Broken Szamboti

jhr

jhr

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I have a broken Szamboti I would love to have it repaired by Barry. It has a broken forearm from the joint to the points. Is this repairable or will I require a new forearm made? Is it worth the effort to have it repaired. I think this is like a classic car. It won't be original condition, but it will be restored. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.
 
Post a pic of the cue, if its salvageable or not someone here can let you know.
 
Pictures

I am in South Dakota and the cue is back home in Indiana. As soon as I get home, I will try to post pictures. The cue is not in two pieces according to my father who picked up the cue today. So any help without the pictures will be helpfull as we decide how to approach this situation.
 
Well if its just a chip in the forearm, Barry might be able to construct a new one for you and replace it.

Of course I'm sure this would cost you 3/4s of a new szamboti cue.
 
is it a gus or barry? u didnt specifically say but if its a barry i dont think the original condition would matter as much since it would be barry fixing it anyways. plus, at this point original condition doesnt matter since its broken. it'll definitely be worth more if u get it fixed.
 
Sadly it is a Gus

The cue is a Gus. I know it is worth more repaired than not, but I sell auto parts for a living and have a family, so money is a factor in my decision. My original thoughts are to have Barry make a new forearm and have 2 new shafts made to go with the originals. I have some very nice cues, but this would make the collection impressive.
 
well if u think money will be tight then maybe u shouldnt repair it. cuz unless u play with it (which i dont think u do since its not listed as ur playing cue) or intend to sell it, u dont need ot repair it. if its just for collecting then maybe u can just hold on to it a bit longer and get the money together first. either way, from ur description it sounds like it needs to be restored. but we'll need to see some pictures first.
 
I recommend you repair the cue.....

jhr said:
I have a broken Szamboti I would love to have it repaired by Barry. It has a broken forearm from the joint to the points. Is this repairable or will I require a new forearm made? Is it worth the effort to have it repaired. I think this is like a classic car. It won't be original condition, but it will be restored. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.
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I recommend sending the cue to Proficient Billiards for repair.

Please check this link: http://www.proficientbilliards.com/cuerepair.htm
 
please, if you are at all interested in the cue, call barry and get his opinion before you do anything else. any szamboti should be repaired by barry and he is great to work with especially when it concerns his dad's cues. he will give you the best advice on your cue, how to repair it and if it's worth repairing. please, get in touch with barry, it will be well worth the effort.

guy
 
If barry doesnt have time contact mike johnson [JENSEN CUES] he does some fantastic repair work. If you decide not to fix it I would be interested in purchasing.
 
guycrunch said:
please, if you are at all interested in the cue, call barry and get his opinion before you do anything else. any szamboti should be repaired by barry and he is great to work with especially when it concerns his dad's cues. he will give you the best advice on your cue, how to repair it and if it's worth repairing. please, get in touch with barry, it will be well worth the effort.

guy
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ditto....perfect (and the correct) answer
 
guycrunch said:
please, if you are at all interested in the cue, call barry and get his opinion before you do anything else. any szamboti should be repaired by barry and he is great to work with especially when it concerns his dad's cues. he will give you the best advice on your cue, how to repair it and if it's worth repairing. please, get in touch with barry, it will be well worth the effort.

guy
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I agree 100%. I would either have Barry repair it, or don't touch it. Obviously none of us have seen the cue but once the cue is worked on by anyone it will effect the value. Your best bet on retaining value is having any repairs done by the person perceived by the collectors as the best person alive to do it and in the case of a Gus, I think all would agree that person is Barry.

I think you would be better served selling it unrepaired before having it repaired by anyone but Barry

My 0.02

Joe
 
I agree with everything that has been said so far. I just want to add something from my own experience.

Not long ago, an older gentleman from my home room brought me what he believes to be an original Gus S cue. It's in decent shape, except neither original shafts have survived. He has a Predator or some laminated replacement shaft that he's been using. I called Barry and he agreed to inspect and estimate repairs in approximately 2 years time if he is still working. He assigned a month to call him for a shipping time. The rest is up to my friend. Barry also mentioned that he doesn't authenticate his fathers cues. The best that he could do on that was to provide a receipt saying something like, "repair to Gus Szamboti cue".

Meanwhile, I have spoken to another very famous cuemaker who makes gorgeous cues occasionally in the Szamboti style. He said that he could provide period correct shafts for $150 apiece, and replace any other parts that were needed that would be indistinguishable from the original. Based on this cuemaker's great work I have no doubt that he would do just that.

I provide the facts and you decide ;) :D :cool: ...Tom
 
jasonlaus said:
If barry doesnt have time contact mike johnson [JENSEN CUES] he does some fantastic repair work. If you decide not to fix it I would be interested in purchasing.
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I agree if Barry isn't available for the repair, Mike would be a great choice. He has done many repairs on high end classics.

In this case, I would agree Barry would be the best first choice. Also, for it's potential re-sale value.

Yally
 
jhr said:
I have a broken Szamboti I would love to have it repaired by Barry. It has a broken forearm from the joint to the points. Is this repairable or will I require a new forearm made? Is it worth the effort to have it repaired. I think this is like a classic car. It won't be original condition, but it will be restored. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.
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Just send it to Barry to take a look at it. He will give you the best advice about repairing it.

Yes, it is worth the effort. A repaired cue is better than a broken cue. No question about it!
 
if you want to spend the time and money,barry is the only reasonable way to go,but he told me he is not taking any repair work,he has a 9 year backlog.
if you want to sell the cue send me a pm,i will not be checking this thread again.i buy old broken billiard memorabilia for display
dean
 
Another vote for Barry ONLY!!!!
Other guys CAN repair it...... but Barry is the one who SHOULD repair it. If you have a painting by a famous artist, you dont send it to Bob Ross to be fixed. Yes, Bob may be able to do a touchup just fine........ but its not worth the risk of a happy little tree. :eek: :D
Chuck
 
I played with a Szamboti once, you could tell it was something special, the hit was solid and beautiful, im glad there are people who can recover these instruments of pool.
 
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