When I used the word original, i meant shaft that came with the cue in original condition. Since 13mm is preatty much the standard, anything smaller is no longer in original condition(unless you collect snooker cues). It may still be an original shaft but not in original condition thus devalueing the cue. Even if you bought a cue new with pencil shafts, those original shaft arent worth what you paid for them. After they are turned down past a certain point they are preatty much worthless.
How big is your shaft???
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12.75 is just about max....
I, personally, prefer 12.75mm on all the cues I actually play with. I've bought and sold (or traded) plenty of cues that fall into the 13mm category...but if I intended to keep/play with them, I always used a 12.75mm shaft. Just a personal preference.
Having sold a fair share of cues with smaller diameter shafts, though...I have noticed that it limits the market a bit. Not sure if it's because the buyers were intending to flip the cue or not...or if they actually preferred to play with a 13mm shaft....but the ones I sold with 12.5-12.75mm shafts had about HALF as many folks interested in it.
As far as resale goes, 13mm is definitely the size of choice....but as far as playing size goes...I gotta stick with 12 3/4.
Makes me wonder how ANYBODY can play with a Joss cue that comes standard at 13.25!!??
I, personally, prefer 12.75mm on all the cues I actually play with. I've bought and sold (or traded) plenty of cues that fall into the 13mm category...but if I intended to keep/play with them, I always used a 12.75mm shaft. Just a personal preference.
Having sold a fair share of cues with smaller diameter shafts, though...I have noticed that it limits the market a bit. Not sure if it's because the buyers were intending to flip the cue or not...or if they actually preferred to play with a 13mm shaft....but the ones I sold with 12.5-12.75mm shafts had about HALF as many folks interested in it.
As far as resale goes, 13mm is definitely the size of choice....but as far as playing size goes...I gotta stick with 12 3/4.
Makes me wonder how ANYBODY can play with a Joss cue that comes standard at 13.25!!??
I would never have an original shaft turned down. If I did not like a thicker shaft, I would opt for a Predator, Predator Z, Tiger-X, I2 or other well made secondary market shaft and have it made to fit my playing preference. Then I would try to keep that shaft for future cues and sell the original butt with the original shaft.
I would never have my shafts turned down! I want them as I received them. And I never sand them either.....I cringe everytime I see an abrasive come out of a case and wrap around a shaft!!!
Lisa
Lisa
lenoxmjs said:I would would do more than cringe if someone wraped somthing abrasive around my shaft....Sorry couldn't resist
Hey, you never know!!...some guys like it rough!!!!!!!!
Lisa
I personally prefer a narrower shaft, less than 12.5 mm and over 11.75 mm. I recently bought a 25 year-old Scruggs shaft for my regular playing cue for $175 because: 1)fantastic wood and grain, 2)ivory ferrule, 3)11.91 mm, 4)perfectly straight and great looking taper (no hourglass stuff). The single shaft that came with the cue ('96) is 12.10 mm. To each his own. Sellers should honestly advertise exactly what the specifications are so the buyers can find what they want and ignore what they don't want. I would be real disappointed (read pissed) if I bought something that was misrepresented. JMO.
I have owned five 314 Predator shafts and two Z shafts...None of the 314's measured 12.75 as advertised. Most were real close to 13mm....I just today measued two of my friends Z shafts and they were 12.25 and 12.50...They advertise as 11.75mm...My two were 12.50...????
The digital micrometers available on ebay work great. They genereally sell for about $25 delivered. Worth having for any cue nut buying and selling cues.
Perfect playing size for me is the 12.5 to 13mm range. A good shaft needs some backbone. Don't think I'll order another shaft at less than 13 anymore. Course size is all personal preference.
Perfect playing size for me is the 12.5 to 13mm range. A good shaft needs some backbone. Don't think I'll order another shaft at less than 13 anymore. Course size is all personal preference.
I think it depends a bit on the density of the shaft wood. A really dense shaft at 12mm may well be stiffer than a junky 13... The key is how the cue plays. JMHO.
However, accuracy in measurement of a cue's vitals in imperative.
How many people will buy a high end cue sight unseen??
Flex
However, accuracy in measurement of a cue's vitals in imperative.
How many people will buy a high end cue sight unseen??
Flex