Schon refinishing question - R-12

L

Lp20

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
The butt on this cue has been refinished because there is finish on the butt cap. I understand that schon will replace the butt cap on refinishing Jobs. The foraem is in perfect condition. New wrap would be nice.

The butt has a nick/gouge below wrap.

I have 4 options I think.

1-Send back to Schon & let them fix and replace Butt cap ( it old and hate to change a thing on it.)

2- Send it to Proficient (I think that is the one that folks talk about)

3- Let my local cue make fix it, who does a awsome finish work. TR Custom Cues

4- Just leavce it alone, and enjoy it.

Would like to hear your opinions.

It a clasic and I don't want to do the wrong thing.

Pics of cue;
 

Attachments

  • schon -1.jpg
    schon -1.jpg
    98.6 KB · Views: 350
  • schon -3.jpg
    schon -3.jpg
    92.8 KB · Views: 356
  • schon -2.jpg
    schon -2.jpg
    98.5 KB · Views: 347
If I was in your shoes I wouldn't mess with it. I wouldn't replace the wrap because the old linen always feels better and I don't think those are the original shafts that would have came on it anyway, so if you wanted it back to like new and original condition then you would want to find a couple of pre 1990 model shafts and then have it refinished. Just my 2 cents.
Shane
 
Leave it alone

Leave it alone and play with it. It looks to be in very good shape. If you must have it done send it to Proficient. They refinished my R12 and it looks fantastic.
 
Thanks for your answers.
I knew leaving it alone was the best bet.
Yes shafts are not originial, but I love the way they hit. They came with the cue.
I play with the 12.5 shaft, but the 13 doesn't even look like it has been touched.

I just wish I could figure out the year and how many were made with 2 color. I'm figuring that it might be in the 1989 range, because of the CNC boxes in the butt, plus silver rings were probably the norm around that time.
 
Last edited:
Lp20 said:
Thanks for your answers.
I knew leaving it alone was the best bet.
Yes shafts are not originial, but I love the way they hit. They came with the cue.
I play with the 12.5 shaft, but the 13 doesn't even look like it has been touched.

I just wish I could figure out the year and how many were made with 2 color. I'm figuring that it might be in the 1989 range, because of the CNC boxes in the butt, plus silver rings were probably the norm around that time.
Click to expand...

1989 is a very good guess. That's about when they switched over to the nickel silver rings as standard. Shortly after that the R-12 had pantograph inlayed points as well. I had an r-12 identical to this one with a receipt from 1989.

Chris
 
I have an old R6 and a limited edition Schon. My R6 is in decent shape since I don't use it much anymore, my normal playing cue I just had refinished by Schon a year or two ago and it's got all sorts of scratches and gouges in it again, mostly from just hitting the table on certain shots etc. They did a decent job but they did replace the butt cap.

From what I can see in the pics, I would leave it alone and enjoy it, if anything just have a qualified person replace the wrap. But it looks great!
SCott
 
That's interesting and a way nice cue there.

If it has already been refinished, and not properly as you pointed out, and there's a flaw you'd like removed and a new wrap, I say send it to Schon and then keep it forever. I'd say send it to Schon and go perfect or leave it alone, don't send it elsewhere, you already have a redo on it that is not to Schon specs, either fix that or leave it alone.

Kevin
 
year

Assuming the shafts are original to the cue, it was made in 1993. 93' was the first year schon put identification on their shafts and the only year it appeared on the shaft collar. So for that reason alone, their is some uniqueness to this cue.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top