How do you tell the difference between SPAIN and SZAMBOTI blanks?

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How do you tell the difference between a SPAIN and SZAMBOTI blanks?
Any tell tale signs?:shrug:
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Balabushka said:
How do you tell the difference between a SPAIN and SZAMBOTI blanks?
Any tell tale signs?:shrug:
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It's more visual than verbal. But Szamboti blanks have longer sharper points, and the veneers are more precise.

I would recommend going to the Hopkins show and looking at them. Put them side by side and you will see the difference.
 
Balabushka said:
How do you tell the difference between a SPAIN and SZAMBOTI blanks?
Any tell tale signs?
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By the color of the veneers and by the length of the points. The points on Gus Szamboti cues are longer than most Spain Blanks. Other than that it is all a matter of having many of them come through your hands.

Take care
 
one is 2500.00 the other is 25,000!

sorry, couldn't resist!

I know, I know... Here's where my mother would say " if you don't have something constructive to add...."
 
Hard To Explain

manwon said:
By the color of the veneers and by the length of the points. The points on Gus Szamboti cues are longer than most Spain Blanks. Other than that it is all a matter of having many of them come through your hands.

Take care
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I was going to mention color as well, but I can't explain the difference. You just have to look at many of them.
 
veneers

they each stuck to specific tones of certain specific colors...

for example, the green on a spain will never be used by gus and so forth for the orange and several other key colors.

those who know, know...

those who don't call up those who do :)
 
for example

this is a gus:
 

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As far as i know...

this is what i have been told... i am obviously no expert... and i may be completely wrong :p
 
Balabushka said:
Okay. Picture POP QUIZ:

What is this, SPAIN or GUS?

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I'm guessing Spain (5 veneers, although this is an unusual blank).

Concerning the other issue (Spain versus Szamboti), on Balabushka's, Spain did not do birdseye forearms, as far as I know, but Gus did.

Chris
 
Balabushka said:
You both win cookies. Balabushka with 5 Veneer Spain blank.:wink:
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Thanks! that is an absolutely stunning combination - the cue must be Worth a small fortune.

Chris
 
TATE said:
I'm guessing Spain (5 veneers, although this is an unusual blank).

Concerning the other issue (Spain versus Szamboti), on Balabushka's, Spain did not do birdseye forearms, as far as I know, but Gus did.

Chris
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Hey Tate, check out this Spain (bottom cue) that was just listed here. Photo courtesy of Ssach

SpainSchicK.jpg
 
Spaid did do BEM forearms and it was pretty common throughout his career...use of BEM was very prominent toward the end. It's my understanding, though, that the ones he supplied to Balabushka were clean straight grained as ordered.

RE: Szam vs Spain points, the overall dimensions of the points are different, Spains are somewhat shorter and fatter, whereas Szams are longer. Also veneer work is usually much cleaner on Szam prongs.
 
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