Question about a Rambow cue

[BillPorter]

I was approached the other day by a fellow who had a Rambow cue for sale. He said he had owned it for 40+ years. I'm not an expert, but it looked entirely legit to me. There was an area about two inches by one inch up near one of the points where the veneers were badly damaged. It was as though the wood had rotted or disintegrated in that area. My question is this: would it ever make sense financially to have such a cue repaired by a top cue maker? Or would a repair actually lessen the value of the cue, or maybe cost more than any improvement in the value of the cue? Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this matter. I am posting this in both the Wanted/For Sale and Ask the Cuemaker forums.

 

[skipc]

contact bill grassley at cornerstone cues and ask him. he deals in high end cues and can steer you in the right direction

skipc

 

[Tank138]

Rambo

Hi ,
Try Paul Rubino he is listed in the Blue book.He has Rambos old equipment & Stock.

 

[jayman]

I was approached the other day by a fellow who had a Rambow cue for sale. He said he had owned it for 40+ years. I'm not an expert, but it looked entirely legit to me. There was an area about two inches by one inch up near one of the points where the veneers were badly damaged. It was as though the wood had rotted or disintegrated in that area. My question is this: would it ever make sense financially to have such a cue repaired by a top cue maker? Or would a repair actually lessen the value of the cue, or maybe cost more than any improvement in the value of the cue? Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this matter. I am posting this in both the Wanted/For Sale and Ask the Cuemaker forums.

Hi Bill,

Its probably worth the cost or repairs for sure, If.. It has the rambow script, and even more so if it also has script and some inlay of even the most modest sort. One dot per point is pretty rare.
If it has neither, I woul be carefull not to invest too much! for it may or may not even be a rambow!