Is my Schon a Runde era?

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mzn8cp

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Bought my Schon in late 80’s , maybe early 90’s in Akron Ohio while playing at Starchers. How can i tell if it a Runde era cue, it is the basic R-1 (or S-1) ? Anything with the logo.
 
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I think yours is toward the end of the Runde era because of the Micarta ferrule.
 
Awful bright colored mixarta most i've ever seen wasn;t that color i'm not a cuemaker yet, lmao However, i loved micarta, the hit was like no other, and saw quite a bit in block form up until about 6 years ago, now it's pretty much obsolete.
 
slim123 said:
Awful bright colored mixarta most i've ever seen wasn;t that color i'm not a cuemaker yet, lmao However, i loved micarta, the hit was like no other, and saw quite a bit in block form up until about 6 years ago, now it's pretty much obsolete.
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That is the old micarta everyone so wishes they could find now. The cream colored stuff Schon started using after that was not the same. So that dates the cue 80s to very early 90s at the latest, if the shaft is original to the cue. Then they went to linen based ferrules.
 
I don't know much about Runde Era Cues or schons for that matter, , however micarta was used on quite a few cues back then, i had a few with those ferrules
No malice intent here, just trying to learn something
 
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It has the silver ring, i think it is referred to as German Silver. I have a price list for the R Schons from the late 80’s and it shows the silver ring as an option.
 
slim123 said:
I don't know much about Runde Era Cues or schons for that matter, , however micarta was used on quite a few cues back then, i had a few with those ferrules
No malice intent here, just trying to learn something
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Micarta from that era typically yellows into the color shown in the photo.
 
mzn8cp said:
It has the silver ring, i think it is referred to as German Silver. I have a price list for the R Schons from the late 80’s and it shows the silver ring as an option.
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You are right on the line of when Bob quit. Just not sure which side of the line.
 
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