I think it's a Triangle.
Can anyone identify this tip?!?!?
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RBC
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This is very simple
It is a Triangle. Period
Lepro's are vegetable tanned.
Triangles are Chromium tanned.
The color is completely different.
Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com
It is a Triangle. Period
Lepro's are vegetable tanned.
Triangles are Chromium tanned.
The color is completely different.
Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com
RBC
Deceased
Rod,
Sorry, I was referring to the tip in the first picture at the beginning of this thread. I had not gone back and noticed that there are other pictures.
After seeing the second picture, the one on the left is a Le Pro, and the one on the right is an Elk Master.
Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com
Sorry, I was referring to the tip in the first picture at the beginning of this thread. I had not gone back and noticed that there are other pictures.
After seeing the second picture, the one on the left is a Le Pro, and the one on the right is an Elk Master.
Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com
Royce,
I asked because there is some debate as to what tip is on the original posters cue. So I posted a pic of three different tips. The one on the left is a triangle, which is a brown color. The right side is an Elkmaster and the bottom is a Lepro which is also a darker brown.
The original posters tip is a bluish color even on the side walls. I'm saying his tip is an elkmaster which is what he paid to have put on.
Rod
I asked because there is some debate as to what tip is on the original posters cue. So I posted a pic of three different tips. The one on the left is a triangle, which is a brown color. The right side is an Elkmaster and the bottom is a Lepro which is also a darker brown.
The original posters tip is a bluish color even on the side walls. I'm saying his tip is an elkmaster which is what he paid to have put on.
Rod
Not the greatest picture.
The tip was chalked and shot with for about 2 racks. Chalk was cleaned off and tip was scuffed with sand paper.
Anyone know what this is?
No.
Here's the definitive answer. LOL!!! Because it's a single layered tip, you will get a very wide range of feel of tips just in one box.
The tip in your photo it's definitely chromium tanned. That would include the many times mentioned Elk Master and Triangle. This can leave the texture as... textury. Again, in a single box of tip, you can get a whole slew of different feels. Some Triangles can end up soft and mushy with fibers all over the place. Some Elk Masters can end up smoother than smooth. More often, you see the reverse.
The average Triangle tip is supposed to be harder than the average Elk Master. But, to be completely repetitive, I've seen the opposite. Experienced tip-putter-onners will throw away all tips they consider "bad." You should get a soft but firm tip with Elk Masters. You should get a hard tip with Triangle. If someone just pulled a tip out of the box and didn't test, you could get anything.
To RodP, I have had many Triangles that were blue through and through. But, that seemed to stop about 15 years ago. I assume Tweeten changed tanning suppliers. Nevertheless, Triangles are chromium tanned, so the blue tinge (due to the Blue Chromium chemical) shouldn't be a surprise on any particular Triangle. It just happens that many Triangles today no longer have as much blue, but could be gray.
To the OP, if you asked for an Elk Master, you probably got one. If it seems exceedingly hard, that could be due to the reason I said above. If you got a Triangle by mistake, just remember that Shane Van Boening uses Triangles!
If I were to guess by just a photo, I would have said that it was either a Triangle or an Elk Master. LOL!!!
Fred
Somebody put this thread in the azb hall of fame. This might be the most unintentional funniest thread ever. By tomorrow, I'm certain there will be 20 different tip answers.
> I don't see how the OP's tip can be anything BUT an Elk Master,but maybe not in it's original form. It may have been modified by repressing,and possibly soaked/treated in liquid,like the popular "milk dud" variety. That would explain his perceived firmness,and similarity to the Triangle in hardness.
I've only installed about 6 boxes of those over the years. The only possible variation is the earlier-mentioned Blue Knight. I've yet to see a Triangle that was blue on the sides,also installing several boxes of those. Tommy D.
I've only installed about 6 boxes of those over the years. The only possible variation is the earlier-mentioned Blue Knight. I've yet to see a Triangle that was blue on the sides,also installing several boxes of those. Tommy D.