Hello Az membership, for those that do not know me, I own and operate a pool room, retail store, and a billiards Pro-shop.
Frequently, customers bring in older cues for restoration or refinish. The two cues pictured were brought in yesterday for complete restoration. I love to work on these older cues, the craftsmanship was truly outstanding, considering the techniques that were used at the time.
The cues pictured below are both early Adam Cues from the period between 1973 and 1975. The cues pictured are both considered Full Splice due to the technique that was used to join the forearm and the under wrap. The technique used on one of the cues is very similar to the technique used by the late Burton Spain and by others currently still building Full Spliced blanks. The other cue is a more traditional Full splice blank like the type that was used by Brunswick when they were constructing Titlist cues.
These cues are very very nice, however, there collectible status due to who and where they were made has never been what it should be for the quality of construction, the hand inlay work, and the beautiful traditional designs employed.
I think these cues are great collectibles for a new collector or someone on a budget. In addition the older ones like these are not as easy to find any more as they once were, and the prices for them is very low in comparison to other cues from the same time period.
I will post some additional photo's when the restoration is complete. If anyone else has any opinions or additional information please pass it along.
Thanks for input in advance, and have a great night!!!!
Frequently, customers bring in older cues for restoration or refinish. The two cues pictured were brought in yesterday for complete restoration. I love to work on these older cues, the craftsmanship was truly outstanding, considering the techniques that were used at the time.
The cues pictured below are both early Adam Cues from the period between 1973 and 1975. The cues pictured are both considered Full Splice due to the technique that was used to join the forearm and the under wrap. The technique used on one of the cues is very similar to the technique used by the late Burton Spain and by others currently still building Full Spliced blanks. The other cue is a more traditional Full splice blank like the type that was used by Brunswick when they were constructing Titlist cues.
These cues are very very nice, however, there collectible status due to who and where they were made has never been what it should be for the quality of construction, the hand inlay work, and the beautiful traditional designs employed.
I think these cues are great collectibles for a new collector or someone on a budget. In addition the older ones like these are not as easy to find any more as they once were, and the prices for them is very low in comparison to other cues from the same time period.
I will post some additional photo's when the restoration is complete. If anyone else has any opinions or additional information please pass it along.
Thanks for input in advance, and have a great night!!!!
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