My 1970s Joss pix, finally

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Here is an early Joss cue that I picked up from a local friend. Very nice cue. I am undecided as to leave original or refinish...see condition remarks below. Overall, for a 40 year-old cue, it is remarkable...plays great.

**Please note that this cue is NOT available for sale at this time.

Specifications:
-57"cue...28.5" & 28.5"
-Butt: 16.0oz
-Shaft: 3.8oz, 12.9mm, Ivory ferrule, old tip needs replaced
-5/16x14 piloted SS joint
-Black phenolic joint collars with 8-dash maple/black set between double maple
-Nice birdseye forearm
-Four sharp ebony points with 4 veneers, green/natural/green/black
-Each point has a green veneer gunsight with ivory dot
-Original Cortland wrap...probably white/green, but needs cleaning...looks tan/brown now
-Fancy ebony butt sleeve
....has double black/maple dash over solid maple rings
....windows of green/black veneers...4 large, 4 small
....small windows each have 3 ivory dots
....large windows have large ivory oval with black dot/veneer gunsight
-Delrin buttcap with "GBK" initials and early "JOSS" engraved logo

Condition: straight, together and apart...finish is thin and almost bare in a few spots...several light bruises from play, one or two small dings...nothing serious...linen wrap dirty...one ivory oval in butt cracked

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Here is an early Joss cue that I picked up from a local friend. Very nice cue. I am undecided as to leave original or refinish...see condition remarks below. Overall, for a 40 year-old cue, it is remarkable...plays great.

Specifications:
-57"cue...28.5" & 28.5"
-Butt: 16.0oz
-Shaft: 3.8oz, 12.9mm, Ivory ferrule, old tip needs replaced
-5/16x14 piloted SS joint
-Black phenolic joint collars with 8-dash maple/black set between double maple
-Nice birdseye forearm
-Four sharp ebony points with 4 veneers, green/natural/green/black
-Each point has a green veneer gunsight with ivory dot
-Original Cortland wrap...probably white/green, but needs cleaning...looks tan/brown now
-Fancy ebony butt sleeve
....has double black/maple dash over solid maple rings
....windows of green/black veneers...4 large, 4 small
....small windows each have 3 ivory dots
....large windows have large ivory oval with black dot/veneer gunsight
-Delrin buttcap with "GBK" initials and early "JOSS" engraved logo

Condition: straight, together and apart...finish is thin and almost bare in a few spots...several light bruises from play, one or two small dings...nothing serious...linen wrap dirty...one ivory oval in butt cracked

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Joe,
Nice cue!
 
Pretty Sporty!! If you can save the Cortland do the refinish if not keep on playing with it:-)
 
Dayam! That's a nice cue.

I wouldn't even consider refinishing it.

It can only original once...you can NEVER get that back. Have a pro go over it carefully to clean it up properly and then just love the cue. They can probably make the small battle scars disappear and/or minimize them. That's what I think anyway.


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Joe, I wouldn't touch anything on this cue...leave it as it is and play the hell out of it.
 
Joe...

First of all...I LOVE the looks of this cue!!! Fan-freakin-tastic!!!

Second...I full well noticed the words "at this time"... :grin:
 
Joe...

First of all...I LOVE the looks of this cue!!! Fan-freakin-tastic!!!

Second...I full well noticed the words "at this time"... :grin:

As you full well know (as does every other cue addict on here), nothing is permanent.

Joe
 
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