Ebony titlist

[manwon]

I agree very old seasoned wood is best, but how good was the glue back then?

Honestly it all depends upon how / where the cues were stored. Even today many cue makers are still using wood glue to glue up veneers. While epoxy is certainly stronger if also makes the colors bleed depending upon who made the veneer's, wood glue or Horse glue as it was known years ago is still the glue of choice

I have done a number of conversion cues, and the only time I have ever had a problem with cues that had been stored outside or exposed to some kind of moisture. If the cue is solid before you start the conversion process turning it down over time has little effect at least from what I have experienced.

 

[BBC]

Brunswick Ebony/Blackwood One Piece

Hello,

Here is a one piece i picked up several years ago.

Enjoy,

Joe

 

[manwon]

Hello,

Here is a one piece i picked up several years ago.

Enjoy,

Joe


Very Nice cue Joe, I am going to have take some photo's of mine. I also have a Brunswick 26 1/2 similar to your's, the only difference is mine has the older style lable which makes it from 20's or early 30's.


Thanks for sharing.

 

[manwon]

Manwon is a knowledgable cue man
but I have never been able to tell the difference in old wood and new

i am sure that people can,but I'm not one
i wonder what would be so much better

decomposition? i can not figure how it works

to tell the truth i can not tell the difference in full splice

after 56 years of playing,all i know is i like some cues and don't
like others,but i don't know the science

No dean wood is kinda like fine Wine and people it only gets better with age. Wood if stored in a dry place will not decompose at all over time, in fact it will have better tone the longer it ages.

Even wood submerged in lakes where it is protected from exposure to Oxygen will not decompose. Don't you ever watch AX Men!!

Have a good night Dean.

 

[TATE]

Manwon is a knowledgable cue man
but I have never been able to tell the difference in old wood and new

i am sure that people can,but I'm not one
i wonder what would be so much better

decomposition? i can not figure how it works

to tell the truth i can not tell the difference in full splice

after 56 years of playing,all i know is i like some cues and don't
like others,but i don't know the science

If you ever come to Los Angeles, let's get together and you can play with some of my restored 26 1/2 one piece cues from the 1920's.

Those guys had it right - nothing feels like these cues, especially the rosewood. I have a bunch but a couple in particular that are "like new" perfectly straight and a blast to play with. Everybody likes them.

My impression is the aged wood is considerably firmer and the cues play accordingly.

 

[TATE]

Hello,

Here is a one piece i picked up several years ago.

Enjoy,

Joe

That's hot and rare!

 

[TATE]

In case he can't find one to post photos of, here is a completed one from Mr. Drexler. Now you can say you've seen one! Lol

Beautiful cue. It may have been from a Brunswick blank, but when I think specifically of "Titlist", the veneer colors are purple, blue (or green), brown and natural. Does yours have an orange or red veneer?