cue repair?

[tattoo]

a couple of quick questions..why do people have cues repaired by someone else other than the cue maker that made it, if they cue maker is still alive? also i here that if you have a cue repaired by the person other than the person that made it that the value of the cue is deminished...why? i would think that a good repair be it a refinish or major repair would make like new...not new but just as good..sorry for the long rant but i was told if i was to have my tad refinished by someone other than tad that the value of the cue would be worth less..high end cues might make a diffrence just wandering what yall thought... the diffrence of high end a mid level cues and having them repaired by someone other than the cue maker..example wrap,refinish,repair on broken butt cap, stuff like that ... thanks mickey carroll

 

[patrickcues]

The only place where I have seen it make any diferrence is with collectable cues. Or a cue that has a specific logo on the butt cap that needs to be replaced. As long as you dont get into signatures onthe cues then as long as the repair person is a established person it shouldnt make and diferrence.

 

[Thunder Thighs]

a couple of quick questions..why do people have cues repaired by someone else other than the cue maker that made it, if they cue maker is still alive?

I can think of a few reasons.

* Cost - Higher end cuemakers can logically charge higher rates for cue repair. There a several very competent cuemakers locally or even on of state that can provide high quality work for a more reasonable price.

* Convenience and Wait time - For relatively simple repairs, a local cuemaker/repairman may be able to repair your cue in a shorter amount of time. Provided that he does quality work, why wait?

* Security - Shipping a cue to be repaired has it's risks of damage or loss. No need to take the risk (however small) if you don't have to. For out of town repairs, just make sure that your cue is packed well and insured.

* Warranty - If a cue is past it's warranty or if it has none, a local repairman might be the most logical option.

also i here that if you have a cue repaired by the person other than the person that made it that the value of the cue is deminished...why?

Many custom cuemakers will not work on a cue that have been repaired by someone else. This may be the main reason for a diminished value of a cue. But then again if the buyer is still willing to pay what you are asking for a cue, then it will not matter. It will all depend on the buyer's perception of whether a cue that has been worked on by someone other that the original cuemaker will retain it's market value or not.

JC

 

[tattoo]

53 views and just 2 opinons?

 

[sliprock]

If the cuemaker is close by, I'd say, give them the work. If you have to send the cue across the country, I'd look for someone local unless it's a warranty type of repair. I sent a couple of Bill Schick's cues to his shop once for some simple repairs thinking that anyone else working on the cues might hurt the value. 2 years later, I called him, told him to forget about the repairs and send the cues back to me. I don't have a problem buying something that someone else repaired as long as they did a quality job.

 

[cueman]

53 views and just 2 opinons?

The opinions that were given answered your questions pretty well. Another hundred of us could follow up with something like, "I agree with them." or "Well said." or "Tap, Tap, Tap!" or we could reword it and say the same things over and over and maybe add some very small tidbit to it. I don't post in a lot of the threads, because someone has already answered the questions sufficently. The first two responses really summed it up pretty well, and I don't know what I could add to improve on what they wrote.

 

[scdiveteam]

Cue Makers / Repairs

Hi,

Here is my view on the subject. I own a large pool hall/bar and have a very successful cue repair business and I also build custom made cues for select customers.

Many cue repairs require an extensive amount of time to do and some customers do not understand the amount of labor required to perform the work to a high standard. Cue repairs can get expensive.

When you replace a tip, ferrule, wrap or even change a butt cap it is not that big a deal. When a cue needs to be dismantled for some reason you need do the make the replacement component, dismantle the cue, perform the repair, sand off the finish, reseal, refinish, wet sand, buff & re-wrap.

For some repair jobs, at some point in time one has to realize that it is easier to build a new cue from scratch.

I install a tip and recondition my league player's shafts for $20.00. It takes me about 10 minutes to do this and my costs for tip, glue, sandpaper and other products is about 2.50. So when I do an expert job for my customer in reality I am making about $100.00 per hour for my labor.

When I take on a extensive cue repair project I am lucky if I make $40.00 per hour. I only take on these extensive repair projects for customers that are my personal friends that need my help. It is done as a customer service. If the customer has a high end cue I always advise them to send it back to the OEM. The problem here is once you take apart a cue you can run into nightmares. Once you start you must finish the job. If you take apart a point cue because the A-Joint failed you may find your self having to drill out some stainless steel threaded rod inside a glued set of points. That is a real nightmare as you will have the create a lot of heat to drill out the pin and the glue could fail that holds the points to the wall of the hole.

Many cue makers don't want to be repairing cues. They want to be building and selling new cues. There are a lot of cue makers out there that do understand that it is advantageous to jump on the chance to repair their own product because customer service is a good will item that ultimately increases their reputation and their brand.

To answer your original question, people get cue repair work done by a local guy ( tips, ferules, wraps, shaft reconditioning ) because most of those jobs are done while you wait. If you send it off to the cue maker it usually takes a lot of time and costs more money.

Rick Geschrey

 

[tattoo]

thanks

thanks for the info...