For Sale - John Bender Gus Szamboti Tribute #1

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A very special cue that plays incredibly. The cue does have a slight sinking in the finish in the butt, John offered a free refinish but I’m unsure if someone may prefer the cue original. Cue is made to Gus specs, from Szamboti wood (Barry gave to John to make 6 cues), even the bumper is Gus stock. Barry installed two of the three tips and this cue plays as you’d expect! Beautiful classic design that attracts attention every time I bring it out to play, which unfortunately is not too often.

Forearm: BEM (original Szam stock)
Point Wood: Ebony (“)
Butt Sleeve: Ebony with barbells and maple windows (“)
Butt Weight: 14.8 oz
Cue / shafts length : 29”
Wrap: Blue Mountain Linen
Joint Material: Stainless Steel
Joint Pin: 5/16-14
# of Shafts: 3, all natural ferrule
Shaft #1 Weight/Size/Condition: 4.2 oz, Jb private stock maple, excellent condition 13mm
Shaft #2 Weight/Size/Condition: 3.89 oz, Jb private stock maple, very minor imperfections 13mm
Shaft #3 - 4.1 oz, 3/4” natural ferrule
Ferrule Material: natural 12.7mm, incredible maple maybe a TS shaft? Fits perfectly with matching ring work.
Tips: shaft #1 installed by Barry, shaft #2 Chandivert, shaft #3 installed by Barry

More pics or a video call available for anyone interested.

Weight bolts : I think so?
Taper roll : none
PRICE $: (US dollar only ) $3900 shipped overnight FedEx FF or plus fees

 

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I just realized you can only see the FB link if you’re a member of the Szam group (duh)

Here’s some text from John B. from that original post the day the cue was delivered:

Well, it's not really a Szamboti, but...almost - at least I think anyone here that is a fan of the Szamboti family of cues will like this one! I sure do...

I took delivery today of an awesome new cue - a Gus Szamboti tribute from John Bender. This is a classic design and I am thrilled to be the new owner! Here are a few details from John regarding the cue:

Gus Szamboti Tribute

This cue butt is made entirely of wood from Gus's old wood pile in the back of the shop, gifted to me by Barry Szamboti. I have enough wood to make 6 tribute cues total, 3 to Gus and 3 to Barry. Barry calls these authorized "fakes" and stated he thinks I hit it out of the park with this first one.

All the dimensions and specs are Gus' numbers. The 1" black bumper is also old stock Gus however I used a stainless steel screw to hold it in place instead of a black one. I did this so no one could accuse me of copying everything

The shafts are from a private stash of high grade shaft wood I have from 2002.

Length = 58"

Weight = 18.9

Ferrules = Arvorine (since replaced with natural ferrules)

 

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