circa 1980 Palmer Custom
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yes the cue has the pearl diamond inlays the entire length of the handle. cue was broke with clean break and the joint will need to be rebuilt. I don't know the value but it is a one of a kind ordered by a palmer dealer in late 70's. I am thinking it may be a szamboti forearm. Butt of the cue is dead straight.
yes the cue has the pearl diamond inlays the entire length of the handle. cue was broke with clean break and the joint will need to be rebuilt. I don't know the value but it is a one of a kind ordered by a palmer dealer in late 70's. I am thinking it may be a szamboti forearm. Butt of the cue is dead straight.
Just when you think you've seen it all... that is going to be a badass cue! Congrats. Please post up after the restoration.
will do. Value anyone? PM me thanks
Value?
More than I can offer! LOL!
But I have the perfect case for that cue! LOL! LINK
That's the kind of cue you regret selling years later IMHO...depends on the individual I suppose, but to me that's a true treasure. And that handle just screams! You drive that thing to the pool hall in a big Caddy. You gotta wear a nice diamond ring when you shoot with it. You gotta carry a big bankroll with you. And you gotta have a top notch chalk holder. LINK
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Well put up closer picture of the forearm...it could be a Szamboti Bicentennial blank...which would def add value...very cool cue for sure
My guess would be 2500+$ range.
My guess would be 2500+$ range.
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It's fuzzy, but it does look like those veneer colors might be right for a Bicentennial.
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If it is one......3k + on it I would think. Def a super rare cue
With eyeballs.......how do you see colors?
Interesting cue and should be quite striking restored. Congrats on the find. Could you expand on it's history?
Good luck with the wife-employment proposition, let us know how that goes.
Also, I'm curious about the nickel rings above the wrap. Palmer usually did those evenly, one above, and one below, if they were there. This one has one at the handle, but not one next to the forearm. I'd like to hear the story on that. On the Bicentennial colors, I'll have to look into that. Not sure...
This one's unusual...
All the best,
WW
I don't see any nickle rings in the cue at all...what are you talking about? I see Pearlized
Rings at all positions.
I see what looks like one nickel ring next to the handle, but maybe it's pearlized, rather than nickel. Now that I've blown up the picture on my phone, there may be a matching ring close to the forearm, but the glare in the second picture is making it look like dots rather than a second ring.
All the best,
WW
We get so spoiled using our phones. A number of times I missed things in cue pictures that I later saw on my PC screen.
Those rings are a little difficult to make out, but on the big screen they are clearly pearl.
Same with the colors of the veneers. Hard to see on a phone. Even on the big screen they are really fuzzy, but the colors are there.
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Those rings are a little difficult to make out, but on the big screen they are clearly pearl.
Same with the colors of the veneers. Hard to see on a phone. Even on the big screen they are really fuzzy, but the colors are there.
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I hear you, but actually, I've found the opposite. I couldn't tell the exact nature of the rings on my computer, but could tell better on my phone.
I need to get a new computer.
All the best,
WW
Wish the OP would comeback with some more insight on this cue....most interesting one I've seen in a while
The cue was originally purchased by a Palmer dealer in about 1980. The cue was a custom order, so it is one of a kind. In 1982 the joint was broken off with a clean break that did not get into the body of the forearm. It has been commented that it is a szamboti Bicentennial forearm. The cue has been stored since 1982. The current owner is getting documentation from the original owner on how he acquired the cue. It originally cost $800 dealer cost so retail in 1980 would have been $1600 give or take a dollar or two, lol. With documentation from both the original owner and Proficient I would estimate the cue is worth about $7500.