im at a loss now... any suggestions in how to move on?![]()
very rare "bandido" cue... fyi, "bandido" cues was named by the late ER refering to linds/ER collaboration back 1997... todate only a handfull of cues were ever built including this:
5 pt full splice amboyna points in 5/16x14 pincentered (later model) in curly maple forearm, genuine seasnake wrap, doubleblack linen rings.
ER personally participated building this particular cue as prototype/trial cue to a newly develop machine 2 years back.
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senti mode: 2 of my late mentor's work (jesus "jessy" bundalian) cues built back early 90's 4 pt full splice by hand. a craft mastered by him during 60's-80's prongs can extend up to 10inch with minimal gaps... butts are dual taper leaving the joint section to 20.5mm (one piece feel) :smile:
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after more than a decade... finally finishing them![]()
Looks similar to the "jessy" cue Efren won the 1994 US Open with. I know that one was ebony.