classiccues said:First: This is one of many, many topics in the for sale section that would be better off in a Cue Discussion area.
Second: Mystery cues are always a gamble. There is no tell tale sign on a lot of cues. This cue in particular is one of those cues. Trim rings are kind of odd, and the points at the base are very wide. There are a plethora of lesser known cue makers from the 60's and 70's. I just found out there was a guy with a Spanish last name, Gomez, Gonzales, Jose something or another in NYC made cues. If I threw out the name Eddie Silva, who besides me would know Eddie. This doesn't even count the Palmer-esque guys like Fundunka and Karl Mayer. These guys made cues in the styles of the masters of that time frame. There is a Doug Borque on ebay made in the 70's, I had no idea and I know Doug. McDaniels made cues for a long time. As we find out, memories fade, records were shoddy. I feel a lot of these cues are going to remain mysteries for a long time. Randy Andersen made pointed cues with Joss West joint blocks. I know I have seen a few trying to be passed off as JW's.
Cues can sometimes be very, very tricky. Buying mystery cues are a crap shoot. It's really like buying a lottery ticket. Would you pay 400,600 or more for a scratch off? That is how you have to look at it. They are a lot of fun and speculation is a great hobby, but it could be a costly hobby.
Dick Abbott over at Billiardcue.com had a really interesting mystery cue at the Hopkins a few years ago. These cues pop up from time to time. We should make a law that cuemakers have to at least sign the handle
JV
Joe, where is the "Cue Discussion" section you mentioned? Are you referring to the "Cue Gallery"? If not, I would like to know. Thanks. I agree with you on your post. I wouldn't necessarily pay the 4-600, but a crap shoot in a pawn shop for 1-200 would be my crap shoot limit for a cue such as this. The ringwork in this particular cue throws me off. I can't see the stacked vs. mitered veneer thing mentioned previously, as the glue lines seem to be quite tight, and I have seen some older cues that the miters were off a bit and individually one point might look somewhat stacked.
