Kersenbrock player, Custom White, Justis Case 4 sale
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With the Kersh sold I am taking the White off the market. Kinda just let fate decide which one I kept. I knew the Kersh was going to be the one. It will be hard to part with it... Based on how fast it went you got a real deal Dennis. I never had 3 people offer to take my price without a haggle. I suppose I shoulda put it up for like $2,500 - $3,000.
A while ago I put feelers out and a huge RIP that Kersh fest ensued due to the fact there were SW replacement parts on it. God forbid someone take a cue with a bent pin and an old, dirty green linen wrap and send it to one of the Top Cuemakers in the country and make it like new...
Here is the story as to why I sent it to SW instead of EY to have the repairs done. Chris' II in Des Plaines had the cue for sale as a Franklin ERA SW. I was pretty much a novice to the high end cue market at the time and did some research. I looked at a ton of SW cues everywhere and they all had the rings in the butt and I wasn't sure that it was a SW. A buddy said that he was sure that is was, and I could tell one thing for sure, that it was a top end cue with the woods that are in there.
I realized that something was wrong with the pin after I bought it, when screwed in tight it rolled perfect, but after playing for a while it would roll wobbly. So I sent it to SW to repair and authenticate since that was what I was told it was. Around that time I came across Dr. Wus websight where he had most of his collection and saw a Kersh that looked almost identical with a reverse of the woods in the Butt.
The day Laurie at SW got it she said to me... I got bad news and maybe good news... we can say for sure its not one of ours, but it might be a Kersh. She said she would have to take the wrap off to know for sure. She also said if its not a Kersh she wouldn't fix the bent pin or refinish it. She would throw a wrap back on, but that was it.... It was a nervous 24 hours for sure, but by this time I was already convinced it was a Kersh, which she confirmed saying something about the work was unmistakeably David's. Sure wish I knew what she saw, but she would not reveal that secret.
The cue came back perfect and I think the Brown/White linen looks better on it than the traditional green/white anyway...
A while ago I put feelers out and a huge RIP that Kersh fest ensued due to the fact there were SW replacement parts on it. God forbid someone take a cue with a bent pin and an old, dirty green linen wrap and send it to one of the Top Cuemakers in the country and make it like new...
Here is the story as to why I sent it to SW instead of EY to have the repairs done. Chris' II in Des Plaines had the cue for sale as a Franklin ERA SW. I was pretty much a novice to the high end cue market at the time and did some research. I looked at a ton of SW cues everywhere and they all had the rings in the butt and I wasn't sure that it was a SW. A buddy said that he was sure that is was, and I could tell one thing for sure, that it was a top end cue with the woods that are in there.
I realized that something was wrong with the pin after I bought it, when screwed in tight it rolled perfect, but after playing for a while it would roll wobbly. So I sent it to SW to repair and authenticate since that was what I was told it was. Around that time I came across Dr. Wus websight where he had most of his collection and saw a Kersh that looked almost identical with a reverse of the woods in the Butt.
The day Laurie at SW got it she said to me... I got bad news and maybe good news... we can say for sure its not one of ours, but it might be a Kersh. She said she would have to take the wrap off to know for sure. She also said if its not a Kersh she wouldn't fix the bent pin or refinish it. She would throw a wrap back on, but that was it.... It was a nervous 24 hours for sure, but by this time I was already convinced it was a Kersh, which she confirmed saying something about the work was unmistakeably David's. Sure wish I knew what she saw, but she would not reveal that secret.
The cue came back perfect and I think the Brown/White linen looks better on it than the traditional green/white anyway...
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Addicted2CuesRU said:
Thanks. That was a VERY interesting story! I go to Chris II every once in a blue moon myself. Man now you've got me wondering, what the hell was it that she saw under the wrap that made the cue unmistakeably David's?! Maybe I'll ask Ed Young over at Chris' to see if I can get to the bottom of this mystery.
trueblu8 said:
Thanks. That was a VERY interesting story! I go to Chris II every once in a blue moon myself. Man now you've got me wondering, what the hell was it that she saw under the wrap that made the cue unmistakeably David's?! Maybe I'll ask Ed Young over at Chris' to see if I can get to the bottom of this mystery.
Let me know if he tells you anything.
He's been promising to come to Red Shoes for a while and if I see him I'll ask him myself.
Was that Navarette's EY cue you were selling on ebay? Panama told me Paul had a couple for sale a while ago.
It's probably something as simple as...you take the wrap off and find that David has signed the cue underneath the wrap. I know of a few cue makers who mark their cues this way. Just a thought.
I believe the pre Jerry period would be very easy to ID, especially the super early DPK's. For the 'modernized' DPK's right before Jerry, likely the way he put the forearm together with the handle and buttsleeve. However, as him and Jerry continued to work together, it would be impossible to tell the two apart during the later overlap period. The post Jerry period can also be tough, but Ed shared two or three (I believe the only two or three) ways to tell them apart (I will not divulge that per Ed's request). For collectibilty, it matters. Playability, they're both rock solid!!!
I don't think its as simple as a signature. When Laurie called me to tell me it was a DPK she was laughing about what she found. I wish I remember the exact words she said, but it was something like "Oh that david, only he would do it like that..."RackRunner said:
Like I said not the exact words, but the general idea of what she said, but she wouldn't elaborate. Based on what half said:
half fast bankr said:
I gather that Davids circle of friends prefer to keep some things secret so the AZ world may never know.
Lol. It's very tricky Jim.JimS said:
No just kidding. It's as simple as, quote the first post, highlight the quote, copy it, then hit back on your browser, quote the second post, paste the first post above it, etc.. It doesn't exactly have to be in that order, and you could also do it another way simply by having two or three windows open and then copying and pasting that way. You'll have to play around with it to see what works best for you.Lol.Addicted2CuesRU said:
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Sale is complete for the Kersh and the Justis is sold as well... If I decide to relist the White I will start a new thread.