Palmer Model M - "Dennis Fieber"

TATE said:
A few copies have been made as tributes by cue builders, but otherwise, no.

The way the forearm is made is: wavy cuts were bandsawed free hand by into an ebony block. Wide veneers were then sandwiched and the block was glued up. The block was turned and cut up for the various sleeves. I was told they were only made by Eugene Balner himself. This process is similar to inlay "bandings" made in the old days of glued up re-sawn stock.
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thanks for the info. I love this cue. Not sure why i haven't seen one before. May have ot start searching for one.
 
Type79 said:
Another collector shared a response he received from the seller. which to summarize, stated that she would not respond to specific questions regarding how the cue rolled or it's amount of lift off the table.

She further stated that she provided "plenty of photos and stated to "bid accordingly".

Her final comment was this:
"I have already had two collectors tell me just from viewing the photos it will need a repair that will be a few hundred dollars but is well worth it."

Scot at Proficient once dropped the comment to me that Model M's are a more difficult cue to refinish which I would interpret as meaning that additional refinish costs would be involved.

My tally on the repairs to this cue along with sourcing an original second shaft is ~$750. I shared the pics with a cuemaker yesterday to get his opinion. He thought $750 was in the ballpark, but added that having the cue in-hand might reveal additional problems.

My take is that bidders in this auction have not fully read and interpreted the sellers vague description nor fully examined the pictures.

Thankfully, this cue is personalized which will always make it traceable as it changes hands in the future.
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Some things are best learned firsthand.
 
Final Bid

Final bid $1,944.19.

Maybe the high bidder is related to the original owner.
 
If anyone reading this bought this cue, could you please contact me?

Thanks
 
Several very talented Cuemakers out there can build you
an identical Model M for less money than a pristine one.
Alex Brick built me a 60" Model 20 Palmer over 10 years
ago and I play with it regularly. Hopefully, he will be building
a 60" Model J and a 60" Model M for me in the near future.
 
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ideologist said:
Reach out to the eBay seller. He can send he buyer your contact information.
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I already tried that. The seller is "No longer a registered user."

I don't know if the buyer is on AZ or not. I have some historical information on this particular cue that I want to share with the new owner.
 
Type79 said:
I already tried that. The seller is "No longer a registered user."

I don't know if the buyer is on AZ or not. I have some historical information on this particular cue that I want to share with the new owner.
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Boring.
Tell us what you know or else !
 
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