Old Mystery Cue
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dave sutton
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I think it's an import made to look like a Palmer. Deff not a Palmer.
Older Viking cue.
i can't be sure ,but jerry franlik took a cue like that changed the specs,tapering it his way and made me some shafts or shaft
it was designed to look a little funny and actually be one really good cue
so i might guess jerry franklin ,all it would be is a guess
dean
it was designed to look a little funny and actually be one really good cue
so i might guess jerry franklin ,all it would be is a guess
dean
Keith J
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Hi everyone & thank you for taking the time to write your opinions.
I never realized there were unsigned Viking cues, but admit I have never owned one. If you don't mind indulging me, what about the stick points to an older Viking.
Dave, it could be an import, and I may be wrong, but I don't think it is.
Dean, thanks for the idea the cue may have been customized by a cue maker, like Jerry. It is definitely a possibility.
I have not played with the cue yet, I'm waiting for a new bumper before I do. So, I'm not sure how it will play. The cue is well made and the balance feels good, sort of feels like an old Joss I had from the 70's. I don't really care for the pink marbleized rings, but my daughter absolutely loves it.
Cheers,
Keith
I never realized there were unsigned Viking cues, but admit I have never owned one. If you don't mind indulging me, what about the stick points to an older Viking.
Dave, it could be an import, and I may be wrong, but I don't think it is.
Dean, thanks for the idea the cue may have been customized by a cue maker, like Jerry. It is definitely a possibility.
I have not played with the cue yet, I'm waiting for a new bumper before I do. So, I'm not sure how it will play. The cue is well made and the balance feels good, sort of feels like an old Joss I had from the 70's. I don't really care for the pink marbleized rings, but my daughter absolutely loves it.
Cheers,
Keith
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dave sutton
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U know. I would like to retract my previous post and go with an old Viking. Look right.
Just the general style said Viking to me. Viking made so many styles of cues it is hard to recognize all of them, at least for me. The marbleized rings you refer to was also use by Viking for much of there existence. Brass joint collar and pin was also a staple of their lower end cues from that era. A forearm with no points was common on their entry level cues.
I figure that this cue has been refinished at one time and that is why there is no logo. I am no expert but I have seen a lot of cues so there you go.:thumbup:
Hay Dean!
Did you recognise the tip? I wish it was yours Dean. I would buy it!
Nick
Did you recognise the tip? I wish it was yours Dean. I would buy it!
Nick
Does anyone recognize the maker of this cue? The cue is 57 1/2" long, brass joint, marbleized rings, nylon wrap.
Check out the joint on this one, which is not a Viking. You can't tell from the picture of the joint, but it's flat-faced collared as well, and also has a similar long pin (5/16 x 18). Also seems to have a similar red collar material, which I haven't seen very often.
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dave sutton
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That's not the same material. The eBay cue is old reddish brown phenolic and the cue in this thread is pearlized plastic like material.
I see what you're saying about the cue in this thread.
dave sutton
Banned
No big deal. We all learn something new everyday.
see my disclaimer. Lol. Good effort tho. Thanks.
No big deal. We all learn something new everyday.
My main point was regarding the similarity in construction. Yeah, I didn't notice the rings were 'pearlized'. The other cue actually has red rings (not reddish-brown). I own it. It's also not near as glossy as the ebay pics show, and the buttplate is ebony, not plastic or fiber.
I don't know enough about '60s - '70s cue construction (like Palmers and Vikings) to know if this type of joint construction was limited to that period, but my cue is supposedly late '50s - the seller insists on this and others vouch for his integrity.
