Ken -
First off great group. The third from the left being my favorite of the group.
I have owned a few Tads, and the birdseye one was my player for a couple years. The shaft wood was just excellent.
You might not be the right guy but maybe some of the California folks might know.
1.) How did the 70's - 80's and 90's + cues compare.....did Tad make those elaborate ones in later years or he has for a lot of years?
2.) When I picked up my birds eye cue it was $1700-1800 range, and the fancier ones going up pretty quickly in price.....How was Tad pricing in the 60's -70's.
3.) The only thing on the bad side of Tads were that awful lacquer finish, it flaked off pretty soon after getting it, and eventually I sent it out to another cuemaker for a different finish other than lacquer. Has he always used that and now does his son use something more durable?
Ken