Just got my cue back from McDermott :)

billiards_watch said:
All I know is I want the one with a rose on it and a skull cue from Schon.
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There is a skull and crossbones Viking cue on Ebay right now. I always liked that one too, I would grab one at a bargain price. Of course, it's nothing next to the Schön.
 
Any vintage of these? I may be mistaking McD rose cue with Meucci rose cue.
Mcdermott G435 Rose Cue ...
 
Chopdoc said:
There is a skull and crossbones Viking cue on Ebay right now. I always liked that one too, I would grab one at a bargain price. Of course, it's nothing next to the Schön.
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Yea those Schon skull cues were great. If I had the ends to do it, I would try to get all of them.
 
Fatboy said:
That’s the only McD I have ever had after the D series. IMO McD’s were pretty much toast after the D series. C & D were the best 2 series I thought A’s weren’t as good
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I feel much the same way. The A's are definitely very collectible, but it seems McD wasn't quite what they could be yet. C and D is where it's at for McD. Though, let's not neglect the B series, which were definitely better than the A, maybe approaching the quality of C and D.
 
I have a super strong McD which of course I don’t have pics of. Yet!

Mike Massey gave it to me as a gift about 12 years ago. McD made it special for him, it’s super long. I’ll get pics and specs and put it here. Need a bit of time.

I’m not keen on those long bumpers they started using (I think right after the D series)

One thing I have noticed is the old McD’s seem to play better now than 40 years ago. A good friend of mine who’s well over 700 said the same thing.

Best
Fatboy <——-likes rose cues more and more
 
Chopdoc said:
I feel much the same way. The A's are definitely very collectible, but it seems McD wasn't quite what they could be yet. C and D is where it's at for McD. Though, let's not neglect the B series, which were definitely better than the A, maybe approaching the quality of C and D.
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Yes I agree 100% the B’s were very good. Possibly good as C’s and D’s. The A’s are collectible now for sure
 
Fatboy said:
Mike Massey gave it to me as a gift about 12 years ago. McD made it special for him, it’s super long. I’ll get pics and specs and put it here. Need a bit of time.

I’m not keen on those long bumpers they started using (I think right after the D series)
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I need friends like you got! LOL!

I actually think the old McD bumpers had something to do with how the cue hit. Seriously I think that. Of course, I could be wrong.
 
Chopdoc said:
I need friends like you got! LOL!

I actually think the old McD bumpers had something to do with how the cue hit. Seriously I think that. Of course, I could be wrong.
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I was amazed Mike gave me that cue. I’ll have it forever, sorry I don’t have a pic right now. When I’m able I’ll get pics and post them here.

I love how McD’s play. They are a top 10% of all cues I’ve played with good. D series not anything after.
 
Fatboy said:
I was amazed Mike gave me that cue. I’ll have it forever, sorry I don’t have a pic right now. When I’m able I’ll get pics and post them here.

I love how McD’s play. They are a top 10% of all cues I’ve played with good. D series not anything after.
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I have more A, B, and C series cues but I can't find the pics. Somehow I got disorganized when I changed PCs a few years ago. I am replacing this one by October, building another. I will have to be more organized with my cue files.

Some of my stuff is in cloud storage, I will go check there.

If/when I find the other McD pics I will post some. Right now the cues are in storage, can't really get them out yet. Need to make room in my office.
 
Fatboy said:
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This is 4/5 McD’s I own. The 19 & 23 are normal D series. I’d like a couple more D series someday. And a C series as well, I have owned loads of C & D series over the years.

The 26 has points instead of the bow ties(my bow tie was stolen) , the far left cue is an old forearm on a (after D series) butt. They were both given to me. One-off McD’s are kinda cool.
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I have a D19 just like that, its my daily player. When I had McD refinish it I had them rewrap it with white and green speckled linen. In fact I was just at McD this very morning ordering a new shaft for it.
 
HawaiianEye said:
Got my favorite shooter back from refurbishment and it looks like new from when I first bought it from them in 1985. It is a C-14 from the 1980-1984 catalog.

The darker shaft is the original and I had them cut it down from a 14mm to a 13mm and I got a new 13mm shaft made too. Can't wait to try it out.
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Beauty.
Did they replace ferrule on original shaft?
And do you know what ferrule material on new shaft?
Great cue, enjoy.
 
My main player is a C13 had it since they came out. Ordered to my specs from Marilyn(IIRC) McDermott. It's been rewrapped 4 times and I have 6 different shafts for it. 2 original 1 aftermarket a Defy , a G2 ,and a I2 which I use the most. Here are 2 closet queens. And 2 cases showing the all to common leather shrinkage.
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I’m in complete agreement, after the D’s, McDermotts weren’t quite the same cue, with one exception. I think their Revival Series, made in 1995, are also great cues. Might just be the look but I’ve played with one for 30 years and it is a very good cue. No doubt in my mind, that up to and through the D series, McDermott made one of the better, maple shaft, cues. I have several D’s and one C. Those cues, with their original maple shafts, play as well as any maple shaft cue I have ever played.

In response to the OP, I no longer own the K-Mart or Allied Sporting Goods cue that I first purchased but I still own the first real cue I ever owned. It is the McDermott RS-1.


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