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Nice traditional cue. Even Joss used some aluminum for shaft inserts in the 80s.

Amazing collection of old school cases.

I may have missed this cue when it was posted over a decade ago, but it's beautiful old school. The buttsleeve is classic Richard Black, and the points with the gunsights remind me of early Joss cues. I'm not sure, but I suspect the wrap over time has been replaced to leather.

Yes, Tim did plain jane style cues, usually maple, no points, plain butt plate. They were always the first cues in his brochures. You could have curly maple, Birdseye maple, either unstained or stained. Usually a Delrin butt plate, but he had others, including Ivorine 3. Usually a steel...

Generally, cues don't appreciate in value these days, unless you're willing to wait something like 14 to 18 years for a Southwest. And, in that time, I suspect a passbook savings account or money market fund would have done better than even that. Cue collectors are shrinking somewhat, as the...

I did a Family Shot 1 of cues some time ago. Well, here's Family Shot 2. Enjoy1

Nice cues. Good thing about ebony Dufferins, is they're a lot easier to find than ebony Titlist blanks. Plus, you have the option of finding those with the butterfly splice section. Nice looking.

It does look new, but are we sure that leather wrap wasn't done by George originally?

Nope, Luther did not do a slip stroke. He did hold the cue high up on the wrap area, which you are seeing. But no slip stroke with Luther.

First two are the best. The first is the oldest. 68 to 72? Possibly. Looks like the first two have the original KU bumpers. One of them has a replacement shaft. No telling how good the shafts are, and no telling whether any of them roll straight. But a refinish would not hurt the earlier...

They were very good in the 1970's. Unfortunately, this isn't the 70s.

Very cool. That's his famous Balabushka he's holding.

Rockville, Maryland, if it was the same one.

Do yourself and everyone a favor. Withdraw your order. You're not used to this, and it sounds like you're a pain in the ass customer.

Some of the early ones had Cortland linen. Yes, it can be refinished, and wrap saved. Should it be refinished? That would be up to you. Proficient could save the wrap and save the buttplate. Joss would replace both wrap and buttplate. Would recommend Proficient over Joss.

Yeah, I see what you mean. Couple of possibilities. One, the wood next to the ring shrunk a bit, and two, some finish tends to flake off of some metals sooner than it flakes off wood. Could be a combination of the two giving it that look. In older cues, that's character.

Yes, aluminum shouldn't swell either.

Very unusual cue, that's for sure. Didn't know your nickname was Squirrel. Wasn't there a Tuscaloosa Squirrel too?

Nice cue. Assuming the rings are nickel, they didn't likely swell, but rather the surrounding wood shrunk just a bit. That happens more in dry climates but can happen anywhere depending on climate control.

Buy it.