I have two early Scruggs sneaky Pete's each with delrin but caps. One I had refinished by proficient billiards, the other which I just acquired has the original finish in great shape. My first question, is it better value wise to leave it origonal or ok to refinish and change ferrule? Also, with booth cues the shafts do not lay flat on the bed of the table. When rolled the gap straws fairly consistent, and the tip stays on the table. Is this because of the way the shaft is tapered, or is it warping? One last question, what type of tip did Tim originally put on his cues? Triangle?
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It sounds like you have some shaft roll. Warpage does occur. If it is severe enough to affect how you play (or it mentally distracts you), you can have someone build a replacement shaft (or try various straightening methods discussed on here). There are one or two guys here that should be able to make you a scruggs taper shaft.
If the original finish is in great shape, then why bother refinishing? It won't help the value. I had one that was beat to hell and I really enjoyed that cue. The great thing about sneakies, is that it doesn't really matter if you ding them...
Oh, and as far as the tips go, I would imagine that they installed a variety of tips according to what the customer wanted. If Scruggs had a standard tip, I do not know what it was, but doubt it will affect the value much regardless of the tip you use.
Hope this info helps!
-Ian
If the original finish is in great shape, then why bother refinishing? It won't help the value. I had one that was beat to hell and I really enjoyed that cue. The great thing about sneakies, is that it doesn't really matter if you ding them...
Oh, and as far as the tips go, I would imagine that they installed a variety of tips according to what the customer wanted. If Scruggs had a standard tip, I do not know what it was, but doubt it will affect the value much regardless of the tip you use.
Hope this info helps!
-Ian