> *>* 1970's Bumperless Block Letter JOSS Hoppe *<*<
- Thread starter macneilb
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Beautiful cue.
Josh
Josh
i just saw the pictures for this cue on facebook yesterday.. i must say that Scot Sherbine did an absolute amazing job.. the cue is amazing!
chris
chris
Here you go Doc:
http://www.facebook.com/proficientbilliards
It was right on his frontpage (or Wall...or whatever the hell it's called)...I clicked on one of the pics and it took me to a slideshow...
http://www.facebook.com/proficientbilliards
It was right on his frontpage (or Wall...or whatever the hell it's called)...I clicked on one of the pics and it took me to a slideshow...
Can somebody give a link to the "before" pics?
Thanks-
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Thank you! :thumbup:
EDIT: I love just going through the pics of the cues that Scott takes in for work. I have been doing that ever since I found the web site.
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Thank you for the compliments guys. I've had the cue for awhile now. I was out in Michigan at Anazeh Sands picking up a shaft and I heard someone was selling an old Joss out up near Gibraltar MI, so I drove a couple hours out to check it out. I didn't have high hopes, but I figured it was worth a look. When I first saw the cue, I thought I was right in my skepticism as the finish was almost completely worn off the forearm, and the butt had a lot of dings and minor dents from years of use. It was an old school block letter era Joss though. The wear wasn't a big deal as almost all of it was only surface wear and not into the wood, except the finish around the Hoppe ring was worn, which had allowed the ink around the logo to start to fade. After I picked it up I didn't bother to get it refinished as I was playing with it alot and figured I'd get around to it at some point 
. Eventually, I sent it to Scot over at Proficient who clearly did an amazing job. To be honest, I sent it in to him not because I cared about the worn look of the cue (I actually liked it that way), but because I didn't want the logo on the ivory Hoppe ring to fade anymore than it already had. These old Joss' are prone to losing their logos easily over the years, especially when the etching isn't that deep, or they get a shoddy refinish, etc. When I talked to Scot, my only request aside from refinishing the cue and cleaning the shaft was to be extra careful around the logo and possibly darken the ink (the etching was still clear and deep, only the ink had faded) if possible. He did that and then some as you can see. I can't say enough great things about his work. Anyways, thanks again for the kind words :smile:
. Eventually, I sent it to Scot over at Proficient who clearly did an amazing job. To be honest, I sent it in to him not because I cared about the worn look of the cue (I actually liked it that way), but because I didn't want the logo on the ivory Hoppe ring to fade anymore than it already had. These old Joss' are prone to losing their logos easily over the years, especially when the etching isn't that deep, or they get a shoddy refinish, etc. When I talked to Scot, my only request aside from refinishing the cue and cleaning the shaft was to be extra careful around the logo and possibly darken the ink (the etching was still clear and deep, only the ink had faded) if possible. He did that and then some as you can see. I can't say enough great things about his work. Anyways, thanks again for the kind words :smile: