Adding Inlays

If the points and buttsleeve are a very dark color, or ebony the points can be made sharp very easily.
Is the butt nice and straight? What kind of wrap would you want put back on it? I can do something like this for around $300.
 
Sheldon said:
If the points and buttsleeve are a very dark color, or ebony the points can be made sharp very easily.
Is the butt nice and straight? What kind of wrap would you want put back on it? I can do something like this for around $300.
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The cue would have too be turned down, would it??? I think it would make the cue kinda skinny what do you think.I don't no just my 2cents. I would not do it..
 
matthew staton said:
The cue would have too be turned down, would it??? I think it would make the cue kinda skinny what do you think.I don't no just my 2cents. I would not do it..
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Well, not necessarily, as Sheldon asked the poster about the straightness of the cue. If it's good and straight, you can just turn the inlays and lightly sand them in to match. It is much trickier than doing it from scratch when building a cue though.

This kind of brought up a discussion I had yesterday with a good buddy of mine. He'd paid, what we both consider a premium price, for a Plain Jane Richard Harris birdseye cue. Close to $900. Recently he had another cuemaker, whom I might add does great work, add some inlays to the cue. I told him I thought it was a bad idea, from a collectors standpoint. I'm sure the cue looks great, but, I'm not sure if it would hurt the value or not. What do you guys here think.


just more hot air!

Sherm
 
cuesmith said:
Well, not necessarily, as Sheldon asked the poster about the straightness of the cue. If it's good and straight, you can just turn the inlays and lightly sand them in to match. It is much trickier than doing it from scratch when building a cue though.

This kind of brought up a discussion I had yesterday with a good buddy of mine. He'd paid, what we both consider a premium price, for a Plain Jane Richard Harris birdseye cue. Close to $900. Recently he had another cuemaker, whom I might add does great work, add some inlays to the cue. I told him I thought it was a bad idea, from a collectors standpoint. I'm sure the cue looks great, but, I'm not sure if it would hurt the value or not. What do you guys here think.


just more hot air!
Sherm
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I agree, I consider it disrespectful to alter the appearance of someone else's work.
 
cuesmith said:
...He'd paid, what we both consider a premium price, for a Plain Jane Richard Harris birdseye cue. Close to $900. Recently he had another cuemaker, whom I might add does great work, add some inlays to the cue. I told him I thought it was a bad idea, from a collectors standpoint. I'm sure the cue looks great, but, I'm not sure if it would hurt the value or not. What do you guys here think.
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Hurt the value? Yes
If he does not plan to sell it in the future, a hurt value is inconsequential, but it may not shed the best light on Richard Harris.
I have a Schön with diamonds in the points (look at my avatar). The buttsleeve is plain ebony. I thought diamonds or ivory windows would look good on it. I asked Evan if he would add inlays. He was not enthusiastic about the idea at all. I would never contemplate asking anyone but him, so I gave up on the idea.

Tracy
 
My thoughts on altering cue...

cuesmith said:
Well, not necessarily, as Sheldon asked the poster about the straightness of the cue. If it's good and straight, you can just turn the inlays and lightly sand them in to match. It is much trickier than doing it from scratch when building a cue though.

This kind of brought up a discussion I had yesterday with a good buddy of mine. He'd paid, what we both consider a premium price, for a Plain Jane Richard Harris birdseye cue. Close to $900. Recently he had another cuemaker, whom I might add does great work, add some inlays to the cue. I told him I thought it was a bad idea, from a collectors standpoint. I'm sure the cue looks great, but, I'm not sure if it would hurt the value or not. What do you guys here think.


just more hot air!

Sherm
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My thought is most people think they have a collectable cue and they really do not. Does it affect value? If it isnt a $1K or more cue, who cares?

Obviously I would not do it a higher end current or collectable. If a Tad or Schick or Gina is altered by someone its worthless. I was at the Indiana State tourneyment and a cuemakers was boasting he could put a ivory joint on any cue. I handed him my Gina, he handed it back and smiled.

My thoughts,

Ken
 
Bad Idea

Since You Won't Mention The Maker, The Answer To This Is Tough. If It's A Cue You Plan On Playing With Forever, Go For It.

If It Is Collectible, Which I'm Guessing It Is, By The Year And A Half Wait To Get It Back. Don't Even Consider It. The Cuemakers With That Kind Of Wait Time Are Usually Top Shelf, And All You Can Do Is Hurt The Value Of The Cue. I Had A Gus That Someone Had Added Inlays To, And It Most Certainly Hurt The Value.

Just My Opinion.
 
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