Merry Widow?
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I've always understood it to be a cue with no points or inlays. Just a nice piece of wood with at most some ringwork. But I'm not a cuemaker, so I'll stand corrected humbly if I'm wrong. I have absolutely no idea where the term came from, just my perception from hearing it used over the years.
Bill
Bill
Wrapless is fine...just no points & no inlays. True players cues.:wink:
I thought it meant where the butt is one piece of wood, i.e., no separate handle wood underneath the wrap, if there is a wrap.
Never heard of that before. Not too many makers want to build a butt from 1piece for many issues...I know I wouldn't.
Same thing pretty much, just a different way to say it. There was a thread not too long ago about this very subject...it seems many have different ideas about what it means. For me its simply no points & no inlays. I also tend to think of plain janes being really basic with normal wood. Merry widow style is more of stunning killer wood cue than a plain jane. Just my opinion though.:smile:
About 300 dollars......
:grin:Its really difficult to charge 600-1200 for a "PLAIN JANE"...... but call it something more exotic, and the price tag goes up considerably.
Chuck
I agree with Mr Varney. Plain Janes are usually BEM, Curly or something not too fancy and almost always have a linen wrap but occasionally have a leather wrap. Many cues I've seen on here described as "Plain Janes" usually have simpler ringwork generally just at the joint and butt. Merry Widows however, are Coco, Bacote, Tulipwood, Amboyna and other more exotic and fancier looking woods. A lot of them are wrapless too so that there is another exotic wood in there too. You also see ringwork at all of the appropriate locations.
Plain Jane example.................
Merry Widow example................
Thats my opinion at least. Everyones entitled to their own.
Plain Jane example.................
Merry Widow example................
Thats my opinion at least. Everyones entitled to their own.
For pool cues I was under the impression it was a wrapless cue with no inlays or points and most often made from one piece of wood or all pieces of wood in the butt were the same wood.
My question is how did they come up with the name Merry Widow?
Now Plain Jane would refer to a woman that was not all that pretty and did not do much to make herself up prettier.
Could it be that the Widow is Merry because she drinks all the time or could it be that her husband was a jerk, but left her a lot of money, which would make her very merry.? :smile:
It appears from my google search the term originally came from a play about a rich widow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Widow
My question is how did they come up with the name Merry Widow?
Now Plain Jane would refer to a woman that was not all that pretty and did not do much to make herself up prettier.
Could it be that the Widow is Merry because she drinks all the time or could it be that her husband was a jerk, but left her a lot of money, which would make her very merry.? :smile:
It appears from my google search the term originally came from a play about a rich widow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Widow
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