Rambo ring? Hoppe ring?

Jigger

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What's the difference? Is there a difference?

Toe-MOT-toe? or Toe-MAY-toe? lol

I'm having a butt cap replaced and decided to have a ring added while they're at it. Thx guys...:)

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What's the difference? Is there a difference?
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I think of the ring as being Hoppe, but I have heard of it being call Rambo. IMO, either is correct... they are the same thing. Probably Rambo started using it on Hoppe endorsed cues. Just a guess.
 
hoppe "rings" are the white ivory ring in the butt of the cue.

true "rambow" style is a ivory ring, but with no rubber bumper. (which is my fav of all time)

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Thx guys, believe your both right. Thot I might be missing a detail to explain a difference between the two.

Had heard Bob Frey call his rings "Rambo Rings", (even on his cues w/rubber bumper by the way). Most other cuemakers and cue nuts use the term "Hoppe ring".
 
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What's the difference? Is there a difference? Toemoto/Tomayto lol

I'm having a butt cap replaced and decided to have a ring added while they're at it. Thx guys...:)

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When Herman Rambo worked for Brunswick making the "Willie Hoppe" cues he used the white ring. Thus it was called and has been called the "Hoppe" ring.

After he left brunswick in the mid to late 50's to go it on his own he continued to use the white ring in the cues he made. Thus they were called the "Rambo" ring.....that is the way it was explained to me many times years ago by a man named Richard "Butch" Leonard who posts over on Billiards Digest as ####leonard. Butch is a very knowledgable man on pool and its history. So who am i to not believe him. Besides. After knowing him for over 40 years and knowing him to have never lied to me.....what can i say........................mike
 
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