The reason I am making this post to help out those members who buy older house cues for conversion. In most cases Brunswick Balk Collender one piece cue are great for the conversion. The wood is well seasoned, and they are normally large enough in diameter for conversion with no problem.
However, I was on eBay earlier this evening and I noticed a number of Brunswick Balk Collender Challenger one piece cues being offered by a seller.
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-ANTIQUE-BRUNS...3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:1|39:1|240:1318
The Challenger one piece was the cheapest one piece made by Brunswick from the 1940's until the early 1960's. These cues were so cheap in fact that they solid Maple from bumper to ferrule, with the points and the wood below points painted on to look like different hardwoods.
If some members see these cues and think that they may be good for conversion you may want to rethink that, unless you plan to convert a 57 inch piece of Maple into something else!!!!
Hope this helps.
However, I was on eBay earlier this evening and I noticed a number of Brunswick Balk Collender Challenger one piece cues being offered by a seller.
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-ANTIQUE-BRUNS...3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:1|39:1|240:1318
The Challenger one piece was the cheapest one piece made by Brunswick from the 1940's until the early 1960's. These cues were so cheap in fact that they solid Maple from bumper to ferrule, with the points and the wood below points painted on to look like different hardwoods.
If some members see these cues and think that they may be good for conversion you may want to rethink that, unless you plan to convert a 57 inch piece of Maple into something else!!!!
Hope this helps.
