I am concerned about the direction this is heading... I put in a call and left a voicemail at Scruggs cue. The number on the web page. Not sure how long it will be before I hear back, but will post back what I find out. Any other impressions are welcome.
One of the shafts is a good inch+ shorter than the other, and has a different ferrule. It looks to me like the ferrule had to be replaced and some overall length was lost in the process.
Yes, that certainly is the cue. Of course the person I bought it from didn't bring that to my attention. In that thread it doesn't definitively say one way or another.
Thanks Nick. That is a relief to hear from someone who knows a lot more than I do about Scruggs cues. On the positive side, regardless of anything else, it is the best hitting cue I have ever picked up.