If Laurie will do the refinish theres no reason to call Scot regardless of price..
what is the going rate from Southwest on a refinish?
- Thread starter boradriver
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If Laurie will do the refinish theres no reason to call Scot regardless of price..
I know Proficient billiards does great work but I would never have anyone other than SW refinish a SW cue.
It will cost you $350 plus shipping back!
4-5 months
Take care, and enjoy your SWC
thank you sir, I knew you could answer the question but just figured I would post on here. What was I thinking lol
Playhard419
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I don't think Laurie is interested in refinishing any of their satin cues. I asked last month and she said they were meant to be this way.
I was wondering about that as this thread progressed. I know that when I called to ask about satin cues I was told they were intended as a "pacifier" for customers who had a cue on order. You couldn't get a satin cue from them unless you had already ordered a cue at the then/currant wait/price.
Rackattach
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Exactly, this is why the satins are so damn expensive and sought after for what they are.
Glad
I am glad he will not. If he did he will know and we won't. If we all called SW to know they would be too busy talking and not building.
justinb386
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Well, people on here are more likely to pick on you and make fun of you about your questions then actually give nice and helpful info. Probably because they do not know the answer to your question though .
justinb386
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You seem to know a lot about south west cues. I am curious why that model would have a very thin finish on it. What does Satin mean, for south west cues? Just curious.
justinb386
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I assume the cue might lose value if it gets refinished from.anyone other then SW. I once had a nice Scruggs, and thought about getting it refinished. I remember reading on his site that he would not refinish any cue that some other cue maker has done work on in the past.
Is Laurie "hands-on", or are there employees that do the actual work" Also on a new SW cue, does Laurie build them or does other people that work at SW. I've never quite understood this since Jerry Franklin is deceased. Someone please enlighten me, and I'm sure others reading this would like to know. Thanks in advance.
Laurie is very much involved and more or less manages the entire South West Cues operation--wearing many hats but not operating the machines. One of the hands on things she does is select and match up cue shaft pairs. The cues are built by the same people who were there when Jerry was still with us to the same exacting quality standards. They are steadfast to their original methods. I salute them for their consistent and excellent service in American cue craft!
I HIGHLY doubt it would make much difference.
hi Cliff;
I would consider Proficient on a Satin because you're starting with a cue that sw sells for approx $800 and actual market value is maybe twice that so, imo, paying an extra approx $220 over what Proficient would charge is a fairly high %.
If you were to resell the cue after a refinish, I don't think the overwhelming majority of potential buyers would care much if Proficient did the work vs SW.
But if you were looking to keep the cue to play with, you better send it to SW so it doesn't get into your psychology when you're down on your shots. :grin-square:
best,
brian kc
Hello Brian,
For me I would never have anyone refinish a SW other than SW.
I do plan on keeping the cue wether it stays in the current condition or I have SW refinish it.
I also have to disagree I think people looking for a sw will care if sw did it ir not.
Hope things are going well.
Cliff
Spot on. You are correct as usual.
As someone said earlier, if it's a "satin" SW prabably wont refinish it. If it were me I would ask Laurie to "clean it up", make it look a little fresher, and you may get them to give it a bit of spa treatment to your liking.