Any experts on pre-cat Pred 314s ?????
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Probably for weight reduction.
Just teasin ya. I take it that it is a cut into the wood itself. I don't have my old man magnifiers on this morning so can't see the pic that clear.
One of the best people to ask would be KJ Simpson (KJ Cues, AZ). I bet he sees this thread and if he doesn't, re post in the Ask the Cue Maker Forum.
Someone would have turned the shaft and maybe used a thin cut off tool to make the groove, but as to why, it doesn't seem to serve a purpose, either decorative or other.
I have a Pre Cat, no ring and haven't seen pics of any other like that either. Me thinking (yes, dangerous at times) that someone may have been dinking around
with it and thought it to be a good idea at the time.
Just teasin ya. I take it that it is a cut into the wood itself. I don't have my old man magnifiers on this morning so can't see the pic that clear.
One of the best people to ask would be KJ Simpson (KJ Cues, AZ). I bet he sees this thread and if he doesn't, re post in the Ask the Cue Maker Forum.
Someone would have turned the shaft and maybe used a thin cut off tool to make the groove, but as to why, it doesn't seem to serve a purpose, either decorative or other.
I have a Pre Cat, no ring and haven't seen pics of any other like that either. Me thinking (yes, dangerous at times) that someone may have been dinking around
with it and thought it to be a good idea at the time.
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I'm not sure I'm remembering correctly, but that might be a factory second. I could be mixing it up with Meucci though.
I remember this to be the case, their older seconds had that ring cut.
Yep, it's a thin cut into the wood that was made by a cutter. Looks to have been filled with a little black. Yep, it's a pretty terrible pic. Thanks all!
it means it's a factory second. it's one of the shafts they didn't think was pretty enough to sell full price. they sell them discounted to people and you can usualy find them online on ebay for cheaper prices. they play just the same it's usually just sugar marks or ugly wood or something
Y'all got it. From what I remember, the imperfections were purely visual and did not affect the play of the shaft. They probably had strict quality control back then because I bought a couple black ring shafts with sugar marks that were barely noticeable. These days they sell worse shafts at full price.
You could be right although I would think Predator would destroy all the shafts that didn't pass muster.
It could be an identifier for the original owner, or the cue maker who may have fitted it to one of his cues.
