Mystery Cue - could it be an RT97 custom ..??

[Lightnin']

Pls help to identify before it gets refinished. Seems to be a custom, perhaps local to Toronto area ? There is no identifying marking under the wrap or anywhere.
It has the same bumper and hex/alan screw as an RT97 I have also.

 

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Two more pics...
Butt is a brown Ebony, points are rounded and perfectly aligned so probably cnc machined.
Wrap is electrical tape LOL ...removed the original linen the minute I got it.

 

[ShootingArts]

No help in chasing down who made it but it looks to have recuts rather than veneers. Should be a very nice player. How does it hit?

Hu

 

[Lightnin']

Hits a lot like a Schön, the balance is nice, the joint is compression fit, but I've confirmed with a friend's Schön it's not a match, close but not quite.
...dangerously small tip for my game tho, it's an 11.9mm

 

[mikemosconi]

This does not look like a "production" cue to me- That rubber bumper is a bit unique. The shaft pilot does not look like the Asian variety either. The butt sleeve with the stacked rings looks like a home based cue makers work. Hard for me, anyhow, to say where this one came from.

 

[pt109]

This does not look like a "production" cue to me- That rubber bumper is a bit unique. The shaft pilot does not look like the Asian variety either. The butt sleeve with the stacked rings looks like a home based cue makers work. Hard for me, anyhow, to say where this one came from.

I like it when you get involved in these cue threads….you know your stuff….I’m more of a hands on guy.

 

[Lightnin']

This does not look like a "production" cue to me- That rubber bumper is a bit unique. The shaft pilot does not look like the Asian variety either. The butt sleeve with the stacked rings looks like a home based cue makers work. Hard for me, anyhow, to say where this one came from.

Could it be an RT97 custom, the bumpers and screw look identical...

 

[Lightnin']

No help in chasing down who made it but it looks to have recuts rather than veneers. Should be a very nice player. How does it hit?

Hu

Could it be an RT97 custom...?

 

[garczar]

wtf is an 'RT'?

 

[Lightnin']

wtf is an 'RT'?

LOLs ...there aren't many around, but they were a partnership customs lasted only a few years I believe....called them RT97' ....I added a pics of the one I have.

 

[garczar]

LOLs ...there aren't many around, but they were a partnership customs lasted only a few years I believe....called them RT97' ....I added a pics of the one I have.

Looked it up. The 'T' is Tom Hay and i believe he is the man behind Ultraskin tips. Cues were made in Florida. RT is for Rich/Tom.

 

[ShootingArts]

Could it be an RT97 custom...?

I don't know much about other people's cues. Collaborations, especially short ones often never find a signature look. Many just swipe a look too, not saying anything about these guys, just how hard it can be to trace a cue to the builder.

These are well made looking cues, if hands on gave the same impression as looking I would be happy to own one.

 

[Lightnin']

I don't know much about other people's cues. Collaborations, especially short ones often never find a signature look. Many just swipe a look too, not saying anything about these guys, just how hard it can be to trace a cue to the builder.

These are well made looking cues, if hands on gave the same impression as looking I would be happy to own one.

This one may go up for sale soon, after it gets its leather wrap put on...it'll be a deep red cognac leather to match the cue.

 

[TomHay]

This one may go up for sale soon, after it gets its leather wrap put on...it'll be a deep red cognac leather to match the cue.

Yes, That is an RT. If memory serves me right I made it for the South Florida Tour and it was given to Paul Johnsons Room in Jupiter Florida. We did not own a CNC at that time. That was a lifetime ago LOL.

 

[Lightnin']

Yes, That is an RT. If memory serves me right I made it for the South Florida Tour and it was given to Paul Johnsons Room in Jupiter Florida. We did not own a CNC at that time. That was a lifetime ago LOL.

Tom,
How about the first cue in the post, does it look like one of yours....I attached the pics below.
Both the cues appear to have a very similar bumper and screw...

OMG ...Thanks for your input today !! : )

 

[Lightnin']

Yes, That is an RT. If memory serves me right I made it for the South Florida Tour and it was given to Paul Johnsons Room in Jupiter Florida. We did not own a CNC at that time. That was a lifetime ago LOL.

I wonder how this cue made its way all the way up here to Toronto Canada...

 

[BuffaloSlim]

I wonder how this cue made its way all the way up here to Toronto Canada...

Snowbirds .. they come to Florida every year

 

[Lightnin']

Snowbirds .. they come to Florida every year

Hahahaha ....that's probably gonna be me pretty soon. So the cue might be finding its way back home. Unless I sells it before then.

 

[BuffaloSlim]

Hahahaha ....that's probably gonna be me pretty soon. So the cue might be finding its way back home. Unless I sells it before then.

Great place to visit but I'm about ready to move on from here .. so you can have my spot lol

 

[Lightnin']

Great place to visit but I'm about ready to move on from here .. so you can have my spot lol

Whereabouts?
My parents condo is FortMyers area, near to Naples. They got hit pretty hard by that last Typhoon : (
Flights from here direct to FL are soo appealing it's hard to justify vacationing anywhere else....sometimes as low as $50