Plus 3!!! I dont even want my name or initials on my cue.
Cues for sale with the previous owner's name engraved...would you buy one?
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Plus 3!!! I dont even want my name or initials on my cue.
Slide13........."Jerry Rauenzahn"
Slide13....the bottom cue is by Jerry Rauenzahn & here's a photo of the cue, as well as the sleeve of a cue he's making for me now.
Jerry truly does wonderful work, has reasonable prices & is a total pleasure to work with. As you can see, his workmanship is top notch.
The sleeve you asked about has a funny story behind it as even Jerry would personally attest and it's based upon an old Adams Bushka cue
design which neither of us realized when we decided to go with this one. The new sleeve photos is the design I wanted Jerry to originally use
for the first cue but the rings were making the cue butt heavier than the butt weight I wanted so we abandoned that design entirely.
We were at a loss which design to use and we stumbled across the Adams cue design and we both loved the look and Voila!. Jerry made my
cue butt weight exactly what I wanted down to the gram and it turned out so handsome...IMO....that I hired Jerry to build me another Bushka
design based upon a TS cue I've admired and the new cue's sleeve pictures appear right under the photos of the cue you asked about.
Matt B.
Slide13....the bottom cue is by Jerry Rauenzahn & here's a photo of the cue, as well as the sleeve of a cue he's making for me now.
Jerry truly does wonderful work, has reasonable prices & is a total pleasure to work with. As you can see, his workmanship is top notch.
The sleeve you asked about has a funny story behind it as even Jerry would personally attest and it's based upon an old Adams Bushka cue
design which neither of us realized when we decided to go with this one. The new sleeve photos is the design I wanted Jerry to originally use
for the first cue but the rings were making the cue butt heavier than the butt weight I wanted so we abandoned that design entirely.
We were at a loss which design to use and we stumbled across the Adams cue design and we both loved the look and Voila!. Jerry made my
cue butt weight exactly what I wanted down to the gram and it turned out so handsome...IMO....that I hired Jerry to build me another Bushka
design based upon a TS cue I've admired and the new cue's sleeve pictures appear right under the photos of the cue you asked about.
Matt B.
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One of my friends bought a Palmer off of eBay with the name "Jimmy Vegas" on it. His name is Jimmy, so why not?
I bought a cue off of eBay... an older McDermott... that had someone's name on it. Al something. I think I was drinking. WTFWIT???
Freddie <~~~ not Al either
I think lowering the perceived value is the whole point of putting one's name on a cue. It makes the cue more valuable to that person, and less valuable to everyone else. This is a characteristic one wants in personal items that one intends to keep forever. And for that matter, encourages the same in my heirs.
I am of an age, and philosophy where I don't buy much that I don't intend to keep (effectively) forever.
Thank you kindly.
I am of an age, and philosophy where I don't buy much that I don't intend to keep (effectively) forever.
Thank you kindly.
Many Interesting Perspectives
There are many interesting perspectives and opinions expressed here.
As a collector of Palmer cues, the ones I treasure the most are those which are personalized with the original owner's name. It makes them unique and meaningful as there is more to their history.
While some might feel a cue is devalued because it carries a previous owner's name, I feel just the opposite.
There are many interesting perspectives and opinions expressed here.
As a collector of Palmer cues, the ones I treasure the most are those which are personalized with the original owner's name. It makes them unique and meaningful as there is more to their history.
While some might feel a cue is devalued because it carries a previous owner's name, I feel just the opposite.
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Ironically, every cue, unless new and unsold, has had a previous owner, or even owners.
In a lot of instances, the buyer of the cue won't even know whom the previous owners of
the cue are. or were, in the case of older, vintage cues.
So whereas one usually doesn't mind buying a used cue, the fact the cue is now identified
with the previous owners identity makes it an entirely different situation. So then it comes
down to what is tasteful, acceptable or not a chance I'd ever even want that cue.
Personally, I wouldn't want a cue with someone else's name on it but initials, that's a different
story. I can live with initials if I liked the cue, especially if the seller were the original owner of
the pool cue.......a little extra provenance so to speak. Yeah, I could live with initials and with
all candor, I like branding my cues. I want them identified as mine and initials are the best way.
I also like my custom cues signed and dated by the cue-maker but I only do that if the cue-maker's
signature is acceptable to me.......there are some signatures I would order not to be put on my cue.
You've seen some of these signatures.....the penmanship is often atrocius, positioned horribly, made
way too large, etc. Nope, I would instruct the cue-maker not to sign the cue or else I wouldn't order it
I think the signature and date on the cue, when nicely written, is a touch of class and it also clearly help
document when the cue was made & the signature attests to the identity of the builder of the pool cue.
There a folks who think this deters, or distracts, from the design but I feel just the opposite.
Matt B.
In a lot of instances, the buyer of the cue won't even know whom the previous owners of
the cue are. or were, in the case of older, vintage cues.
So whereas one usually doesn't mind buying a used cue, the fact the cue is now identified
with the previous owners identity makes it an entirely different situation. So then it comes
down to what is tasteful, acceptable or not a chance I'd ever even want that cue.
Personally, I wouldn't want a cue with someone else's name on it but initials, that's a different
story. I can live with initials if I liked the cue, especially if the seller were the original owner of
the pool cue.......a little extra provenance so to speak. Yeah, I could live with initials and with
all candor, I like branding my cues. I want them identified as mine and initials are the best way.
I also like my custom cues signed and dated by the cue-maker but I only do that if the cue-maker's
signature is acceptable to me.......there are some signatures I would order not to be put on my cue.
You've seen some of these signatures.....the penmanship is often atrocius, positioned horribly, made
way too large, etc. Nope, I would instruct the cue-maker not to sign the cue or else I wouldn't order it
I think the signature and date on the cue, when nicely written, is a touch of class and it also clearly help
document when the cue was made & the signature attests to the identity of the builder of the pool cue.
There a folks who think this deters, or distracts, from the design but I feel just the opposite.
Matt B.
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