Adam Cue model identification

[pooling around]

Hey Folks,

I'm looking to I.D. my Adam pool cue (vintage & model). Are any of you familiar with this model?

Thanks!

 

[Donny Lutz]

It appears to be the Level 4, N/B5 "Varig" from the 1970 catalog. Valued at $450 in mint condition, $340 in 90% condition, in the 2005 Blue Book.

 

[ideologist]

Hey Folks,

I'm looking to I.D. my Adam pool cue (vintage & model). Are any of you familiar with this model?

Thanks!

Neither shift is original. Might get a few dollars if someone is looking for the correct shafts for one of their cues.

 

[pooling around]

Thanks folks, I appreciate the help!

 

[Cuebuddy]

Here are some pics from a older thread.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=366751

 

[pooling around]

Cuebuddy, thank you for the link! The images are very close, though, the joint bolt is pointed on my model. Ideologist suggested that neither shaft was original. I don't know a lot about the pedigree of this cue other than the previous owner had paid $150 for it and used it for some time. He said that he never broke with it. I've got roughly a c-note in it (I bought some other unrelated stuff from the seller as well). Balance is good, while the shaft has a straight taper from ferrule to joint (vs. a straight section in the first portion of the shaft) and I'm finding I need to adjust to that. Weighs in at 20.8 oz.

 

[hang-the-9]

For $100 even without a matching shaft for it, that is a nice deal. Good looking cue.

Most people swap out the shafts anyway with a cue, so while original shafts are wanted for collectability and I guess "completeness", what most people would do is put the shaft away and use something they are used to. If you get an OB or Predator or whatever with matching rings, it should not take away much from the value of it as a player, if anything.

 

[Cuebuddy]

Cuebuddy, thank you for the link! The images are very close, though, the joint bolt is pointed on my model. Ideologist suggested that neither shaft was original. I don't know a lot about the pedigree of this cue other than the previous owner had paid $150 for it and used it for some time. He said that he never broke with it. I've got roughly a c-note in it (I bought some other unrelated stuff from the seller as well). Balance is good, while the shaft has a straight taper from ferrule to joint (vs. a straight section in the first portion of the shaft) and I'm finding I need to adjust to that. Weighs in at 20.8 oz.

If the cue plays well for you then that's all that matters. I play with about a hundred cues from modern customs, vintage cues and some I have made and while I do notice a straight taper I adjust due to my open bridge.