Help Identify - Mystery Cue

galipeau

galipeau

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Waiting for this beauty to be delivered. Seller said it was made in Colorado. Looks like curly maple re-cut with tulipwood into ebony, curly handle and inlaid butt sleeve with alternating woods to match points.

I'm stumped.


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The scary thing is the points look like a Prulhiere. :rolleyes:


I know. I'm no help. :embarrassed2:


Maybe somebody else knows. :smile:





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Oh, good God Chopdoc... That's harsh man! Lol, I don't think I ever saw that guy do re-cuts or overlapping points.

It does vaguely remind me of a Cousins cue with the buttsleeve.

Snowmon, I'll post better pics of the pin when it arrives. Looks like a 3/8x10 to me though.
 
galipeau said:
Oh, good God Chopdoc... That's harsh man! Lol, I don't think I ever saw that guy do re-cuts or overlapping points.

It does vaguely remind me of a Cousins cue with the buttsleeve.

Snowmon, I'll post better pics of the pin when it arrives. Looks like a 3/8x10 to me though.
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Look for a diamond, and a small "s" in the diamond on the end of the pin..
 
galipeau said:
Oh, good God Chopdoc... That's harsh man! Lol, I don't think I ever saw that guy do re-cuts or overlapping points.

It does vaguely remind me of a Cousins cue with the buttsleeve.

Snowmon, I'll post better pics of the pin when it arrives. Looks like a 3/8x10 to me though.
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Sorry man, bad joke.

Obviously this is a real pool cue and not a.....um....yeah...one of those.....


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Lol, I certainly hope it's a real cue.

I was thinking Showcase or Ernie Martinez as well. Maybe even Kikel. All Colorado based makers. Will check the pin though as you mentioned. Thanks for the tip!
 
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Ned Morris came to mind although I've never seen anything of his that looked like this. I'm pretty sure he's based out of Colorado though.

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RascalDoc said:
Ned Morris came to mind although I've never seen anything of his that looked like this. I'm pretty sure he's based out of Colorado though.

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Ned's in desert area of Southern California. Between LA and San Diego.
 
snowmon34 said:
Me also..
The recuts were the 1st clue..

Rumor has it..
There were some cues built out of the Martinez shop using Martinez components, but the cues were not built by Ernie..
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Do you mean someone from showcase? Or someone else?
 
galipeau said:
Do you mean someone from showcase? Or someone else?
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Ernie had a shop after showcase...
I dont want to go into details, of what I was told.. I spent 6 years in Denver and had heard from a few people that a few cues made it out of the Martinez shop and Ernie wasnt the builder..

Ive also been offered to buy a few cues that look like Ernies, but didnt have any markings..

Please keep in mind this supposively happened years ago...
 
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If the cue has a 3/8-16 pin with a diamond on top, then it is a Showcase made by Ernie Martinez, '94 or older
If the pin is a 3/8-12, then it's an Ernie Martinez made after '95, and a brass pin would indicate a newer cue, '06-current.
 
I'll post the pin details as soon as it arrives. Thanks for the details. I'm impressed this some of EM's cues. His Escher inspired cues were pretty freaking awesome.
 
cuesblues said:
If the cue has a 3/8-16 pin with a diamond on top, then it is a Showcase made by Ernie Martinez, '94 or older
If the pin is a 3/8-12, then it's an Ernie Martinez made after '95, and a brass pin would indicate a newer cue, '06-current.
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The Ted has spoken.
It's settled by the preeminent expert on Ernie's cues. And that's no joke.
I thought it had that Martinez look,I've seen a bunch of them here in Denver but I'm no expert.
And every one that I have played with played pretty much the same. Jam up and jelly tight.
Very consistent cue builder.
 
measureman said:
The Ted has spoken.
It's settled by the preeminent expert on Ernie's cues. And that's no joke.
I thought it had that Martinez look,I've seen a bunch of them here in Denver but I'm no expert.
And every one that I have played with played pretty much the same. Jam up and jelly tight.
Very consistent cue builder.
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lol.............
 
The previous owner of this cue contacted me on here say that the maker was from Georgia, and that he could not remember his name... The plot thickens.
 
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