Adam cue materials

[goober]

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[ATTACH]309154[/ATTACH]Just recently bought what I hope is a vintage Adam cue. It's not perfect with some staining on shaft and ferrule + minus the tip. I'll send pictures if needed but would appreciate some basic info. The ferrule seems to be peeling in couple of places so I'm wondering if the ferrule is made out of something other than typical composite. Also would like to know the usual size of tip for the cue. It looks like 12.5 or 13mm.
I would add a couple of pictures but can't figure out how to do it. Need help in that area

 

[goober]

OKAY let's try this another way

I'm thinking maybe the reason I haven't gotten a reply is because this is a suspect cue. SO, please let me know if you think this is a ADAMS cue. Also, if this is the real deal would I be in danger of losing value if I had the ferrule replaced by the Adams/Balabuska USA store? Thanks.

 

[PDX]

That logo is an Adam. Changing the ferrule will not decrease the value. What they used originally I do not know. I have a cue that looks exactly like yours, but my ferrule is 1/2 or 3/4".

 

[goober]

That logo is an Adam. Changing the ferrule will not decrease the value. What they used originally I do not know. I have a cue that looks exactly like yours, but my ferrule is 1/2 or 3/4".

Thanks again. I appreciate the confirmation. The ferrule is stained but is cold to the touch like the joint and butt, so I'm assuming it may be ivory. Gonna deal with the stain rather than risk it.

 

[Thomas Wayne]

Thanks again. I appreciate the confirmation. The ferrule is stained but is cold to the touch like the joint and butt, so I'm assuming it may be ivory. Gonna deal with the stain rather than risk it.

I seriously doubt it's Ivory in the joint or buttcap; in fact I would personally put the chances at zero.

TW

 

[pdcue]

Thanks again. I appreciate the confirmation. The ferrule is stained but is cold to the touch like the joint and butt, so I'm assuming it may be ivory. Gonna deal with the stain rather than risk it.

It is an Adam cue.

The chance that anything on the cue is ivory, is less than 1%...
much less. I used to buy ivory ferrule blanks from them back in the 80s.
I never knew of them to even offer ivory as an option.

Member jayman, would be my guess as most likely to know.

HTH
Dale

 

[Tommy-D]

If the ferrule is original,it was made from a plastic called Cerosite.

I never had a chance to work on it,but looked at a few of these over the years and didn't see it as much different than the ABS that Meucci cues from the same time period used. Tommy D.

 

[pdcue]

If the ferrule is original,it was made from a plastic called Cerosite.

I never had a chance to work on it,but looked at a few of these over the years and didn't see it as much different than the ABS that Meucci cues from the same time period used. Tommy D.

Good call. Now that you remind me, I got some of them a few
decades ago, also. The material Mali used back then was also
similar - IIRC.

Cerosite...
You deserve the 'obscure cue materials recollection' trophy for this date.

Dale

 

[Mcues]

Adam

I know that Adam refer to the material as ceromeld, but I wouldn't be surprised it they had different variations of it, or that I have a few examples somewhere buttcaps or ferrules. They peddled it as unbreakable specially in the Balabushka line.
I did notice that the 97 series cues have points and inlays made of what they called Cerosite, very white plastic looking material.
The ceromeld I think was more towards offwhite, Ivory more or less. Of course all this is just my opinion I could be wrong.

Mario

 

[jayman]

It is an Adam cue.

The chance that anything on the cue is ivory, is less than 1%...
much less. I used to buy ivory ferrule blanks from them back in the 80s.
I never knew of them to even offer ivory as an option.

Member jayman, would be my guess as most likely to know.

HTH
Dale

They did offer ivory as an option, I have a few shafts with original ivory ferules and champion tips.
They are pretty darn rare though for sure. less than 1% may be quite accurate.