Brand New~~~lambros Titlist!!!

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(EDIT: Now for sale in wanted/for sale forum. $1600 shipped)
Here it is folks. I sent it out in august and have just recieved my cue in the mail. I asked Mr. Lambros to do whatever he could with my Titlist and he agreed to take a look. He followed my design idea exactly and it has turned out superbly. I believe this is one of the most cleanly executed titlist conversions that I have ever seen. Two shafts 13mm with ivory ferrules, and the new improved ultra joint with radial pin. Its better than I had ever expected.

Hope you like...feedback appreciated.:D

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ribdoner said:
DAMN...why didn't I think of that???

You did very, very WELL.
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Ditto! Wow, what a beautiful conversion... I'm really envious... If you play with it, let us know how it plays.
 
It's very classy. I like the subtle effect of the colors used. I can't quite tell what wood was used for the butt - was it part of the original cue? Looks like a mohogany color to me but the grain pattern is more diffused than typical mahogany.

Chris
 
Sorry guys, just curious. If you have to put a ringwork just above the wrap would it not be a fullspliced cue anymore?
 
thingie said:
Sorry guys, just curious. If you have to put a ringwork just above the wrap would it not be a fullspliced cue anymore?
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I believe that handle section was cut off.
I don't think ML turned it down and then tubed it with wood.

Superb-looking conversion. One of the best I've ever seen.
 
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I concur about the cleanliness of the conversion.

One of the smoothest Titlists I've seen. Very, very nice.
 
JoeyInCali said:
I believe that handle section was cut off.
I don't think ML turned it down and then tubed it with wood.

Superb-looking conversion. One of the best I've ever seen.
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I agree. Gilbert sometimes does them that way and adds rings above the wrap. But, you never know....it could be a "tuber". :)
 
cueaddicts said:
I agree. Gilbert sometimes does them that way and adds rings above the wrap. But, you never know....it could be a "tuber". :)
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In a bad Arnold Swartzenegger voice, "It's not a tuber!" :D :p
 
TATE said:
It's very classy. I like the subtle effect of the colors used. I can't quite tell what wood was used for the butt - was it part of the original cue? Looks like a mohogany color to me but the grain pattern is more diffused than typical mahogany.

Chris
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My guess is that the cue was cut at the handle and the original wood was used for the butt sleeve.

I also believe the joint is phenolic and not ivory. Since his joint is not flat and is concave, I'm not ivory will work as a joint sleeve. My Lambros is phenolic (although I have ivory inlays).

Overall, it's a nice cue made from Titlist full splice. I like the subtle ringworks.
 
Jazz said:
My guess is that the cue was cut at the handle and the original wood was used for the butt sleeve.

I also believe the joint is phenolic and not ivory. Since his joint is not flat and is concave, I'm not ivory will work as a joint sleeve. My Lambros is phenolic (although I have ivory inlays).

Overall, it's a nice cue made from Titlist full splice. I like the subtle ringworks.
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I have yet to find a real white phenolic.
It might be synthetic but I doubt if it's linen phenolic.
 
Correct, the joint is not ivory, as he does not offer this option on ultra joint cues. It is a white phenolic joint collar. It is also now a half splice cue as the forearm was cut out with a new maple handle added. Original handle wood was used in butt sleeve. I believe the wood to be walnut or a tropical mahogany.

Here are some pics of the cue pre-conversion. As you can see it was originally converted by someone else some time in the 70s. So you could say this is more of a re-conversion.

Thanks for all the replies..enjoy!!

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Beautiful conversion! The wood in mine might be the same - I chose the same materials to set it off, rather than blacks (except ivory instead of phenolic). Lambros did an amazing job on your cue, obviously!

Also, your original cue was an early '60s Titlist, and the colors are generally more vivid in those than in the older or newer ones. Most people prefer those bright veneers, but sometimes the subdued ones work well also.
 
Do you mind if I include some of your images on my web-site? I'm building a page of Titlist conversions to supplement Raist's, and I don't think it would be complete without this one.
 
Absolutely. While having this built I always hoped Raist would get to see and enjoy this cue, as it is somewhat of a rareity. If you need any other pics, let me know.

IM
 
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