History of the term "Short Splice"???

[Cornerman]

The so-called "short splice," is what Burton Spain referred to as "half-splice" in his Making Blanks pamphlet. So, Ive always said half-splice. Since it's not really a splice, I'd call it a pseudo-splice, but that doesn't roll well. Who came up with this method? Was it Burton or was it someone else?

The only mention Burton Spain has of the word "short" in his pamphlet is "short blanks," or "shorty" which were his shorter (18" or so) full-splice ebony blanks.

I'm not sure when or why many modern cuemakers started to use the term "short splice." Who came up with this term and why?

Fred

 

[pdcue]

The so-called "short splice," is what Burton Spain referred to as "half-splice" in his Making Blanks pamphlet. So, Ive always said half-splice. Since it's not really a splice, I'd call it a pseudo-splice, but that doesn't roll well. Who came up with this method? Was it Burton or was it someone else?

The only mention Burton Spain has of the word "short" in his pamphlet is "short blanks," or "shorty" which were his shorter (18" or so) full-splice ebony blanks.

I'm not sure when or why many modern cuemakers started to use the term "short splice." Who came up with this term and why?

Fred

As I said last time, none of the cuemakers I know, call a half-splice
by the term 'short-splice', tho some do use the terms
interchageably.

As for the origin
maybe it was the same person who coined the phrase 'ride the nine'

Dale

 

[merylane]

The so-called "short splice," is what Burton Spain referred to as "half-splice" in his Making Blanks pamphlet. So, Ive always said half-splice. Since it's not really a splice, I'd call it a pseudo-splice, but that doesn't roll well. Who came up with this method? Was it Burton or was it someone else?

The only mention Burton Spain has of the word "short" in his pamphlet is "short blanks," or "shorty" which were his shorter (18" or so) full-splice ebony blanks.

I'm not sure when or why many modern cuemakers started to use the term "short splice." Who came up with this term and why?

Fred

burt was the only one i knew of using those terms.

i think he probably said "half" of the whole of a fullsplice it still used the same fore arm piece " half " .... it makes much sence esp. when you think of why he called the "short" ones "short"

rocky was the first i know of doing half splice blanks, but i would wonder about ernie, wico, and katz.

ask bill he probably invented it.


i guess its human nature to name things, i had never heard the term "a joint"

or "a, b, c, ect. rings" until 1999.

i wonder what terms gus used, or if he mentions it in any of his interviews?

 

[merylane]

As I said last time, none of the cuemakers I know, call a half-splice
by the term 'short-splice', tho some do use the terms
interchageably.

As for the origin
maybe it was the same person who coined the phrase 'ride the nine'

Dale

is there any that dont use it in the BB?