This was my player for a few years and I believe it to be East Indian Rosewood and not cocobolo. I could be wrong - I bought it from the original owner and that’s what I was told.
Monster player at any rate
If it were me, I’d be pissed the guy spent the money already. I never spend the money I get on a cue sale before I know the person is happy with it, but that’s just me.
The partial refund thing is sticky since it’s hard for anyone to feel good about it. Cleaner to just send the cue back for a...
I think Danny Sergeon was the go to guy for JPs for a long time. Don’t know if that’s still the case.
Steve Kornele is another name I’ve heard. A cursory google put me on his website:
https://www.kornelepoolcues.com/JointProtectorPage.html
I feel the exact same. It's weird - the thick nickel ring the Tascarellas do looks great, and yet thin it up just a little bit and the same cue looks cheap to me. It's a problem I have with a lot of Scruggs cues.