I had an old Gina Barbell Cue.

It was in rough shape and Ernie refinished it, rewrapped it and made a new shaft.

The two original shafts were way warped.

Got 4 K for it..........

This was around 2008........

Toadshot said:

Still own? I really like this case. Value today?

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Yes, I have it. Value? I don't know.

I would place it above the O'Neil cases, Palmer cases, McDermott cases, and Huebler cases.

I mention those because they are the main box style quality cases people look for.

I rarely sell. I usually say "not for sale", but we all know everything is for sale. I did once sell an early Brunswick and I still wake up at night thinking about it.

Right now that case is home to a 60 inch Model J Palmer, with 2 original shafts. Pretty rare I think at 60 inches.

I have nice Palmer cases but somehow I feel like that cue merits that case.

So, it's complicated.

So, I would need enough money to find a new home for the Palmer, and the therapy sessions required to get over the sale.

Very cool you could do it yourself.

I always liked those but never bought one. Probably should have. I think I called and talked to the guy Cornerman mentioned once. When I started playing several guys at the pool hall I went to had Adam cues and a couple had the fancy ones. Always liked the look.

Have you looked under the bumper? Hard to believe a cue maker would only put an identifier on the shaft. The logo looks like a ds, but it also kind of resembles a snail, so I thought of Kenny koo, but could not find a shaft example of kenny’s

What about a 3x6
Black in color

Kim Bye said:

They do have a new BJ3 now. It's different material and it's quite new, so even if I have sold some and installed a few, very little feedback on them as of now.

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My go to tip for years suddenly changed for the worst upon a leadership change at the company.

This led me in a search for a single layer leather break tip. I settled on trying the BJ3.
I don’t impress or give praise easily, but this tip is flipping amazing. I’ve never had a break tip that gives this level of control without sacrificing power.

After install I just racked and broke rack after rack for a little over an hour to put it through its paces. In less than a dozen racks I had center table squat dialed in. Holds shape well, holds chalk extremely well.

I can’t speak to its usefulness as a jump tip as I’m not a jump cue kind of guy. As a break tip, it’s the most amazing tip I’ve ever used.