Hey everyone!
I was talking to my dad today and he said that he is going to send me his very first cue.
What kind of cue is it? Well read the title of the thread. Seriously though, the year was 1956 (at this time my dad was 15 yrs old) and my father had his eye on a Brunswick Willie Mosconi model cue. He had been playing a lot of pool (and was fairly good) but finally decided to get serious and buy himself a "personal" playing cue. After seeing Mosconi play an exhibition against "Bingo" (the best 9 ball player/player in Nashville, TN at this time) and beat him very handily, my father had found his pool idol.
So, my dad purchased this cue and has held onto it for 50 years (literally). It looks to be in virtually mint condition. My dad is quite anal and takes very good care of everything he owns. Heck, he purchased a 1970's Volkswagon Super Beetle (I believe it was a 72' model) brand new before I was born (I was born in 78), and kept that car *pristine* for nearly 30 years and it was his daily driver. It didn't hurt that his good friend was a mechanic who specialized in working on and restoreing Volkswagon Bugs/Beetles professionally. Anyhow, he would just buy something and become attached, and hold onto it forever. He has every cue he has ever bought, although he was never a collector. He was purely a player.
Over the phone my dad said that I could have the cue and he is in the process of packing it up to send me. To the best of my memory I will give you all description of the cue. It seemed to be a titlist forearm, although I could be mistaken. If not a titlist it was very close. It has the original black leather wrap which is in superb condition. In the butt there is a clear "pane" of plastic or whatever material that is over a lable that says Willie Mosconi signature model. I'm not sure if my description on that section is 100% accurate, but this will all be clear once I receive the cue and can post some pics. The cue has a brass joint, with the original shaft and ferrule. It is dead straight! A guy at the "Billiard Store" in Nashville mentioned that he thought it was made by Rambow, but I think it was made much too late for that and highly doubt it. I'm sure Rambow was working for himself by the 50's and not for Brunswick, although I could be wrong. The funny thing about the cue is that it is like 17 ounces. My dad said he really wasn't sure of what weight to buy, and at the time he thought the lighter the better.
I'm curious if anyone on here has a picture of this cue and could share it with me in this thread. I know there were other models very similar to this as well. I'd be curious to see anything you want to share pics wise, and when I receive the cue I will take and post pics. This cue is obviously priceless to me, and I just can't wait to receive it. It has a huge amount of sentimental value to me. As always, I'm looking forward to any information you can share.
Matt
I was talking to my dad today and he said that he is going to send me his very first cue.
What kind of cue is it? Well read the title of the thread. Seriously though, the year was 1956 (at this time my dad was 15 yrs old) and my father had his eye on a Brunswick Willie Mosconi model cue. He had been playing a lot of pool (and was fairly good) but finally decided to get serious and buy himself a "personal" playing cue. After seeing Mosconi play an exhibition against "Bingo" (the best 9 ball player/player in Nashville, TN at this time) and beat him very handily, my father had found his pool idol.
So, my dad purchased this cue and has held onto it for 50 years (literally). It looks to be in virtually mint condition. My dad is quite anal and takes very good care of everything he owns. Heck, he purchased a 1970's Volkswagon Super Beetle (I believe it was a 72' model) brand new before I was born (I was born in 78), and kept that car *pristine* for nearly 30 years and it was his daily driver. It didn't hurt that his good friend was a mechanic who specialized in working on and restoreing Volkswagon Bugs/Beetles professionally. Anyhow, he would just buy something and become attached, and hold onto it forever. He has every cue he has ever bought, although he was never a collector. He was purely a player.
Over the phone my dad said that I could have the cue and he is in the process of packing it up to send me. To the best of my memory I will give you all description of the cue. It seemed to be a titlist forearm, although I could be mistaken. If not a titlist it was very close. It has the original black leather wrap which is in superb condition. In the butt there is a clear "pane" of plastic or whatever material that is over a lable that says Willie Mosconi signature model. I'm not sure if my description on that section is 100% accurate, but this will all be clear once I receive the cue and can post some pics. The cue has a brass joint, with the original shaft and ferrule. It is dead straight! A guy at the "Billiard Store" in Nashville mentioned that he thought it was made by Rambow, but I think it was made much too late for that and highly doubt it. I'm sure Rambow was working for himself by the 50's and not for Brunswick, although I could be wrong. The funny thing about the cue is that it is like 17 ounces. My dad said he really wasn't sure of what weight to buy, and at the time he thought the lighter the better.
I'm curious if anyone on here has a picture of this cue and could share it with me in this thread. I know there were other models very similar to this as well. I'd be curious to see anything you want to share pics wise, and when I receive the cue I will take and post pics. This cue is obviously priceless to me, and I just can't wait to receive it. It has a huge amount of sentimental value to me. As always, I'm looking forward to any information you can share.
Matt
