Just picked this cue up from a local used to be hustler. Paid $260. It's an Adam r/a-7w rambow. It's all original except ferrule which was replaced when original cracked. Anyone know if this is cortland? Also the butt cap is held on by the weight bolt but the cap doesn't quite sit flush. Any ideas how to make it flush? Thanks. I can't wait to change the ferrule and hit a few. I was told by the Adam co. That these were fullsplices, I think probably Burton Spain style. Btw anyone have a bumper for one of these?
adam rambow i just bought
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You need to talk to Jayman about that cue. I'm sure one of the fine cue makers can help with the butt cap and ferrule. I think Jayman has original bumpers but I don't know if he's selling them.
That's a great cue. I doubt it's Cortland....but somebody else will know better than me.
Look up Jayman and send him a PM. He knows Adam.
That's a great cue. I doubt it's Cortland....but somebody else will know better than me.
Look up Jayman and send him a PM. He knows Adam.
Herman Rambow died in 1967. Cues made copiing his designs have been & continue to be made to this day. Some of these cues are well made & some are not. However the value of these cues made recently are worth a few hundred dollars, but have no conection with the famous cue maker with the same name...JER
This particular example, the early Adam, is well known, well made, and very collectible as far as I know. I think the price was very good and in fact the cue is much more valuable than that even with its issues.
I noticed you scored the bumper in another thread. Well done. :thumbup:
I noticed you scored the bumper in another thread. Well done. :thumbup:
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Thanks for the replies here is a closer pic of the points. And yes I know there is no affiliation with this cue and Herman Rambow, just so happens this model was called "Rambow" model number r/a-7w sort of a tribute. Im more interested in the construction of these old Adams. I've read the Burton Spain booklet talking about different splicing techniques and remember him talking about Richard Helmstetter. I've also seen some of the other posts showing old Adam ritz's that were full spliced with butterfly spliced handles, the way Spain felt was the best way to make a cue. I guess I'll find out how its made when I do decide to refinish it. I will post pics for all that are interested.
Thanks for the replies here is a closer pic of the points. And yes I know there is no affiliation with this cue and Herman Rambow, just so happens this model was called "Rambow" model number r/a-7w sort of a tribute. Im more interested in the construction of these old Adams. I've read the Burton Spain booklet talking about different splicing techniques and remember him talking about Richard Helmstetter. I've also seen some of the other posts showing old Adam ritz's that were full spliced with butterfly spliced handles, the way Spain felt was the best way to make a cue. I guess I'll find out how its made when I do decide to refinish it. I will post pics for all that are interested.
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Do you know what an hour-glass taper is in a shaft?
If not, look closely at the last pic in your first post.
Calipers will prove it.
The pic in post #5 is pretty revealing also.
KJ
To fix the buttcap you loosen the weight bolt, obviously the glue has failed which is typical. It might lineup again or not. Real answer give it to a cuemaker for a full refinish.
I probably have the bumper for it, show a picture of the buttsleeve and weight bolt, and I'll send it to you.
Mario
I probably have the bumper for it, show a picture of the buttsleeve and weight bolt, and I'll send it to you.
Mario
Nice cue. It is an R/A-7W "Rambow Linen" Being a first catalog cue it did not come with a rubber bumper. But standard 1970's Adam bumpers fit right in perfectly. I do have some of the n.o.s. standard straight bumpers. for the 70's cues. they are concave on the bottom to fit over the rounded head of the weight bolt.
I think that might just be an optical illusion of the camera lens, as the hourglass portion looks like it is about 6 inches up from the collar in one picture and about 10-12 inches up in the other. The skinny part is just where the lens is focused and where the flash is reflecting.
I considered that but why is the optical illusion not present in the forearm 2" above the shaft?
The grain in the table (background) is not distorting, the linen wrap is not distorting.
Why just the shaft???
The OP states that the cue was purchased "from a local used to be hustler. Paid $260."
The seller may have 'hustle' in his blood.
Look, bottom-line, I don't care. I didn't buy the cue.
The purpose of my post was to inform the OP of something he may not have been aware of at the time of purchase.
It's quite possible that words such as 'Rambow' and 'full-splice' clouded his judgement.
But then, any of this only matters to the OP. He's the one who bought the cue, not me.
KJ
The grain in the table (background) is not distorting, the linen wrap is not distorting.
Why just the shaft???
The OP states that the cue was purchased "from a local used to be hustler. Paid $260."
The seller may have 'hustle' in his blood.
Look, bottom-line, I don't care. I didn't buy the cue.
The purpose of my post was to inform the OP of something he may not have been aware of at the time of purchase.
It's quite possible that words such as 'Rambow' and 'full-splice' clouded his judgement.
But then, any of this only matters to the OP. He's the one who bought the cue, not me.
KJ
thanks
Thanks for the info, the original thread is 2 years old. The cue is fullspliced solid rosewood from points to buttcap. Thanks for the concern KJ but I did quite a bit of research and inspected the cue very well before purchase. The hourglass is an illusion caused by the flash. The cue was refinished by Scott Gracio who did a great job.
Thanks for the info, the original thread is 2 years old. The cue is fullspliced solid rosewood from points to buttcap. Thanks for the concern KJ but I did quite a bit of research and inspected the cue very well before purchase. The hourglass is an illusion caused by the flash. The cue was refinished by Scott Gracio who did a great job.