First cue was a McDermott that I bought in 1980 at the pro shop that Henry Harnish had downstairs from his upstairs room, Towne Billiards in Morristown NJ. Bought a cheap Yanez hard case with it. It was probably a C Series McDermott. I barely had it in my hands when I saw all these other players playing with these beautiful Josswest cues and I immediately knew that I had to have one. So I traded in the McDermott for a 4 point, four veneer, five window, SS joint JW. Cortland wrap. Cost me about $225, as I recall. That was probably in addition to trading in the McDermott, which had cost me about $100, I think. Still have the JW and would never, ever part with it. Will post a photo if I can figure out how to do that.
Nice cue! A lot like the first one I saw @ 74 or so.
Michael Andros,
Originally Posted by TheBasics View Post
Howdy All;
Just off a Med. Cruise in Feb. of 1979 with the Navy and found a Meucci MO-3
4th from left in poster.
https://www.budgetcues.com/archive/meucci-mo-series.htm
Still have it. Bring it out of storage once or twice a year ...
I see alot of other same vintage cues from that poster for sale,
only have seen one of these.
hank
Thanks. I paid about $120.00 for it Brand new, and about 2 months later I pulled an
"Earl" and slammed the but into the floor (concrete), ended up popping about 1/4 of
the butt cap off and cracked the rings on both sides of the joint. I worked in the
airframes shop so next day I snuck a small bottle of fiberglass resin and some
hardener home. Cleaned all the edges up and glued it back together. Wrapped it with
waxed paper then wound some dental floss around it. A week later after a wee bit of
clean-up good as (almost), new. Haven't had a problem with any of the repairs still
shoots nicely.
hank
My first good cue....Trophy snooker cue by Brunswick of Canada
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They came standard 60 inches...11 mm
Chopped it to 57 inches...narrowed it to 10.5
Went on a win streak....lasted almost three years.
Left it in a pool hall ONCE after five years...had action the next day.....
...pool hall got broken into....they took everything but the tables.
...within a year, I took a seven year leave of absence from the game.....
...nice for you “It’s the Indian’ guys....for me, it’s the arrow also
as I posted on fb, when I asked this question the other day, it was a st-3 meucci
Took a one piece house cue (complements of ELMHURST RECREATION) to Herman's shop which was downtown on Wabash via the "L" in 58.
He converted it into a 2 piece cue with primo Cortland wrap for next to nothing.
So it began...
My first good cue....Trophy snooker cue by Brunswick of Canada
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They came standard 60 inches...11 mm
Chopped it to 57 inches...narrowed it to 10.5
Went on a win streak....lasted almost three years.
Left it in a pool hall ONCE after five years...had action the next day.....
...pool hall got broken into....they took everything but the tables.
...within a year, I took a seven year leave of absence from the game.....
...nice for you “It’s the Indian’ guys....for me, it’s the arrow also
Nice cue, PT... but I've been dying to ask you this and now I'm drunk enough to get up the nerve.
What **IS** "snooker"??? Is that a game you'll play up there in maple-leaf land?
Just curious...
And, you any good at it?
<---- inquiring mind.
Nice cue, PT... but I've been dying to ask you this and now I'm drunk enough to get up the nerve.
What **IS** "snooker"??? Is that a game you'll play up there in maple-leaf land?
Just curious...
And, you any good at it?
<---- inquiring mind.
A sneaky Pete of unknown manufacture, was my first cue period.
An AMF Legacy with points, was my 1st good cue.
A Viking with Stainless Steel joint, was my 2nd good cue.
A Meucci with points,was my 3rd good cue.
All of these cues were owned 20+ years ago.
Of these cues, I still have the Viking.
Last year I purchased a new Meucci, with 4 points and a Pro Shaft.
So, I own an old Viking and a new Meucci.
I ran the colors once....:happydance::happydance:
.....and then I realized.....i was doing the laundry.....:angry:
Is there a pot that needs to be stirred somewhere?? :wink:
For all those dedicated snooker fans, I am hearing about a dedicated snooker
hall opening up here in the valley of the sun - Phx. Az.
As for first cues... I've already written about mine.. A JW. No, I wasn't spoiled, just 'lucky'... and it is always the cue that all others get compared to... so far still first
choice.
td
First cue was a McDermott that I bought in 1980 at the pro shop that Henry Harnish had downstairs from his upstairs room, Towne Billiards in Morristown NJ. Bought a cheap Yanez hard case with it. It was probably a C Series McDermott. I barely had it in my hands when I saw all these other players playing with these beautiful Josswest cues and I immediately knew that I had to have one. So I traded in the McDermott for a 4 point, four veneer, five window, SS joint JW. Cortland wrap. Cost me about $225, as I recall. That was probably in addition to trading in the McDermott, which had cost me about $100, I think. Still have the JW and would never, ever part with it. Will post a photo if I can figure out how to do that.
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Here are a few photos (if I did it properly):
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Every cue I ever had was a "good" cue, but some cost more than others.
I worked in the pool hall as a kid and I always fixed up a house cue to my liking and never really had the need for a two-piece unless I was playing in another place. I had a couple cheap two-piece cues for that and they both played good,
In 1973, I decided I needed a better one, so I had one made by the A.E. Schmidt, Co. in St. Louis. It was made out of a Brunswick Titlist and the guy who made it was named Lloyd Bennett. I still have the cue and I had Scott Sherbine of Proficient Billiards restore it a couple years back.
You can see it in this thread. I just played with it a couple weeks back.
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=273273&highlight=schmidt+1973+louis