It was a valley bar box. The new cue is called "The Dubliner". I also have a McDermott WC02 that has been in my case for 22 years and has seen a lot of other cues come and go in that time. I've shopped around for my perfect hit quite a bit, but I keep coming back to McD. I guess I'm just a cheap date. I've even tried some the top-end McD's and they don't do it for me. I think it's because they all have that stainless quick release joint. Both of my McD cues appear to have the exact same construction and feel and hit a lot alike, even though they were made 20+ years apart.