Shafts: (3) Original shafts, 13.05 mm (4.2 oz), 12.9 mm (4.4 oz), 13.5mm (4.2oz)
Joint: 5/16-14 steel joint, double green veneer ring
Length: 57" cue
Wrap: White with green spot linen
Forearm: Birdseye maple forearm, 4 ebony prongs, black, blue, green and natural. 3 mop dots in each prong. Double green veneer over wrap. Gus Szamboti forearm
Butt: Hi and lo double green veneer rings, 4 inlay patterns of 4 dots and a single slotted MOP diamond. 20 inlays total.
Notes: 57" cue, great old school geometry. 1.318 diameter at butt, .835 diameter at joint. Restored by Steve Klein and in excellent condition. Mike was part of the NJ cuemaking landscape that originated with Palmer, and Paradise. He had his own shop, worked for others and was a one time partner of Karl Meyer. His cues do not come up often and none that have surfaced have been this ornate or nice from this time period. Mikes originally built cues like Palmer and Paradise, then started to build them more reminiscent of Gus Szamboti. He also used Gus blanks on most of his latter cues. He had a hand problem and probably built somewhere in the neighborhood of 200-400 cues in totality.
$2,000.00
JV
