Looking for an old (1970's) McDermott bumper

[Chopdoc]

Any of you guys have one of these or know somebody that does?

It's an MR Series (A Series, 1975-76) McDermott bumper in brown. I figured I would ask here since some of you guys sometimes have odd stuff like this in your stash. I was told McDermott hasn't had them in a lot of years (but I have not asked them). Yes, it needs to be brown.

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[ratcues]

In all my years, I have never seen a brown bumper like that.

There are days I feel like I've seen it all then, in reality, there is probably more in front of me than behind me.

 

[Chopdoc]

In all my years, I have never seen a brown bumper like that.

There are days I feel like I've seen it all then, in reality, there is probably more in front of me than behind me.

Wow! Really?

How about this one from a 1975 MR-2 in green? The early McDermotts had bumpers color coordinated with the butt sleeve materials and wrap.

Both of these cues are mine my the way, and in beautiful condition, the green one has some very light finish chips and the other one is fairly pristine. I am in need of another bumper for a restoration though.

These are great shooting cues by the way. The green one is the only cue I know of that was made with a green bumper. Pretty unique.


Incidentally I think the A,B,C,and D series cues used bumpers from the same mold (though I am not 100% on that, I need to pull some bumpers and check)...just the early ones came in different colors.

 

[Buster8001]

Hey Chop,

What kind of ferrules are on the shafts for these two cues?

Josh

 

[Chopdoc]

They look to be the original McDermott ferrules, but I don't know what the material is called. I make that judgement after seeing numerous old McDermotts and these look typical for them.

Do you know what they originally used?



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[Buster8001]

They look to be the original McDermott ferrules, but I don't know what the material is called. I make that judgement after seeing numerous old McDermotts and these look typical for them.

Do you know what they originally used?



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Thanks, Chop; I do not.

I have noticed, on some of the really old McDermotts, Micarta was available as a ferrule material. I have always wondered if this was an "upgrade" or just material they had laying around the shop. I've never found a rhyme or reason, and have found different materials on different versions of the same cue.

Just wondering.

Josh

 

[Chopdoc]

Thanks, Chop; I do not.

I have noticed, on some of the really old McDermotts, Micarta was available as a ferrule material. I have always wondered if this was an "upgrade" or just material they had laying around the shop. I've never found a rhyme or reason, and have found different materials on different versions of the same cue.

Just wondering.

Josh

I have not seen them with micarta that I remember...maybe an upgrade or option?

There were numerous options in general. I have seen them with steel joints, a variety of wraps, and other such things. I guess you could probably get just about whatever ferrule you wanted at the time.



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[Rockin' Robin]

The early cues up to the C models used a paper based fiber. It was a strong material, but would swell up or seperate from the shaft face when exposed to high heat or water.
Huebler cues used the same material, but with a linen base, and did not have the same problems.

The colored bumpers only came on the earliest cues, and could not be supplied in sufficient numbers to keep up with demand. Only the tan or brown bumpers made it to future lines, and then were used on the C-1 sneaky pete cue. After they were used up, black became the standard.

 

[HawaiianEye]

Any of you guys have one of these or know somebody that does?

It's an MR Series (A Series, 1975-76) McDermott bumper in brown. I figured I would ask here since some of you guys sometimes have odd stuff like this in your stash. I was told McDermott hasn't had them in a lot of years (but I have not asked them). Yes, it needs to be brown.

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Good luck. Hope you find one. I had a hard time finding a black bumper from the C-series cues, even from the McDermott company.

 

[Chopdoc]

The early cues up to the C models used a paper based fiber. It was a strong material, but would swell up or seperate from the shaft face when exposed to high heat or water.
Huebler cues used the same material, but with a linen base, and did not have the same problems.

The colored bumpers only came on the earliest cues, and could not be supplied in sufficient numbers to keep up with demand. Only the tan or brown bumpers made it to future lines, and then were used on the C-1 sneaky pete cue. After they were used up, black became the standard.

Thanks so much for the insight. My green MR-2 bumper is perfect...and I have a C-Series brown one (the one pictured in the first post) that is nearly pristine.

I figured the Brown were the most common and if there is any hope of finding one it would be brown...which is what I need/want....

I would love to have a C-1 with the original brown bumper.....I missed a brand new (NOS) one about a year ago and have been kicking myself ever since.

I really dig my green bumper MR-2...it's a seriously cool period piece.

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