Rattle in McDermott?

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simmer1

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Hey all, a friend was over yesterday to play some nine-ball. He has an older Mcdermott, probably 10 to 15 years old. The cue has started 'rattling' when he hits a ball. The joint is phenolic, appears tight, and you can't hear anything when you 'bounce' the cue against your hand. Changed shafts to rule out that. Nothing appears loose. Removed the bumper. Has a weight pin (I assume its a weight pin), although the end of it is not a star, hex, phillips, or flat head. Was able to get a small flat head to grab a little and it appears tight.

Any ideas, suggestions?

simmer1
 
The faces might not be coming together totally square.
If there are not rattles when they are not jointed, then it must be the facing isn't square.
Test the ferrule too. Drop the shaft by itself on the table gently to see if the ferrule is loose.
 
> I've seen one where a little chunk of dried epoxy had came loose and was rattling inside the guys ferrule when he hit a ball with it,but the other shaft was fine. I found this out by tapping the side of the ferrule with an ink pen while it was off the cue. When I explained what the problem was,not only did the guy look at me like I was crazy,he refused to let me fix it for 10 bucks,even though it needed a tip anyway. Meucci's are really bad about developing a weight bolt noise,so make sure you check that again. There might also be a loose piece of epoxy rattling in the airspace behind the joint pin. Hope this helps,Tommy D.
 
Thanks for the replies. I'll pass the information on to him. He can spend some money trying to fix it, but I think he'll be better off just buying a new cue. He really likes this one, so we'll see.

Thanks again,
Steve (Simmer1)
 
Now you mentioned that you changed the shaft and the problem was still there. I could be the joint pin itself. I've even had a cue come in where the pin mating the forearm and the handle has been the case. Try this for me. When you get to the pool room with this cue, grabthe cue at the handle. LIGHTLY tap the joint pin against the slate. You're listening for the sound of a "broken bat". If you don't hear anything in the pin, try doing the same thing with the phenolic joint. Then try it with the butt cap. If you're not hearing any noises, try doing it with the shafts.
 
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