Custom cue with no name?
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CaptainJR said:
Go look at almost any cue builder and examine the way they mark their cues historically. (If I recall correctly, even the Blue Book makes note of this.) Often times the way one person does this changes over time. I have known cue builders who have gone from signing under the wrap to signing on the fronts to engraving on the butts. I also know cue builders who sign their cues sporadically...they may mark one cue one way and another, a day later, totally different. I agree with Luke's advice. When in doubt go strait to the source.
Joey I find your above statement very interesting, and know there is one Vendors of Cue Parts/Components that SELLS Prefabricate Forearms, and Butt Sections with Point, and Veneered Points that are apparently fabricated by Samsara Cue Company for resale.
Prather sells to several assemblers. I know of at least three local assemblers. Hell, they even have the same rings.
Think these “assemblers” are still craftsman but maybe without the skill, equipment, or ? To work from totally RAW MATERIALS, as other Cuemaker do.
They're not craftsmen. They are assemblers. How can one buy a blank ( it can even have a tapped hole if one wants it ), a handle with a joint stud in it and inlayed sleeve be a craftsman? What? For gluing the parts together then signing his name? He's a craftsman when he makes his own blank and assembles them dead on nuts.
IF he's making a sneaky pete, yeah a cutdown house cue is fine b/c it's a sneaky pete. But, a "custom cue" is a different animal imo.
Prather sells to several assemblers. I know of at least three local assemblers. Hell, they even have the same rings.
Think these “assemblers” are still craftsman but maybe without the skill, equipment, or ? To work from totally RAW MATERIALS, as other Cuemaker do.
They're not craftsmen. They are assemblers. How can one buy a blank ( it can even have a tapped hole if one wants it ), a handle with a joint stud in it and inlayed sleeve be a craftsman? What? For gluing the parts together then signing his name? He's a craftsman when he makes his own blank and assembles them dead on nuts.
If he's concerned about the hit of his cues, he should pick his own wood.
IF he's making a sneaky pete, yeah a cutdown house cue is fine b/c it's a sneaky pete. But, a "custom cue" is a different animal imo.
If he trained the people who work for him and he provided/designed the tooling and equipment and he has the ultimate say in the quality control, he can sign his name imo. He better pick the woods too.
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Bruce S. de Lis
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Two Sources for Parts, or Componants for Building Cues
Check out the (2) Links Below....
Almost everything you need to do some Cue building.
http://www.cuestik.com/cuestik/cata...linkon=category
http://www.cuecomponents.com
End Results could Vary from Person to Person..
Check out the (2) Links Below....
Almost everything you need to do some Cue building.
http://www.cuestik.com/cuestik/cata...linkon=category
http://www.cuecomponents.com
End Results could Vary from Person to Person..
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Fred Agnir
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Just to clarify, there were only a dozen or so of his early cues that weren't his own blanks. He bought blanks from the WICO company.k-carson said:
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Fred Agnir
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What answer did you get? What do you need to drop? What is it that you think he's "pulling here"?CaptainJR said:
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Fred Agnir said:
Hay Jr .
Go with your gut .It's your money .But if u don't feel right .jus walk away ..i know a guy who sold a cue and told it was custom and it was not .Cause it came for over sea with 20,000 others.That was about $90.00 new and sold way more then that ..Find the mader and ask them did they make the cue ..
Good luck....
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IF YOU DONT HAVE PHOTOS TO POST OF THIS CUE THAN THIS THREAD IS USELESS. TAKE THE CUE TO A LOCAL CUEMAKER FOR HELP BUT LETS NOT WASTE ALL THIS TIME DISCUSSING A CUE THAT MAY NOT EVEN EXIST. JUST ASK JIMBO ABOUT THESE SENSELSS POST! I CANT EVEN BELIEVE HOW MANY RESPONSES THIS CRAP GOT,ITS LIKE SHARKS IN THE WATER THINKING THERE GOING TO GET A CRACK AT AQUIRING A BALBUSHKA OR SOMETHING.CaptainJR said:
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Mike Johnson, (Jensen Cues) for years would not sign his cues, however , under the wrap he always signs and dates (year) his custom cues. He has however been signing all his cues with a small jc now for about 5 or 6 years. He still doesn't do it on most of his "low-ends", but he would on one that costs $800.00. If I were you, I would definitely send him a picture to see if it's one of his.
Mike Johnson, (Jensen Cues) for years would not sign his cues, however , under the wrap he always signs and dates (year) his custom cues. He has however been signing all his cues with a small jc now for about 5 or 6 years. He still doesn't do it on most of his "low-ends", but he would on one that costs $800.00. If I were you, I would definitely send him a picture to see if it's one of his.
Check with the cuemaker - he may have signed it but if the cue has been refinished the signature may have been lost. He maybe able to identify the cue.
Jack
www.johnmaddencues.com
Jack
www.johnmaddencues.com
I have a Jacoby cue with no name or signature . I sent pictures to Jacoby and they verified it’s one of there’s . The only part that says Jacoby is the rubber bumper.
in before garzar`s typical, ""who dug up this ancient thread??""
I'll take first guess and bet what you want.
like fkn clockwork this one
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