Schuler Question

[Knoxpool]

I picked up a Schuler cue it's not an SLC and I have a question on the shaft, it is marked with an 1/3 I was wondering if this meant at one point it was one of three shafts or if it had some other meaning.

I looked on google but couldn't seem to come up with anything and I thought maybe some of you would know.

 

[Rich93]

I picked up a Schuler cue it's not an SLC and I have a question on the shaft, it is marked with an 1/3 I was wondering if this meant at one point it was one of three shafts or if it had some other meaning.

I looked on google but couldn't seem to come up with anything and I thought maybe some of you would know.

Are you sure it isn't 113, which would be 113 grams (slightly under 4 ounces)? Though mine have worn off, I believe Ray marked his shafts with their weight.

 

[Knoxpool]

It's possible that it is 113 the second 1 just looked to be on a slant so I figured it was 1/3, thank you for the reply now I know what the number means.

 

[dr9ball]

Mine are marked with the weight of the shaft in grams.

 

[mikepage]

I picked up a Schuler cue it's not an SLC and I have a question on the shaft, it is marked with an 1/3 I was wondering if this meant at one point it was one of three shafts or if it had some other meaning.

I looked on google but couldn't seem to come up with anything and I thought maybe some of you would know.

I agree with the others. Mine are marked with weight in grams, and that's about the right number.

 

[Lexicologist71]

This is an ancient thread, but yes, Ray marked his shafts with the gram weight. I watched him once. He had a little balance scale with lumps of tape on it to keep the shafts from rolling off. Most were between 105 and 120 grams. Later, I believe they were also marked with a taper code.

 

[FranCrimi]

This is an ancient thread, but yes, Ray marked his shafts with the gram weight. I watched him once. He had a little balance scale with lumps of tape on it to keep the shafts from rolling off. Most were between 105 and 120 grams. Later, I believe they were also marked with a taper code.

The second code was a wood batch code so if you eventually wanted a second shaft, he would ask you to read back the numbers to him on the phone, and he'd try to give you a shaft of the same weight and from the same wood batch. I don't know of any other cuemaker who did that.

 

[mikepage]

The second code was a wood batch code so if you eventually wanted a second shaft, he would ask you to read back the numbers to him on the phone, and he'd try to give you a shaft of the same weight and from the same wood batch. I don't know of any other cuemaker who did that.

And he'd do it all without taking the cigar out of his mouth...