Made in 1971 by Abe Rich
- Thread starter Jeffrey Gale
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You know your history, this was when Abe and his cousin still made cues together.TATE said:
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Jeffrey Gayle said:
It came about because so many Rich cues are mistaken for their counterparts at Palmer and Paradise. Then further confusion with the imported cues made with the Rich Q name in the 1970's and early 1980's.
I think it's unfortunate their custom cue history seems to have been lost. The Blue Book only shows the imported cues. I wonder if they invented the window cue, or if Paradise did?
Chris
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I used to visit Abe in his Miami beach stop in the early 90's. He had racks and racks of aged wood and old lathes. Does anyone know how is he is doing? He must be over 80.
I used to visit Abe in his Miami beach stop in the early 90's. He had racks and racks of aged wood and old lathes. Does anyone know how is he is doing? He must be over 80.
misterpoole said:
He's 96, still alive & well. I picked up this cue while in Miami in Feb. He has not made a cue in 5 years. The cue in the photos was his last cue he had, and was made in 1971. On the bill of sale he explains the cue & what kind of wood was used and the date it was made, very important because the cue has no name or logo on the cue. Abe & George B. were friends in Russia before they came here to the states, use to play together as kids. Abe loves to tell stories of the old days. He's got hundreds of Off shoots of major brand production cues, all imports really cheap, but no more cues that he has made. Like Abe said, his fingers don't work as good as they use to. Abe's a good man from the old world, and still lives that way. Him and his wife are happy together living in Miami.
PS: He's the oldest living cuemaker alive today at 96.
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