Hoppe Tribute
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Two of the Mosconi shafts are 14 thread and 2 are 18 thread
One of each are 13mm and 1 of each are 12.5
One shaft has a little roll
We've been trying to figure out what cue he had with 18 thread, but all 4 came in the same lot.
The black collars are the same as my other Rambow shafts, a little shorter than my
Willie Hoppe shafts, except for the 1940 vintage I just picked up that has a black
collar much shorter than any of them.
All 4 have the same 1" ivory ferrules, I have 3 early 40's Willie Hoppe shafts with shorter ivory ferrules.
Here is what they look like
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=459355
Your work? :thumbup::thumbup:
I'm a fairly honest person and not a bad bullshitter...but when asked which do I love more ...her or the cues& table I begin to sweat&choke. I get rattled and speechless. I would fail a lie detector test with record grades. I would not answer. I'd remain silent and thought of as fool.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions of building or customizing. My cue days are winding down. If I decided on a new Hoppe I'd buy one that is completed. Prefer not to build/wait for months or a year. Interesting how it starts with one custom and 2 seems to be more than needed. One cue will last lifetime if taken care of. But as we get an eye for the beauty of a nice cue the passion/addiction/desire to keep adding to a collection takes over. Most of my cues are production from $100-1000. The most fun I had was with the less expensive ones ... a few Schmelke's and 2 Dufferin conversions. To the cue makers out there...you guys have a special talent. It has been said "pool is more than a game". There's a lot of art work to go along with it.
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Excellent. I wish Mr. Drexler a clear state of mind when he does these. You don't get to many chances on each blank.
Thank you. Sometimes I get lucky. My two goals were to transform the appearance of black irish linen and have it look like ebony. Second was the option of. You already have a cue you like but wanted it wrapless. I followed what Mr. Meucci did but added a couple of steps. You can't see the linen.
Honestly, I don't know how you guys do it so well.
I bought a lathe and have been tinkering with just simply finishing a shaft someone gave me that was started by a cuemaker and never finished.
The ferrule installation is one thing, but I've never finished a shaft or anything else, and to get a nice smooth clearcoat on it is much harder than it looks.
I don't have spraying equipment, but now I understand why some guys are doing the super glue finishes.
That Pechauer looks amazing
Thank you. It's about patience. Finishing is something extra by itself. You mentioned super glue. There is a technique to it. I won't do a butt with it, i like what I use and how I do it. My finish is also baked. But I'll super glue a shaft. I'm afraid to bake those. I pick and choose my battles.