One of a kind flat face Schon

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I thought you guys may enjoy seeing this Schon. I believe its an older ST-8 thats not made anymore. I just converted it over to a 3/8-10 flat face joint. Replaced the steel collar with bloodwood as is used in the points. Replaced the 5/16-14 pin with a steel 3/8-10. And replaced the brass in the shaft with phenolic tapped to accept the new pin. This was done by customer request...and I must admit it really woke up the "hit" of this cue. The shaft also had the older micarta ferrule as to which I fitted a Tiger M. Seldom do I pick up a cue that feels like I've played with it forever...this one did! Now my customer is extremely happy to have a one of a kind Schon that plays more like he wanted. Hows it look?
 

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Sounds like it would play excellent. You might have created a new market for Schon Conversions. lol

I am not too sure I like the way the bloodwood looks between the two black collars. Maybe the pictures don't do it justice. I think it would have looked better with a black collar.
 
I wanted to do it in an fake ivory so it would match the buttcap. I've done several others and they look jam up. Eyecatching to see a Schon with an ivory joint. But...I'm paid to do as the customer request. Bloodwood you shall have sir!!!
 
my friend has one of the LTD's.. maybe 4 years old now.. that is similar to that cue.. his is all ebony with leather and the points are natural and a dark wood.. not sure what.. but its a nice model...

chris
 
This weekend I'll be converting over a Joss for forum member Deadstroke32 so I'll have pics to post showing how good it looks when the steel collar is replaced with fake ivory. Stay tuned flat faced fans...
 
Varney Cues said:
This weekend I'll be converting over a Joss for forum member Deadstroke32 so I'll have pics to post showing how good it looks when the steel collar is replaced with fake ivory. Stay tuned flat faced fans...
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Yep i have a joss that about 13 years old my wife woun't let me sell it so i'll jus hook it up a little ..i was looking at the one that varney did .it looks good ..so i'll give it a try ,,,,
The worst thing can happen i'll win a tournament this year with it ....\
THANKS Varney...
 
deadstroke32...if you are going to win a tournament this year...I'll need to go ahead and sprinkle the cue with magic dust...LOL!!!!
 
Varney Cues said:
This weekend I'll be converting over a Joss for forum member Deadstroke32 so I'll have pics to post showing how good it looks when the steel collar is replaced with fake ivory. Stay tuned flat faced fans...
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Do you have new pics with the fake ivory?
 
actually some of the very first schons were flat faced with a white/?? material joint...still 5/16-14 tho, no big pin

i saw one at the DCC and there is one locally...the phenolic in the rings is different too, more like a really aged carmel phenolic...
 
From the title I thought it was going to be a factory flat faced cue, ooops.

I have a flat-faced, wood jointed, Radial pin Schon that I bought last year, it's really unique since it's cored too with a cocobolo forearm.
 
At times throughout Schon's history they have done some cues with flat face joints....seen them with 5/16-14, Radial, and a ACME like 3/8 pin.

Sean
 
I remember he made a cue for Shannon Daulton, 3/8x10 pin, Ivory flat-faced joint. The cue I bought was from a regular dealer, I guess he must have ordered it that way. It's a great looking cue, 5 points of Ebony on a cocobolo forearm with sharp Ivory triangles in the points. The ringwork isn't standard either, they are silver square boxes......and you are right it is an SP Schon.
 
deadstroke32 said:
Yep i have a joss that about 13 years old my wife woun't let me sell it so i'll jus hook it up a little ..i was looking at the one that varney did .it looks good ..so i'll give it a try ,,,,
The worst thing can happen i'll win a tournament this year with it ....\
THANKS Varney...
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Wait; your wife won't let you sell it, she's a keeper...lol
I can't wait to see pictures of the finished work on thc cue.
 
tjlmbklr said:
Wait; your wife won't let you sell it, she's a keeper...lol
I can't wait to see pictures of the finished work on thc cue.
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You have no idea how lucky he is. She is the best.
 
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