Mike Cochran blank Scruggs cue for sale :)

[nick serdula]

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This cue probably from the 80's is just as classy as it gets! Melenine ferrels two shafts 12.2m and 12.75 mm 19 1/2 oz. Origional condition. Very solid very sweet!!
Condition is middle 90's ferrels show narrowing from tip work over the years.
$1600.00 delivered
Merry Christmas
Nick 850-474-0628
Shaft size corrected___ I am looing at this shaft I was told was 12.9 and it is more like 12.75 so I have changed the post to 12.75mm. fro a large incorrect 12.75mm.
Thank you

Cue sale pending!!!!!!!!!

Case sale pending
Scruggs cue $1100.00 plus shipping

This cue features the old style .050 aliminium rings --Bushka style!!! And a highly figured birdseye maple forearm
Its hit and balance is exactly what you would expect!! The work is flawless as all Mike Cochran's work has been for decades !!

 

[ribdoner]

What do you mean by " Mike Cochran blank Scruggs from the 80's?"

Tks in advance for your reply

 

[twowayshot]

veneers

what color are the veneers? posting a closeup wouln't hurt either.
thanks

 

[twowayshot]

trades

also are you interested in a trade I have a circa 1973 Joss it has been confirmed by Janes that is his cue. It in effect is a scruggs as well since it was made after stroud left. It is a rare cue being a 3 point with hoppe style butt, no bumper with ivory joint. two shafts cue is 18.7 oz shafts are 12.2 and 11.8 around 3.3 and 3.1 oz with ivory ferrules. since the shafts are thin I put in another weight bolt to compensate it hardly moved the balance point although I have the other weight bolt as well currently. 15.4 was 14.7 with original bolt will post pics shortly

 

[nick serdula]

Freakin beauty!

Very sweet Joss. Very tempting.
About the blank question. I mean Mike Cochran made this blank. His cues start around $3200.00 now and the wait is now a year and getting longer every day. This blank as all Scruggs cues made after 1984 is made by Mike Cochran. And uver the years the cues just keep getting better in every way!!!
So many just have never heard of Mike and he is a true master of his craft and every time I can I try to make sure his work is recognised.
This cue has either ebony and maple or ebony and holly alternating veneers and they are all dead even. The cue has no dings or dents and is in amazing shape for a cue that is only a few years okd let alone over 15 years old.
I will try to add better pictures unless I change my mind and keep it along with another Scruggs veneer hoppe cue I will be getting here in a month. This cue made my jaw drop whemn I saw it. The work is so clean!!!
Thanks all
Nick

 

[ribdoner]

About the blank question. I mean Mike Cochran made this blank. His cues start around $3200.00 now and the wait is now a year and getting longer every day. This blans as all Scruggs cues made after 1984 is made by Mike Cochran.



>> We can bet HIGH!!

>> Check with Tim or Mike before you reply.

>> Happy Holidays, Adashka

 

[JimBo]

What do you mean by " Mike Cochran blank Scruggs from the 80's?"

Tks in advance for your reply

He's a bit of a moron, but Mike is a guy who has worked *WITH* Tim for a very long time, he is widely known and the cue is a Scruggs like all the cues that come out of the shop, in the same way that all Mottey cues have been worked on by Jim White and all Southwest cues have been worked on by Mike and Al. Mike has done his own cues on and off for a while and is back at it now, but that cue is a Scrugg's cue.

Jim

 

[nick serdula]

Call and ask Mike Jimbo

He has made ALL THE BLANKS as I said since 1984. If they were your friends too maybe you would know what I know about my friends! But you don't so at least have the kindness to just not talk about what you think you know. What I stated I know for a fact. You know your cues but you don't know the history behind them as well as I thought.
And this cue is a MONSTER PLAYER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mr Wilson can you please ask Jimbo not to Reply to any of my for sale threads on this forum.!!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas


Nick

 

[X Breaker]

also are you interested in a trade I have a circa 1973 Joss it has been confirmed by Janes that is his cue. It in effect is a scruggs as well since it was made after stroud left. It is a rare cue being a 3 point with hoppe style butt, no bumper with ivory joint. two shafts cue is 18.7 oz shafts are 12.2 and 11.8 around 3.3 and 3.1 oz with ivory ferrules. since the shafts are thin I put in another weight bolt to compensate it hardly moved the balance point although I have the other weight bolt as well currently. 15.4 was 14.7 with original bolt will post pics shortly

This is a very interesting cue.

Is everything original? Is one ferrule shorter or is that an illusion?

Thank you.

 

[nick serdula]

I like it alot!!!

I just sold a Scruggs three point ivory joint and ferrel sunset veneer cue. It brought almost $1100.00 on ebay if I rember right. I like that thing every bit as much.
I wounder if they used the ivory from the center of the tusk for the ferrels and joints.Those old ivory joint Joss cue really hit soft sometimes.
Nick

 

[JimBo]

Mr Wilson can you please ask Jimbo not to Reply to any of my for sale threads on this forum.!!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas


Nick

Yes if I were a liar I'd like someone to keep me away from their threads as well, you make a claim that you want to help get Mike's name out there when in fact all you want to do is try to hype a sale.
I don't feel using Mike's name to sell your cue is going to aid him in any way. I also don't feel Mike or Tim being associated with you is going to help either of them. If you were what you claim (A true friend) you'd stop mentioning their names.

Jim

 

[cueaddicts]

....This blans as all Scruggs cues made after 1984 is made by Mike Cochran. And uver the years the cues just keep getting better in every way!!!......

nick, are you absolutely sure this statement is correct?

 

[Hit Man]

For a Fact, Nick is correct!

Since Mike Cochran started with Tim in 1984 he's built 99%, if not ALL of Tim's blanks from scratch, right there in Baltimore. They started using the pantographed logo on the butt cap about that time also. Prior to that, when Bob Frey worked with Tim, Bob was the primary blank builder. Pre 1984 cues usually had the Delrin butt cap with the TS logo stamped in.

I know for a fact Nick is correct when he says this is a Cochran blank, as I was just at Tim's shop to pick up my cue just after Thanksgiving.

I really don't see what the big deal is about this any way. Half of what I just said is stated in Tim's bio in the 3rd edition Blue Book.

Nick's not using any hype to advertise his cue here, just merely stating the facts.

Anyway, to Mike Cochran's credit, he is a master cuebuilder on his own, fully deserving of any accolades that come his way, as such with James White and several others.

By the way, Beautiful cue Nick! If I didn't have so much going on right now, I'd snag that one in a flash. Too embarassed to ask if you'd take less for it. It's a very nice piece of work, plain and simple. Good luck with the sale! Merry X-mas!

 

[twowayshot]

Joss

This is a very interesting cue.

Is everything original? Is one ferrule shorter or is that an illusion?

Thank you.

being 33 years old I would have to say probably the long ferrule was a replacement at some time. It is slighty longer and it starts a little earlier. both have really nice grain. Every thing is perfectly straight. I hit with this cue often. It has what I would call a firm hit. One of the stiffest ivory joint cues I have ever hit with. When I play with it I use a predator shaft. I really like how it hits with the original shafts but I didn't want them to sustain any wear. I really haven't thought about selling it but I would consider trades.
thanks John

 

[Omar]

He's a bit of a moron, but Mike is a guy who has worked *WITH* Tim for a very long time, he is widely known and the cue is a Scruggs like all the cues that come out of the shop, in the same way that all Mottey cues have been worked on by Jim White and all Southwest cues have been worked on by Mike and Al. Mike has done his own cues on and off for a while and is back at it now, but that cue is a Scrugg's cue.

Jim

I just want to make sure I am clear on what you are saying here. It IS Nick you are saying is a bit of a moron, right?

 

[nick serdula]

Thank you Hit man.

But how can this be Jimbo is WRONG AGAIN. He can't possable be wrong he has after all made a statement so it must be right. He is is historian. And needs to stick to things he knows.
This is a for sale add not a lets run my mouth about something I know nothing about add. Jimbo you are responsable for your public words and if you need a lawyer to remind you of what you can loose I can arrange it.
Nick

 

[zeeder]

But how can this be Jimbo is WRONG AGAIN. He can't possable be wrong he has after all made a statement so it must be right. He is is historian. And needs to stick to things he knows.
This is a for sale add not a lets run my mouth about something I know nothing about add. Jimbo you are responsable for your public words and if you need a lawyer to remind you of what you can loose I can arrange it.
Nick

Jimbo wasn't wrong in what he said. He said that if the cue has a TS logo on it then it's a Scruggs no matter who worked on it just like if it says MOTTEY or PM it is a Mottey even it Jim worked on it.

 

[Matt_24]

But how can this be Jimbo is WRONG AGAIN. He can't possable be wrong he has after all made a statement so it must be right. He is is historian. And needs to stick to things he knows.
This is a for sale add not a lets run my mouth about something I know nothing about add. Jimbo you are responsable for your public words and if you need a lawyer to remind you of what you can loose I can arrange it.
Nick

Nick,
If you knew half of what JIMBO knows about cues you might be dangerous. If you knew half of what you think you know about the law, your little threat here might hold some weight. In both cases, well.....

 

[Rich R.]

Jimbo wasn't wrong in what he said. He said that if the cue has a TS logo on it then it's a Scruggs no matter who worked on it just like if it says MOTTEY or PM it is a Mottey even it Jim worked on it.

This is exactly how it works. There are not too many top cue makers who work solo. There are people in the shop and it is immaterial which one did what on a cue. The name or logo on the cue is what determines who officially made the cue.

P.S.
To be fair, I have seen a lot of older classic cues, such as Balabuskas, listed with the maker of the blank. However, in all of those cases, the blank came from a totally seperate shop and it was not built by an employee or partner in the cue makers own shop.
This cue was totally made inside Tim's shop, therefore, the actual maker of the blank is immaterial.

 

[nick serdula]

Thank you

I am being called alot of things by this man. I don't resemble any of them.
This cue is a TS cue as described. I have only good dealings. Only good dealings. On ebay only good dealings.Here good dealings. What I say is true. I can't possable do any better than that.
And this gentlemam is talking about my reputation and it should speak for itself. If you believe what he says why?
What if I could never sell another cue because readers see this post and what I have been called?
I am owed two Scruggs cues and this is one of them.
I have sold all my cues but one. The best cue I have ever owned. It is my avitar.
Former Cue Junkie
Nick