Cue types?

[RakRunr]

I love looking through the classifieds, but I've seen a couple of cue types that I'm not familiar with, namely "Merry Widow" and "Hoppe". Would someone please elaborate on these? (and feel free to add any others to the list)

 

[Texas Carom Club]

merry widow if im not mistaken is basically a plain jane

 

[Texas Carom Club]

hoppe as in willie hoppe
shorter butt cap, unless im mistaken

 

[Type79]

Here is a discussion on Hoppe rings:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=258959

A Merry Widow is a cue made from one piece of wood.

 

[Cuebuddy]

I have always called a Merry Widow a cue with no points and rather plain.
A Hoppe has a white ring before the black butt cap and veneered points that are shorter.

 

[bbb]

Here is a discussion on Hoppe rings:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=258959

A Merry Widow is a cue made from one piece of wood.

sent you a greenie for reserecting an old thread of mine.....:thumbup:
obviously you appreciate good threads...:grin:

 

[Rtstreet]

Please add others like full splice and titlelist or titlist I have seen it spelled different ways

 

[SC02GTP]

A full splice cue is built by splicing two pieces of wood together, one wood is used for the nose of the cue and the other piece is used for the butt of the cue. So, if you were to take the wrap off of a full spliced cue, you would find the bottom of the points below the top of the wrap.

A short splice cue is built from three different pieces of wood. The nose with points are built together, then, the handle is fastened to the nose and a butt sleeve is attached to the other end of the handle wood. The point work ends where the wrap starts, unlike a full spliced cue.