Moving and have the following cues for sale. If interested, please PM. I will accept offers, subject to reasonable wait on the following prices, which I think are fair.
1. Burton Spain - $4,800. ebony 4-pt,4-veneer,maple windows, custom combination of 3 Spain catalog designs. Original finish, some dings but looks great, some roll near joint that doesn't affect play, linen wrap is also original and shows age. It comes with 6 original Burton Spain shafts in various conditions, two re-finished and re-ferruled by Joel Hercek with Spain-like Cyro ferrules (29" and 28"), one refinished by Kevin Wright with original Spain ferrule (29"), 3 in lesser condition (2 29",1 28") (will scan all on request), authentication letter from Hercek based on hi-res scans, copies of Spain's file notes on the cue and copies of notes from the owner to Spain. Comes with new O'Neil 1x2 black box presentation case and also the original shipping box that the owner received the cue in and also used to ship/receive from John Wright at one point. I haven't weighed the cue, but it feels like about 19.4.
Pics are in my signature and I can provide additional pics including the shafts, shipping box, letters, etc., on request to serious inquiries.
http://runscott.homestead.com/files/equipment/Spainfo.JPG
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Spaine.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Spainf.jpg
2. Tim Scruggs - SOLD. Beautiful cue, forward-weighted (about 20.5"), plays great. 4 large ivory notched diamonds in the butt and rings with ivory inlays. Weighs about 19.5, great condition with minimal wear, flat-faced steel joint with radial pin, butt looks like ivory but is something else - acrylic?, two shafts with ivory ferrules - 12.0mm Triangle? and 13.0mm Moori, at tip of ferrule. The thinner ferruled shaft has a touch of roll and has been the preferred playing shaft, 13.0mm has been saved. Comes with the 3x6 brown croc-print Giusseppe case shown below, which has minimal wear, and I have some tools I will throw in that you can choose from so you will be set. I received this cue in trade recently and plays as well as any I have, but minimalizing due to move.
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggsa.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggsb.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggsc.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggsd.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggse.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Case3x6a.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Case3x6b.jpg
3. Titlist conversion - SOLD. Converted and beautiful, but with minimal intrusion - cut at appropriate point and pin added by my cuesmith, minor sanding so that joint width is not affected, phenolic collar added at butt below label, label preserved (sanded around), nice bright even points, refinished with Tung Oil and French Polish only to minimize wood intrusion. I was lucky enough to have a nice old Bob Frey shaft that was a touch thin at the joint and matches. To leave full-splice, we cut it high, so the joint is a little thinner than normal, giving more room to work for conversion. We drilled some lead out of the butt to drop the weight to about 20.5. It plays very nicely as-is and can be converted at your leisure in the future or not at all. It also has a screw-in black bumper that I have left off to keep the weight down. The cue hits firm and accurate, but is heavy. The label was used by Brunswick from the inception of the Titlist in 1941 until 1945 and also has the first Hoppe signature that was abandoned in 1945 in favor of the one used until Hoppe's were discontinued - it is clear and dark and perfect. Points are almost perfect and aligned as evenly as you will find. There is only one small indentation at the veneers near the base of one of the points that does not look bad and will go away if the cue is ever thinned down to play modern (see last pic). The cue comes with a nice O'Neil-type (possibly O'Neil) box case from the early 1970's with form-fitting interior, not the cheap compartmentalized type.
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlista.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlistb.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlistc.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlistd.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titliste.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlistf.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Case1x1a.jpg
4. Two original Hoppe Professional 2-piece cues - 1950's, one with original shipping tube, one with 1970's coffin case in EX+ condition. Prices and pics available on request.
1. Burton Spain - $4,800. ebony 4-pt,4-veneer,maple windows, custom combination of 3 Spain catalog designs. Original finish, some dings but looks great, some roll near joint that doesn't affect play, linen wrap is also original and shows age. It comes with 6 original Burton Spain shafts in various conditions, two re-finished and re-ferruled by Joel Hercek with Spain-like Cyro ferrules (29" and 28"), one refinished by Kevin Wright with original Spain ferrule (29"), 3 in lesser condition (2 29",1 28") (will scan all on request), authentication letter from Hercek based on hi-res scans, copies of Spain's file notes on the cue and copies of notes from the owner to Spain. Comes with new O'Neil 1x2 black box presentation case and also the original shipping box that the owner received the cue in and also used to ship/receive from John Wright at one point. I haven't weighed the cue, but it feels like about 19.4.
Pics are in my signature and I can provide additional pics including the shafts, shipping box, letters, etc., on request to serious inquiries.
http://runscott.homestead.com/files/equipment/Spainfo.JPG
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Spaine.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Spainf.jpg
2. Tim Scruggs - SOLD. Beautiful cue, forward-weighted (about 20.5"), plays great. 4 large ivory notched diamonds in the butt and rings with ivory inlays. Weighs about 19.5, great condition with minimal wear, flat-faced steel joint with radial pin, butt looks like ivory but is something else - acrylic?, two shafts with ivory ferrules - 12.0mm Triangle? and 13.0mm Moori, at tip of ferrule. The thinner ferruled shaft has a touch of roll and has been the preferred playing shaft, 13.0mm has been saved. Comes with the 3x6 brown croc-print Giusseppe case shown below, which has minimal wear, and I have some tools I will throw in that you can choose from so you will be set. I received this cue in trade recently and plays as well as any I have, but minimalizing due to move.
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggsa.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggsb.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggsc.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggsd.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Scruggse.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Case3x6a.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Case3x6b.jpg
3. Titlist conversion - SOLD. Converted and beautiful, but with minimal intrusion - cut at appropriate point and pin added by my cuesmith, minor sanding so that joint width is not affected, phenolic collar added at butt below label, label preserved (sanded around), nice bright even points, refinished with Tung Oil and French Polish only to minimize wood intrusion. I was lucky enough to have a nice old Bob Frey shaft that was a touch thin at the joint and matches. To leave full-splice, we cut it high, so the joint is a little thinner than normal, giving more room to work for conversion. We drilled some lead out of the butt to drop the weight to about 20.5. It plays very nicely as-is and can be converted at your leisure in the future or not at all. It also has a screw-in black bumper that I have left off to keep the weight down. The cue hits firm and accurate, but is heavy. The label was used by Brunswick from the inception of the Titlist in 1941 until 1945 and also has the first Hoppe signature that was abandoned in 1945 in favor of the one used until Hoppe's were discontinued - it is clear and dark and perfect. Points are almost perfect and aligned as evenly as you will find. There is only one small indentation at the veneers near the base of one of the points that does not look bad and will go away if the cue is ever thinned down to play modern (see last pic). The cue comes with a nice O'Neil-type (possibly O'Neil) box case from the early 1970's with form-fitting interior, not the cheap compartmentalized type.
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlista.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlistb.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlistc.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlistd.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titliste.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Titlistf.jpg
http://oldsplice.homestead.com/ForSale/Case1x1a.jpg
4. Two original Hoppe Professional 2-piece cues - 1950's, one with original shipping tube, one with 1970's coffin case in EX+ condition. Prices and pics available on request.
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