Omega DPK or Kersenbrock?

[daveb]

I have a cue that I purchased through Ed Obada back when David Kersenbrock, Mike Bender,and Matt Bender worked together. I had visited their shop and saw that they all worked together and all had a collaborative hand in making the cues, even David. I have a fancy Omega DPK with inlaid ivory "sprites" done by David, but there is no stamped Kersenbrock signature on the butt cap and the cue was a joint effort. It was not done by David exclusively (but I'm not sure how many of his cues WERE at that time). My question is, do I simply call this an Omega/DPK or can it be called a Kersenbrock because of the proprietary inlays, under the circumstances? I dunno. I'm not gonna be dishonest but it would effect the value. .

 

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I have a cue that I purchased through Ed Obada back when David Kersenbrock, Mike Bender,and Matt Bender worked together. I had visited their shop and saw that they all worked together and all had a collaborative hand in making the cues, even David. I have a fancy Omega DPK with inlaid ivory "sprites" done by David, but there is no stamped Kersenbrock signature on the butt cap and the cue was a joint effort. It was not done by David exclusively (but I'm not sure how many of his cues WERE at that time). My question is, do I simply call this an Omega/DPK or can it be called a Kersenbrock because of the proprietary inlays, under the circumstances? I dunno. I'm not gonna be dishonest but it would effect the value. .

it would be nice to see some pictures. However, it sounds like you've just written your own ad. The bottom line is, if it is a DPK, then it's worth more than an Omega. The Omega Q company was a collaboration and therefore its cues don't have the same gravitas as pure DPK's.

 

[Cornerman]

I have a cue that I purchased through Ed Obada back when David Kersenbrock, Mike Bender,and Matt Bender worked together. I had visited their shop and saw that they all worked together and all had a collaborative hand in making the cues, even David. I have a fancy Omega DPK with inlaid ivory "sprites" done by David, but there is no stamped Kersenbrock signature on the butt cap and the cue was a joint effort. It was not done by David exclusively (but I'm not sure how many of his cues WERE at that time). My question is, do I simply call this an Omega/DPK or can it be called a Kersenbrock because of the proprietary inlays, under the circumstances? I dunno. I'm not gonna be dishonest but it would effect the value. .

Omega/DPK. Definitely not a Kersenbrock. There would be no reason it would have any Kersebrock signature on it. The Omega/dpk company was not owned in any way by Kersenbrock. The letters were there to pay homage to the man and to use as marketing.

Any work done by David according to Mike Bender was minimal at that shop while Mike was there. The cue structural design was all Mike Bender.

What does the butt look like? Flared or not?

Freddie

 

[daveb]

It's got the flared butt cap which was a Omega signature feature. I figured as much. It's not for sale though. This wasn't a hidden attempt at an ad. Thanks for your input.