1973 Meucci Gambler Billiard Cue - $1,500 shipped (no trades, sorry)
Supposedly purchased from Bob Meucci in 1973 at a pool tournament. It has Meucci's initials "RJM" in the wooden buttsleeve. It was recently refinished by Scott Sherbine who indicated that the inserts are a ceramic or porcelain-like material, which some of the first Meuccis had. It also has an original Cortland wrap, which Sherbine did NOT finish over, due to the rarity. The cue has a wood buttsleeve, and a wood joint, ebony forearm with natural,green,mahogany,teal veneers. Comes with one original shaft, 12.72mm, and one shaft that went with another gambler, and is included as a back-up, but the ringwork does not match (but it's sort of close) - it's 13.16mm. Both shafts have original Meucci ferrules. Also includes 2 green diamondwood joint protectors with MOP inserts, that match the veneers - these are not original to the cue.
Condition: Recently refinished except for the original exposed wrap, by Scott Sherbine. The original shaft was refinished and looks very nice, just a little wobble but a great player. A sliver of the metal insert is unattached, but the shaft screws on fine and the shaft plays very solid; otherwise, I would have sent it back. The back-up shaft has blueing and I've never hit a ball with it. This cue had seen a lot of action before being refinished, but only evidence of it is some damage to the bottom of the wooden buttsleeve, that has been refinished over - also, the cue did not come with a bumper, so one has been stuck in for protection, that's similar to what Meucci Originals had. Picture 10 shows detail of the buttsleeve, and you can see a crack that has been finished over, and also, because of the various materials used in the cue, while smooth at connection points, you can see some imperfections. Pic 10 also shows a very small kind of bubble under the finish where the wood connects with the black part.
**Ceramic Porcelain inserts - A lot of people make this claim, but these are real. The cards were painted onto the ceramic.
I have included as much detail as I can about the cue, but I'm happy to answer any questions you have.
Continental U.S. only (no islands, etc.).
Plenty of images: Meucc Gambler Images
Supposedly purchased from Bob Meucci in 1973 at a pool tournament. It has Meucci's initials "RJM" in the wooden buttsleeve. It was recently refinished by Scott Sherbine who indicated that the inserts are a ceramic or porcelain-like material, which some of the first Meuccis had. It also has an original Cortland wrap, which Sherbine did NOT finish over, due to the rarity. The cue has a wood buttsleeve, and a wood joint, ebony forearm with natural,green,mahogany,teal veneers. Comes with one original shaft, 12.72mm, and one shaft that went with another gambler, and is included as a back-up, but the ringwork does not match (but it's sort of close) - it's 13.16mm. Both shafts have original Meucci ferrules. Also includes 2 green diamondwood joint protectors with MOP inserts, that match the veneers - these are not original to the cue.
Condition: Recently refinished except for the original exposed wrap, by Scott Sherbine. The original shaft was refinished and looks very nice, just a little wobble but a great player. A sliver of the metal insert is unattached, but the shaft screws on fine and the shaft plays very solid; otherwise, I would have sent it back. The back-up shaft has blueing and I've never hit a ball with it. This cue had seen a lot of action before being refinished, but only evidence of it is some damage to the bottom of the wooden buttsleeve, that has been refinished over - also, the cue did not come with a bumper, so one has been stuck in for protection, that's similar to what Meucci Originals had. Picture 10 shows detail of the buttsleeve, and you can see a crack that has been finished over, and also, because of the various materials used in the cue, while smooth at connection points, you can see some imperfections. Pic 10 also shows a very small kind of bubble under the finish where the wood connects with the black part.
**Ceramic Porcelain inserts - A lot of people make this claim, but these are real. The cards were painted onto the ceramic.
I have included as much detail as I can about the cue, but I'm happy to answer any questions you have.
Continental U.S. only (no islands, etc.).
Plenty of images: Meucc Gambler Images
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