Another Pawn Shop Find...hope I did okay on it..

WildWing said:
I remember your other thread with this cue. To be honest, I would have changed the wrap, and finished it to look like Cortland. Pete does this very well.

However, not a criticism, and it's a great cue. The joint collars look that that transition period when George was moving from plain black collars to the classic nickel silver, and a few were done with the slightly broader white material. Whatever, great find, and it's in good hands.

All the best,
WW
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Thanks for the comments and your input, it is appreciated. The thought on the linen was if we wanted it changed later we still have that option, but if we changed it now, then it would be a different story. It is original to the cue, while the remainder of the cue is refinished.

Ken
 
Bigb'scues said:
It's nice to see a genuine Bushka posted in The gallery.......haven't seen one in a
while.....sweet cue!!
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PoolRod posted one that you made snide comments about, without offering any substantiation. Now you bring your stench to this thread.
 
PRED said:
PoolRod posted one that you made snide comments about, without offering any substantiation. Now you bring your stench to this thread.
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Rods shafts are a white as the new ones ken has posted here....don't hand me shit cuz you don't have the balls to ask questions
 
Bigb'scues said:
Rods shafts are a white as the new ones ken has posted here....don't hand me shit cuz you don't have the balls to ask questions
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Shaft and ball fantasies all you got?

UGot nuttin' but envy for someone else's stick.
 
classiccues said:
Why would you change the original Cortland? This is one of those cues where you leave it as original as possible.. and Pete did that. Trust me, I bet this wrap is right up there after Petes work on it... I always advocate keeping what you can as far as the original appointments.
Its amazing the people that tried to low ball the crap out of me.. look at this cue .. its the epitome of 1960's Bushka..

JV
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Well, Cortland is still available, and can also be "mimicked," in skilled hands. Also, I wouldn't want to keep index lines on the wrap, and those would be difficult to get out.

Again, not a criticism, hope you didn't take it that way. Just a personal opinion. I still think it's a great cue, in good hands, agree with your observations. My preferences in wrap might differ a bit from yours.

You did ask for opinions on the wrap, no?

All the best,
WW
 
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Ken_4fun said:
Thanks for the comments and your input, it is appreciated. The thought on the linen was if we wanted it changed later we still have that option, but if we changed it now, then it would be a different story. It is original to the cue, while the remainder of the cue is refinished.

Ken
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Understand completely, you can always change the wrap. It was just my opinion.

It's amazing the things we debate on this forum, but I hope you didn't take my wrap comment wrong. I think it's a great cue, and I'm glad it ended up in your hands.

All the best,
WW
 
WildWing said:
Well, Cortland is still available, and can also be "mimicked," in skilled hands. Also, I wouldn't want to keep index lines on the wrap, and those would be difficult to get out.

Again, not a criticism, hope you didn't take it that way. Just a personal opinion. I still think it's a great cue, in good hands, agree with your observations. My preferences in wrap might differ a bit from yours.

All the best,
WW
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I understand your position, but I also like to stay as original as possible. Even though Cortland is available, George is not. I will always base a value on originality, even though it might not be the prettiest choice...

Joe
 
WildWing said:
Understand completely, you can always change the wrap. It was just my opinion.

It's amazing the things we debate on this forum, but I hope you didn't take my wrap comment wrong. I think it's a great cue, and I'm glad it ended up in your hands.

All the best,
WW
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WW - No offense taken on my part. You are just another one of my AZ brothers.

Ken
 
Bushka

I have been lucky enough to hit a few balls from the Masters. Balabushka, Gus, Barry and a few others. It truly is a treat. Nice cue, congratulations on the pick up.

Ken_4fun said:
I usually bring all of my cues to the Derby, if you want to hit some with it, see me there.

Ken
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PRED said:
Shaft and ball fantasies all you got?

UGot nuttin' but envy for someone else's stick.
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Funny, he owns one of the biggest Bushkas I've seen. I think he resents guys using LOAs to fake cues. I certainly do.
 
Non Balabushka shaft

The older shaft that came with the cue has been identified as a non-Balabushka shaft. I cleaned it up a little and it is a dandy shaft. :thumbup: I wonder who might be the maker....probably will never know.

Sometimes I wish these old cues could talk, I bet this old cue has alot stories. It was certainly wasnt a "closet queen" as it was pretty rough when it was sent to Pete.

Cars have odometers, I bet this old cue has seen alot of miles. :smile:

Ken
 
i keep trying to picture this cue with an ebony titlist. does anyone know of a bushka with an ebony titlist blank?
 
Ken_4fun said:
Seems to me the odds would be damn small. Ebony titlist are what, maybe 10 percent or less of the total?

Wow.

Ken
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I assume he came across a fair amount of Titlists in his lifetime. If ebony are, say, 5 out of every 100, he almost certainly came across at least one.

Are you suggesting that he didn't even know they existed, or maybe he didn't have the resources to track them down like we do today, or that he was just never interested in using one?

Additionally, if you consider the number of Titlists that also passed through the hands of Gus, Paradise, and the Palmer shop, and the fact that there doesn't seem to be a single cue made with an ebony blank from any of them, you start to think that maybe these guys found them undesirable for some reason.

Who knows?
 
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PhilosopherKing said:
I assume he came across a fair amount of Titlists in his lifetime. If ebony are, say, 5 out of every 100, he almost certainly came across at least one.

Are you suggesting that he didn't even know they existed, or maybe he didn't have the resources to track them down like we do today, or that he was just never interested in using one?

Additionally, if you consider the number of Titlists that also passed through the hands of Gus, Paradise, and the Palmer shop, and the fact that there doesn't seem to be a single cue made with an ebony blank from any of them, you start to think that maybe these guys found them undesirable for some reason.

Who knows?
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I really hadnt given it any thought before but now that you mention it, I have been.

What I have read or heard, is that he was buying bundles of titlists, but what that means 10-20? I think I read somewhere that he was disappointed in the quality of a lot of them.

I see some great cues today with birds eye maple but George was determined to only use straight grain. Was he right or wrong?

Ken
 
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