Dufferin info needed!!!

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Well guys im looking for some good info on the Dufferin house cue. Here is what I have come to learn.

Dufferin is a Canadian company that USED to produce the Dufferin cues. Since they have sold the rights to there forest in Canada and their name to an over seas Chinese company. Now the Dufferin cue isnt what it used to be. The chinese made counter parts are not as well made and have a much better chance at warping.:eek:

I have noticed that there seems to be 3 different kinds of rubber butt caps. Three with bolts in them and one that seems to be an all rubber plug. The three that have bolts in them are slightly different in there design. One has a square allen head looking bolt head and the other two have either a phillips head screw or they have a slot notched into an allen head or square head that fits a flat head screw driver.

So this brings me to my question. How do you know if you have the real deal Candian made Dufferin cue? Are there any identifying marks that arent on the Chinese made replicas? Any info here is helpfull.

Thanks in advance.:)
 
Some of the ones made in Canada say Made In Canada on the bumper in silver lettering
 
Roy Mason from Ontario bought a lot of Dufferin stock when they closed shop in Canada. He did have and still might have blanks available.
Either way I believe he would be able to help you identify the Canadian
made Duffs.
I think his AZ name is Mase, he pops in every once in awhile.
 
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The only Canadian Dufferin cues that I know of the had (bolts) screws in them were the ones that screwed right into the wood. These were generally the one piece cues. The screws had an Robertson head (square hole) wood screw on them which definately identifys them as Canadian. I am not aware of any cue that had a weight bolt or a machine screw or bolt.

All their snooker cues and 8-Ball 2 piece cues had stem rubber bumpers that were glued into the hole on the butt of the cue. The size of the hole varied but most were about .330 in size.
 
Mase said:
The only Canadian Dufferin cues that I know of the had (bolts) screws in them were the ones that screwed right into the wood. These were generally the one piece cues. The screws had an Robertson head (square hole) wood screw on them which definately identifys them as Canadian. I am not aware of any cue that had a weight bolt or a machine screw or bolt.

All their snooker cues and 8-Ball 2 piece cues had stem rubber bumpers that were glued into the hole on the butt of the cue. The size of the hole varied but most were about .330 in size.
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FWIW, I have an older Dufferin Butterfly butt that has a Robertson head screw. I originally got it with a weird kind of 5/16-14 piloted pin. I have since removed the pin, plugged the hole and replaced it with a 3/8-10 pin. I figured if I ever sell this butt, the next user would never be able to find a matching shaft.

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But I don't know for sure if 1) it is a Canadian Dufferin or 2) if it was born as a one-piece and later modified or not.

My 2 cents

Gary
 
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I'm a little slow getting back to this thread, but I've attached some pictures below. At first, I didn't really care if it is Chinese or Canadian, but if I were to try to sell it, it would be nice to know.

Thanks for any opinions.

Gary
 

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Unless the Chinese are making them exactly the same as Dufferin used to, that sure looks like the Canadian version to me. It was their Excalibar model which was ebony into curly maple. The pin was 5/16x14 with what they called their glider joint. The shaft has a short wood dowel that fitted into the butt. They retailed new for $129 in 2000.
 
Thanks Mase

At $129, they weren't making much money on them - seems like fitting the shaft to that pin and joint would chew up some time.

Good to know that it's North American though.

Gary
 
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