I purchased a Meucci Original MO-3 series in 1975, not long after the factory in Memphis opened. I bought it in Nashville as part of the first shipment that was sent. I bought it because it was $80, and the MO-4 (with points) was $120, and I did not have that much money. This was my second cue, my first being a leather wrapped Adam, and I wanted a second one to have when I went off to college. (The Adam was loaned to a girlfriend at college who I worked with improving her pool game. She won the annual 8 Ball tourney at the college with it. She was unwilling to give it back when we parted ways.)
I just dropped off two of my Richard Black cues with his apprentice, Scott Gilmore, so that they can be refinished. I brought some other cues that needed tips or shaft refinish and what not. The old Meucci was in one of my cases, and I told him I'd likely not do anything with it.
Scott said the Meucci was in excellent shape and that he could restore it to as-new condition. It would be in the mid-$200s. It was not really the money; I was just unsure whether I wanted to restore a cue that I purchased new for $80 and has minimal sentimental value.
I am sort of on the fence about this. When I told Scott to not restore that one, my wife spoke up and said, "Well, I can use that one, then." So, were that the case, I probably should restore it. I thought I get some reactions and maybe push me one way or the other regarding the restore.
I don't have a picture I can find of the cue. below are two pictures I found on the web. The first is the original brochure from budgetcues.com. If that's the original brochure, I don't know why they show the MO-3 at $90 when it was $80, nor why the MO-4 is shown at $115 when it was $120. The cue is not very clear, but I found a small picture of the butt of an MO-3 that looks more accurate regarding color of the wood.
Anyway, restore or no?
I just dropped off two of my Richard Black cues with his apprentice, Scott Gilmore, so that they can be refinished. I brought some other cues that needed tips or shaft refinish and what not. The old Meucci was in one of my cases, and I told him I'd likely not do anything with it.
Scott said the Meucci was in excellent shape and that he could restore it to as-new condition. It would be in the mid-$200s. It was not really the money; I was just unsure whether I wanted to restore a cue that I purchased new for $80 and has minimal sentimental value.
I am sort of on the fence about this. When I told Scott to not restore that one, my wife spoke up and said, "Well, I can use that one, then." So, were that the case, I probably should restore it. I thought I get some reactions and maybe push me one way or the other regarding the restore.
I don't have a picture I can find of the cue. below are two pictures I found on the web. The first is the original brochure from budgetcues.com. If that's the original brochure, I don't know why they show the MO-3 at $90 when it was $80, nor why the MO-4 is shown at $115 when it was $120. The cue is not very clear, but I found a small picture of the butt of an MO-3 that looks more accurate regarding color of the wood.
Anyway, restore or no?
