I purchased a Mike Lancaster cue many years ago. It was warped at the A joint and the shaft was messed up. I had a cue maker add a new handle and make a new shaft for a very reasonable price. I told him he could add his name under the wrap if he desired to ID the cue as mostly his build. I don't know if he did that. Since I am getting pretty old I am worried that it will eventually change hands in the future and be believed to be something completely done by Mike Lancaster. He was known for his shafts, so if someone bought it to see how his cues played, they would be misled. It plays nice, so it wouldn't be a total disaster, but it wouldn't be representative of his work. Should I post a complete history of the cue in the cue gallery? Would you want it documented if one of your cues was heavily modified by someone after you stopped doing cue work?
It isn't a valuable cue, only a merry widow by him. Are there other places other than the Cue Gallery forum to post info on the cue? It still has his name on the forearm, so the odds of it being passed on without the history seem to be pretty good after it has passed through a few owners.
Thanks in advance.
It isn't a valuable cue, only a merry widow by him. Are there other places other than the Cue Gallery forum to post info on the cue? It still has his name on the forearm, so the odds of it being passed on without the history seem to be pretty good after it has passed through a few owners.
Thanks in advance.
