Not to the best of my knowledge. I believe George used some Spain forearms as well as some of Gus', but other than the Wico cues and of course some Titlist conversions, I believe Gus made all of his forearm pieces.
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Not to the best of my knowledge. I believe George used some Spain forearms as well as some of Gus', but other than the Wico cues and of course some Titlist conversions, I believe Gus made all of his forearm pieces.
Hey Kevin,
At the time when Gus started to make cues, Burton had just sold the business to John Davis. Gus did use Wico and Titlist blanks in the very begining, but he didn't use a Burton Spain blank on any of his cues.
Best,
Ken Kerner
Ken
That's what I thought. I was surprised to see it asked because Gus was a superior blank maker, probably the best ever, some of George's best cues where from Gus blanks, and I just couldn't imagine Gus using anyone else after he got going and had it perfected.
Great cue.
Good luck with it.
Thanks again
Kevin
PS Wait! Burton Sold his blank business? Is this something he did when he was still healthy? Like he just decided to get out of the blank biz? Or, when he had to retire did he sell one "division" to Davis and the other to Hercek?
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Obviously I wasn't intending to insult the cue
- as I mentioned, the veneer pattern and colors were EXACTLY the same as my Spain, or it wouldn't have crossed my mind. After I posted the question, I realized it was probably absurd, given when Spain started making blanks, quality of Gus blanks, etc., but figured it might generate some interesting discussion, so I left it up.Regarding Spain's business/retirement, my understanding is that when he retired due to illness, the entire business went to Joel Hercek. John Davis retired in the mid-70s and Burton Spain continued to make cues into the early '90s.
Someone brought to my attention that I had my phone number listed incorrect on the front page...
Been corrected...
This Gus is still available...
Excepting offers...
Best,
Ken Kerner
914-715-4057
Been corrected...
This Gus is still available...
Excepting offers...
Best,
Ken Kerner
914-715-4057
I truely wish I could own this. What a magnificient piece of art and history. Sadly, I don't have that kind of money.... nor anything that would entice you to trade... Good luck to you on the sale and thanks for allowing me to see it.....