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    Older Merry Widow Cue Identification – Pointed 5/16×14 Piloted Joint

    Very bold ad for early 70s - especially if you look at it close up- definitely not the ivory snow girl! Now I wish that I found the catalog instead of the case😁😁
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    Older Merry Widow Cue Identification – Pointed 5/16×14 Piloted Joint

    Thank you! I got lucky in getting a case that is leather / This combo that I acquired came from an estate of someone who passed on 30 years ago and looks as if it never left a home environment from the day the cue and case were purchased. I had no idea how solid and thick the leather was on...
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    Older Merry Widow Cue Identification – Pointed 5/16×14 Piloted Joint

    Do you have a catalog showing this Adam cue case? Picked it up this week with an Adam AH 7 -brass joint. Both cue and case are mint condition. I am very impressed by this case construction - very thick leather base , 1x2 cloth interior, nice mid century modern design- I always thought that the...
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    30 min practice spurts.. better then hit a million balls?

    Mike Zuglan - quote” I really don’t practice much solo anymore and if I do - only if I am 100% in that mood- you must play competitively to stay sharp “ Mike said this to me at the height of his playing days. This mirrors your thoughts and I agree!
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    Unknown Sneaky Pete Cue

    Nice piece of wood for an SP and perhaps it was originally without a bumper and the owner had the butt end drilled out for a bumper but I suspect that he may have done that to lighten the back end of the cue as well to change the balance point I found an old Valley SP and the butt was oversized...
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    Whose your daddy?

    Your question should begin with a highlight of your own recent contributions to this site that others will deem intelligent
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    30 min practice spurts.. better then hit a million balls?

    Age and experience play a big factor in practice times. As one ages I see that both physical and mental abilities to have longer meaningful practice sessions will diminish . Younger players can withstand longer solo practice sessions and will need longer tournament or other competitive sessions...
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    Huebler Experts Needed ---> Custom Shop Values

    Man nobody wants a stained ivory joint. so it is ivory- great/ but it is Cleary stained- that is a major issue for anyone serious about buying this cue- of course it does not affect play- but a custom shop cue - which you state is new- should NEVER have a stained ivory joint- that is all that I...
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    Huebler Experts Needed ---> Custom Shop Values

    Your photo clearly shows a stain on what you claim is an ivory joint. Ivory is a porous natural material and a stain would be absorbed into the material. The ivory would need to be sanded down to where the absorption ends - no telling how deep . Then you would need to polish the ivory and re...
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    Nicest Cue Builder you’ve dealt with?

    My RB will probably always be my favorite playing cue of all time- never to be sold. I bought it directly from him at the 2002 SBE. He held the cue for me while I went to an ATM to get the cash that he only accepted. I worked for the credit card division of a major bank and they opened up the...
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    Huebler Experts Needed ---> Custom Shop Values

    We agreed prior so why your reply to mine with some “Huebler education” ? Knock it off - we all know that there are degrees of custom shop cues and we all agree that this is not a super high end production builder cue. Plus the cue has badly stained ivory joint that will require a new ivory...
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    Huebler Experts Needed ---> Custom Shop Values

    This cue is not in that category
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    Nicest Cue Builder you’ve dealt with?

    Bob Dzuricky of Erie PA. The guys at Proficient and Muellers . Mike Webb.
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    Huebler Experts Needed ---> Custom Shop Values

    The ivory joint is stained - why? Value in terms of a quick sale - within 30 days - I doubt people would pay over $1200 for this cue - it would almost have to be a Huebler collector- just my opinion. I like Huebler cues and have owned a few - but paying more than a $1,000 for one really...
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    Cue Prices today, in this economy.

    There are all kinds of financing deals now available on e bay and some cue selling sites - lots of people buy everything on time - they pay each month with interest.
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    Hey Philadelphia...Know Him? Call Phila police.. 911

    I don’t think that I would call 911 - first I would like him to deal with another senior citizen - me . His actions require more than our broken criminal justice system to be stopped - perhaps some street justice as a starter.
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    8 ball spot in 8 ball

    It also depends on the rules of the game- some rules regarding 8 ball pocketing / fouls on the 8 / etc. make not worrying about the 8 a bigger spot than opposing rules.
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    What corner pocket size is this?

    It is a known fact that Some major U.S. tournaments in the 80s , 90s and beyond featured GCs with less than full 5 inch pockets. There is commentary on many Accustat videos to support this. I am fairly sure that. Brunswick had special factory production runs for certain tournament tables . I...
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    What corner pocket size is this?

    My home table GC3 - acquired recently- was most probably a tournament table at one time based on the decals on the table - it has 4.75 inch pockets- not 5 inch pockets. The slate shelves for the pockets are more forgiving than Diamond table pocket shelves. This allows more balls to fall into...
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    What corner pocket size is this?

    I have found that most stock GC 1-4 tables have pockets ranging from 43/4 to 5 inches. My recently acquired GC 3 has stock 4 3/4 - on the smaller side for factory GCs but forgiving for sure. Great for 14.1 but when you move to a room event with Diamonds or Rasson tables you see a...
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