hoppe cues

dukeboy1977

dukeboy1977

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Why is it "right" that most "hoppe" style cues you see made have NO bumper on the bottom of it? Don't these cues deserve just as much protection as normal cues? I have 4 of these cues and every one of them has a bumper, but they're all made by the same cuemaker so maybe thats why. I just don't understand why these cues are not given a bumper, so enlighten me :confused:
 
Simple-----Hoppe did not use a bumpers on most of his cues. So retro Hoppe cues are only imitating/duplicating the master.
 
ok, but...

Snap9 said:
Simple-----Hoppe did not use a bumpers on most of his cues. So retro Hoppe cues are only imitating/duplicating the master.
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OK, so they're just duplicating whats already been done...but it don't answer my ?? really. WHY are they like this? It causes no aesthetic downfall by having a bumper, only adds some protection. I guess my REAL question should be worded as such: Why would you build a "hoppe style" cue without a bumper, only to chance something bad happening to the butt of the cue? If it were me building the cue, and somebody paid me the extra for the "hoppe style" buttcap, I'd want that particular cue to have as much protection from abuse it could possibly get. I understand what you're saying when you say that they originally weren't built with a bumper, thats fine...but hasn't cue-building come such a looong way since then? Prices have sky-rocketed also, so unless you're just wasting money to put it away in a safe somewhere to look at it down the line, this type of cue, like all cues IMO, should be bought to be used, and should have as much protection from possible bumps, bruises, abuse, etc...as possible. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks this, but to build a cue without a bumper is only asking for trouble. Thanks for your time and answer though, Jeff
 
yep

feldz23 said:
Did you see Predator is coming out with a new Willie Hoppe cue, and it has a bumper?

http://www.predatorcues.com/predator_cues_willieHoppe.html
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You know...I saw this, and was kinda impressed by it to be honest. I like the old style look of house cues because they have the veneers and the "hoppe ring", but never liked the fact that most of them, if any, have no bumper. This cue's gonna be a winner in my book!
 
dukeboy1977 said:
You know...I saw this, and was kinda impressed by it to be honest. I like the old style look of house cues because they have the veneers and the "hoppe ring", but never liked the fact that most of them, if any, have no bumper. This cue's gonna be a winner in my book!
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Hoppe made billiards not cues

Rambow who made Hoppes and... Rambows did not put bumpers
on his cues - so, neither did Frank Paradise, nor Gene Balner
on the early Plamer line

I always assumed the rationale went something like:
obviously no gentleman Balkline nor Straight Pool player
would ever be so oafish and vulgar as to mistreat his cue
in such a way as to need a bumper on it.

Bumpers were for nineball playing hicks who might do dreadful
things to a cue

FWIW Richard Black made a Hoppe tribute cue very early on(1980?)
still does IIUC - his brochure explained it was the only model with
no bumper. Shortly later he changed to a bumper

Dale Pierce<sadly watching Western Civilization comming apart at the seams>
 
Hoppe Cue

Years ago many cue makers thought that a bumper cheapened the cue.

BigJohn
 
Actually

When a player in the old days made a good shot - you would bump your cue against the ground (watch in in the Hustler). A bumper prevents that "tap".
 
still

Run the Century said:
When a player in the old days made a good shot - you would bump your cue against the ground (watch in in the Hustler). A bumper prevents that "tap".
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Just in the "old days"? Hell, in my city, we do that to this day...And you can hear just fine with a bumper in. Only when they make a spectacular shot though, do WE do this.
 
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