I just picked up this Schon SP-30...I believe it was made between 88-91...Would this be considered a Runde cue...I sure like it either way
I did not have the other original shaft with me for the picture...The shaft in the picture is a OB classic + that the ring work has been matched on.. and no I don't think the wrap is original either...Thank you for your help...I appreciate itThe cue is an earlier inlaid point model made while Bob was still involved in the business. The extent of his involvement of these builds is questionable. The smaller radius of the point tips, inlays, and espescially engraved logo without the "umlauts" (the two little dots above the ö) tell the story.
So YES it is Runde era Schon though not quite desireable as ones with short spliced forearms that Bob built himself.
I'll add at least one shaft is not original and neither is the wrap....
Not all of them I believe, also the silver rings were an option above the stitches.I do not know, but I always thought that Runde era Schon cues all had sharp points (not rounded off points, like in your Schon). I love the sharp inlays in your cue. So many of the Schon cues that I ever seen have had the rounded off inlays. I love the ones with the sharp inlays.
The cue is an earlier inlaid point model made while Bob was still involved in the business. The extent of his involvement of these builds is questionable. The smaller radius of the point tips, inlays, and espescially engraved logo without the "umlauts" (the two little dots above the ö) tell the story.
So YES it is Runde era Schon though not quite desireable as ones with short spliced forearms that Bob built himself.
I'll add at least one shaft is not original and neither is the wrap....
Not all of them I believe, also the silver rings were an option above the stitches.
Bob was indeed a very meticulous cue-maker while at Schon and ever since for that matter.
The gold rings sound really cool. I hope ru4au2 posts photos. I've never seen a Schon use them.
Here are some pictures