My local hall owner was showing me some of his cues, and among them is this baby. He said it is, give or take, fifty (50) years old. He had it refinished a few years ago, and McDermott made some matching shafts. To this day he has no idea what it is. Any thoughts? It looks great in person, does not play half bad either.
Mystery Cue
- Thread starter BobPA
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No idea sent photos to Will Prout aka ibuycues.
Just want to start off by saying I dig the cue. And often times we try to figure out what something is by also figuring out what it isn't. So, is it my imagination, the angle, or something else that there's a larger gap between the two closest blocks in the ringwork that the others we can see?
It certainly appears so to my eyes.
Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
I am a fool for vivid veneers, and these are a sweet as any. I would love to see the cue in person, or if nothing else, see some tighter, well illuminated, closeups of the points.
its not 50 years old
but looks nice
is it for sale?
couldnt care less how even the points are
but looks nice
is it for sale?
couldnt care less how even the points are
I think that cue is from the 90’s, not the 70’s.
Send pics to Jim Ingram,
in OKC.
"Those thick maple rings in the butt sleeve reminds me of some of his cues.
Jim makes old school cues-bushka style, and szam too.
could also be early Rauenzahn cue
The last picture actually does not show much of an off centering of the joint collar dashes within the collar. And if there happens to be a difference, a lot of cue makers consider that an artistic thing, rather than a flaw. Early Joss cues did that with a ring assembly above the wrap.
Not a Jerry Rauenzahn. Not his style at all, including the bumper. I would look to an earlier work of another cuemaker. Also, not a hobbyist project. Although the points don't exactly line up, the same could be said of very vaunted cuemakers. Also, they're pretty sharp.
Not a Jerry Rauenzahn. Not his style at all, including the bumper. I would look to an earlier work of another cuemaker. Also, not a hobbyist project. Although the points don't exactly line up, the same could be said of very vaunted cuemakers. Also, they're pretty sharp.
dquarasr
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I recently purchased an interesting Adam. It has a sticker that says “MAC14” which I assume is a model number but I tried searching that model and came up empty.
The butt is actually two pieces. One of the four points is, er, not quite perfect. As you can see in the second photo, the close up, the inlays (?) don’t terminate well. I don’t know if that degrades or improves the value. Either way, I find it interesting.
The butt is actually two pieces. One of the four points is, er, not quite perfect. As you can see in the second photo, the close up, the inlays (?) don’t terminate well. I don’t know if that degrades or improves the value. Either way, I find it interesting.
Good eye, and yes there is a slightly larger gap there...And it matches a slightly larger gap 180 degrees on the other side of the cue. Next time I go play I will screw the original shaft on and see if they line up to something.
The points are definitely not the same length, but the picture makes it look worse than it is.