Recent content by classiccues

Hopefully we can get some people on the same page sooner than later. Blue Books, and valuation guides in general, are good but mostly driven by people in those markets that are well respected and have the health of those markets as their priorities. Unfortunately, this industry has been handled...

I think the real question is how many of the blanks for all them companies are coming out of the "same" factory. JV

One other thing... to be fair as well. 99% of the time late issues are problems in the distribution centers. I have had stuff go to the town next to mine, go back to the d.c., then back somewhere else, back to the right d.c. and then maybe it gets to me. Carriers have ZERO to do with that. If...

All the leaders have been bad plus funding is sketchy. Also we won't get into that three letter hiring practice with for them usually means Distraught, Empty, and Idiotic... JV

First... the smart ones Second.. Market is always changing Younger players are being brainwashed, much in the same way we were in the 70's and 80's. Once you get in their heads that this joint is better, this shaft is better, this tip is better, this chalk is better etc... It all becomes excuses...

Only to the buyer. All the theories on cue hitting, piloted steel being "dead". This is all just opinions. If the buyer likes 3/8 flat faced, for whatever his/her belief, then they will probably not like a steel jointed cue, so to them, it is a detriment and vice versa. Everything someone says...

Overnight, 4x4 Square, 4" OD PVC sleeve or Cardboard tube work fine, and fits a 4x4 box. I have never had an issue with UPS Overnight. Any of the overnight carriers except, USPS should suffice. Depending on the cue, watch the weather. 2 day shipments or longer, only ship on Mon/Tues, maybe Wed...

Well as someone else said in this thread, it is not rocket science. I do recommend getting the best possible cuesmith on board for the work. Hopefully there are guys that will admit to mic'ing the SW taper, and being able to replicate the taper on their machine. You can argue the type of finish...

The online version is now eBay.. 🤣 JV

Gotcha... might not be the fanciest but it is super-duper rare. As far as no joint rings, no Delrin, this is about as sneaky as you are going to see. JV

Same cue as in the Abbott photos. JV

Ponzi scheme to payback debts... Bernie Maidoff the cuemaker JV

Well if you want a new Scruggs you will have to resurrect Timmy like you resurrected this thread. JV

Ebony full splices were heavy, as were Brazilian rosewood. The train of thought is that the splice appearing under the handle was to allow a maple sleeve to lighten the cue and extend it for rings etc... This makes sense, IMHO. Spain covers some of this in his booklet along with A-joints and the...

Thanks for the replies... this is a Balabushka, with a Spain blank, incase I didn't make that clear. The original point of my post was it pays to PAY people with the knowledge to appraise and look at cues. JV