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It's funny you mention getting the linen wet. I can turn an average piece of green spot linen to look and feel like Cortland by getting it a bit wet. Never soaking it, as there's glue underneath the wrap. I make a solution of one part bleach to ten parts of warm water, wring out a wash cloth...

Well, not really. The subject was about linen, which Cortland did about the best. They're not doing it anymore, and the machines are not available anymore. There were some who tried to duplicate it, but it didn't really work. If you have old Cortland or Penn, put it on some cues, otherwise...

I'm still trying to figure out what a high-end Predator is. Sounds like an oxymoron.

Cortland is no longer available, period. They stopped producing linen in favor of Dacron about 1975, so cuemakers have what they have. Fast forward, Blue Mountain in North Carolina made a very good linen, and their light green strand was a very good match for Cortland. No longer available...

Believe Frank Paradise may have made a few like that in the early days too.

Put a good Triangle on your shaft and play pool.

Nice, traditional look.

That sounds right. A few years ago I ran into a guy with the oldest Helmstetter cue I've ever seen. I thought it was a Frank Paradise, but the guy confirmed that it was a Helmstetter from the 60s, DC, and that Gordon Hart had worked with him. We unscrewed the joint, and I recognized it as...

Yep, I think either would be good. I'm more familiar with Scot at Proficient, as I've had him do some work for me. He's probably most known for refinishing, but he's restored some really busted up cues as well.

Not sure of the exact year, but I believe sometime in the 60s.

I imagine you had it repaired?

You're welcome. I've had at least a few cues made that resembled cues of the past, could have been Paradise, could have been Gandy. Simple points, no bumper, that's how old school cues were made in the day. I'll be interested to see how this thread goes. All the best, WW

Actually, Dick Helmstetter started making cues in Washington DC, with the help of Gordon Hart. I've seen at least one of Dick's very eary cues. Looked like a Paradise, but with Gordon's super joint that would be later used in his Viking cues.

Great thread, Doc. These are very historic, old-school cues.

I'd like to have that HC-140. Rambow influence.