me that it's an Adam GB-3 but didn't the licenced GB's have a signature? Mine doesn't so could it be an actual 'Bushka? If it's an old ADAM does it have some good value???MItch
Hold on. How long have you really had the cue? Be truthful.
It would have to be a very early Helmstetter if it was mid-60's, and too early for Adam, which started up in '69-70. Also the joint pin doesn't look like early Adam cues.
Seriously....I bought it at a flea market in 1965 . I had just gotten out of the Air Force so I remember the the year well. A guy had a bunch of cues for sale and I picked this one not having really any idea of what I was buying. I wanted my own cue because I had started playing at the local Elks club with friends who also had their own cues. MItch
with all due respect, I don't think that cue was made in 1965.
You're right Macguy. It was 1965 when I bought it....used, not new. Mitch
I am not a cue expert.
but I have over 50 years of looking at cues. and that was not the style of the '60s.
It looks more like '80s and newer.
But regardless it's a great looking classic designed cue.
Wheres Cuesblues?
He will know.Ted knows all cues.
How many times have you had it refinished?
