OB1 Warped?

The Renfro

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I bought an OB1 from the manager of a local pool room here in town to fit a Schon I was playing with about 2 years ago. The shaft had been test hit and was as straight as an arrow. I traded the Schon to Mike at OMEGA about a 2months later but I kept the OB1 shaft and put it safely in an old Porper case with a cpl of old cues and forgot it.

I recently had a guy ask if I knew anyone who had an OB1 for sale that fit a 5/16 14 and a light went off in my head. I loaded the shaft up and took it to the pool hall the next day to let him hit it. He's gone 15 minutes and then comes back and says I like the hit but the shaft is warped.

So here are the questions. 1)Are OB1s prone to warpage? 2)Are OB1s warrantied against warping? 3)Can a you bend the OB1 to cause a perceived warp and then bend it back? (yes I know I need to cut my dose in half) 4)What would you do with a warped OB1 and what would be it's value?
 
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I bought an OB1 from the manager of a local pool room here in town to fit a Schon I was playing with about 2 years ago. The shaft had been test hit and was as straight as an arrow. I traded the Schon to Mike at OMEGA about a 2months later but I kept the OB1 shaft and put it safely in an old Porper case with a cpl of old cues and forgot it.

I recently had a guy ask if I knew anyone who had an OB1 for sale that fit a 5/16 14 and a light went off in my head. I loaded the shaft up and took it to the pool hall the next day to let him hit it. He's gone 15 minutes and then comes back and says I like the hit but the shaft is warped.

So here are the questions. 1)Are OB1s prone to warpage? 2)Are OB1s warrantied against warping? 3)Can a you bend the OB1 to cause a perceived warp and then bend it back? (yes I know I need to cut my dose in half) 4)What would you do with a warped OB1 and what would be it's value?

Call OB cues and talk. They are good guys. Shafts do sometimes straighten out but can't speak about high tech shafts. They sure worked with me when my tip guy left the pad off and the wood ferrule crumbled up. No charge, no shipping and it was our fault!!!
 
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