Very interesting...Thanks for all the insight and heads up!
Cue will be inspected next week when it gets a new wrap. I will say this much...the cue is really nice. it hits and plays well. it has a real good balance to it and the shafts both produce a lot of action. of course this is all due to the mori tips, and a decent taper... but the shafts appear to be well made)
The quality of the inlay work is up there with many well known cue makers, but the ring work is pretty weak. The ring work looks nice until you make a close up inspection. Many flaws in the ring work. Nothing unforgivable in a hand made cue, but certainly not what you get from the top names out there. The real test is how the cue stands up to time. I suspect the cue is older than stated due to the condition of the wrap, but this is a total guess on my part. I am actually hoping it is older since this would mean the wood and the ivory is stable and through moving around. Crossing my fingers on this one though.
I don't think Aaron was trying to slight anyone, but it is very possible that he just took someone elses word on where the cue originated.
Fishy story?? You bet it is...but, I spoke with him prior to buying the cue and knew what I was getting into when I bought it. I believe that he truly believes the cue was made by a man named Richard Glenn. And, who knows, perhaps it was.