Here is a real treat and possible find for the Hoppe/Titlist collectors.
I have an old school Hoppe conversion. The consensus of opinion is that the original conversion was done in the 1970s or so, although it appears to have been refinished at some point since then as it is in too good of shape to be original. I spoke to Joel Hercek about this cue, and he agrees with several other cue collectors that is was made by someone influenced by Burton Spain (NOT by Spain himself). At any rate, it is a sweet old cue, almost dead straight, but not quite. The veneers are extremely bright and the color pops out at you.
Specs are:
-Butt: 14.6oz, 28", 0.772" joint, 1.372" butt
-Shaft 1: 4.2oz, 29.26", 13.58mm
-Shaft 2: 3.9oz, 28.5". 11.95mm (this one has green inside the rings instead of the black in all the other rings).
-Reversed pin 5/16x18 piloted joint (pins in shaft)
-Stainless steel joint with white collars
-Titlist forearm with standard 4 veneer colors--natural/mahogany/green/purple
-Old school aluminum rings with black centers at A/B/D/E
-Smooth black leather wrap
-Butt is a translucent material...maybe Teflon, really uncertain on that one
-Black Delrin?? butt cap
Cue is SOLD!! Thanks!!
Joe
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I have an old school Hoppe conversion. The consensus of opinion is that the original conversion was done in the 1970s or so, although it appears to have been refinished at some point since then as it is in too good of shape to be original. I spoke to Joel Hercek about this cue, and he agrees with several other cue collectors that is was made by someone influenced by Burton Spain (NOT by Spain himself). At any rate, it is a sweet old cue, almost dead straight, but not quite. The veneers are extremely bright and the color pops out at you.
Specs are:
-Butt: 14.6oz, 28", 0.772" joint, 1.372" butt
-Shaft 1: 4.2oz, 29.26", 13.58mm
-Shaft 2: 3.9oz, 28.5". 11.95mm (this one has green inside the rings instead of the black in all the other rings).
-Reversed pin 5/16x18 piloted joint (pins in shaft)
-Stainless steel joint with white collars
-Titlist forearm with standard 4 veneer colors--natural/mahogany/green/purple
-Old school aluminum rings with black centers at A/B/D/E
-Smooth black leather wrap
-Butt is a translucent material...maybe Teflon, really uncertain on that one
-Black Delrin?? butt cap
Cue is SOLD!! Thanks!!
Joe
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