Sorry but I guess I am confused. I understand it is an old Franklin Southwest that had no inlays.
It was sent to Paul Mottey to do the inlays, then sent back to Southwest?
I understand that John Wright did this quite a bit on old cues to bump up the price he could resell them for to the next customer.
Why is this special?
No knock, but I don't understand. There is a Black Boar that comes up for sale every so many years that has had ivory inlays added by someone other than Tony. It absolutely killed the value.
Thanks,
Ken
Hey Ken,
There were a few SW's over the years that have had this treatment done. For no other reason then SW didn't do this kind of work to the cue. They did their fancy cues, but it was limited to their style. SW never did a veneer box cue, and this was a popular design that was liked. Paul Mottey did a very nice Box cue, so it came to be.
Dean Cambell was the main force having these cues produced back in the day, as he still does today. (Dean probably sold them to John) Not many people had the pull to have this accomplished since it wasn't common practice for cue makers to work on each others cues.
Another RARE SW cue that I've had was a SW made with a Verl Horn nose piece( 8 Ivory Points). Not the same as everyone else using a Titlist blank.
The SW box cues are a known piece of history from both cue makers.
Laurie is very familiar with cues that had Paul's work added. Can't say the same with the BB.
When I say Rare, How many Jerry SW w/ Paul Mottey inlays have you seen? Not many! Are there going to be any more NO. Jerry has passed on, and Paul is retired. I know of a few post Jerry cues (Newer SW's) that have had this done.
Comparing someone inlaying a BB isn't a parallel, since this isn't the 1st time a SW/Mottey box cue has been done. This example doesn't sneak up on most collectors it is a known limited commodity.
Ken, I would have been more then happy to explain my definition of "Rare" by IM if you were confused.
Best,
Ken
