Sentimental "Mystery Cue" can anyone help ID?

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Hi all,
About 12 years ago I designed a cue, I made blue prints and titled it "My Dream Cue (Hopefully Southwest)". I showed them to my dad, who was a lead project engineeer. He was not a pool player, but had acquaintances that were in Southern Ks. (Wichita), and Oklahoma.
Christmas 1996 (2 years later), Santa visited me at the age of 22 years old. Leaning against the tree was my "Dream Cue"! The cue I still use today.
I asked my dad who made it and how much it cost, and he never told me. He just said, "It doesn't matter whom, or how much, it's a dream come true is it not"?
There are no markings on it anywhere, unless they are under the wrap. It is a 6 point Hi-Low Ebony into Birdseye Maple with cocobolo spliced into the ebony points(I have been told by some that this makes it a 12 point cue). On the high points there are 2" ivory spears inlayed into the cocobolo points.
The joint is a Black phenolic just over 3/8" long, wood to wood, with a 3/8-11 (Southwest) pin, with Southwest style ring work.
The wrap is Black/white spec Irish linen, and the Butt is birdseye maple with reverse points that match the forearm, with 1 7/16" ivory spears on the Hi points. The Butt cap is 5/8" long and has SW style ring work.
In April of 98, my dad passed away. He was my best friend, and never did he tell me who made this cue.
My best assumption would be that this cue was made in Oklahoma, but have no way to be sure.
Part of me wants to stop playing with this cue, due to the sentimental value, and have another cuemaker make one similar with that cuemaker's artistic traits worked in.

If anyone can host pics I can mail some to you, and it would be greatly appreciated if you could add them to this post.
 
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Pictures of your cue are needed if you'd like help with this--there's no way of narrowing it down without them really.

Martin


Scottster said:
Hi all,
About 12 years ago I designed a cue, I made blue prints and titled it "My Dream Cue (Hopefully Southwest)". I showed them to my dad, who was a lead project engineeer. He was not a pool player, butt had acquaintaances that were in Southern Ks. (Wichita), and Oklahoma.
Christmas 1996 (2 years later), Santa visited me at the age of 22 years old. Leaning against the tree was my "Dream Cue"! The cue I still use today.
I asked my dad who made it and how much it cost, and he never told me. He just said, "It doesn't matter whom, or how much, it's a dream come true is it not"?
There are no markings on it anywhere, unless they are under the wrap. It is a 6 point Hi-Low Ebony into Birdseye Maple with cocobolo spliced into the ebony points.

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C'mon! Post the photos already!!! You got my interest with the great story, now let us tell you what Dad bought!
 
you can attach them to a post and they will be "hosted" on AzB. If they are too large, you can email them to me and I'll put them up for you guruatbeerdotcom
 
OK, I now have the pics. I just need someone who knows how to shrink the pics and then host them. thanks.
 
unknown cue

Thats a nice looking cue. The picture were great try looking under the butt cap for unique style of construction [ southwest leaves epoxy in the but sleeve with orange red phenolic insert].

Or the you can pay a good cue repair guy around $40 to remove the wrap and check for a signature or other unique construction technique's.

One thing i did notice that is different or it could be is the picture of the joint pin looks a little short and @ the base of the pin it is inserted into either black wood or phenolis usualy you would see some maple wood there then a black ringphenolic ring check to see if its dirt or solid phenolic?

Best of luck....
 
n10spool said:
One thing i did notice that is different or it could be is the picture of the joint pin looks a little short and @ the base of the pin it is inserted into either black wood or phenolis usualy you would see some maple wood there then a black ringphenolic ring check to see if its dirt or solid phenolic?

Best of luck....
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Yeah.. I did that a LONG time ago... its called a black Sharpie marker, wish I never would have done that now. The pin is a 1 1/16" length
Kids....
 
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Scottster said:
Yeah.. I did that a LONG time ago... its called a black Sharpie marker, wish I never would have done that now.
Kids....
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The joint could probably be refaced to clean that up no problem.
Kelly
 
Just a quick idea,if it was paid for by check,maybe you could find a cancled check,if the records still exist.
Wayde
 
Scott:

The cue is really beautiful! That is a really nice piece of birdseye they used for the forearm.

Do the shafts have a threaded plastic insert or do they have bare wood at the joint?

Someone has to be able to identify this cue!

I have one that is not nearly as nice, but is sort of similar to this cue. I am going to post pics next week because I don't know what my cue is either. I was told a long time ago that mine was made by Showcase Billiards in Denver.

I think Bender is ruled out in this case... Anyone else have input here?
 
Scottster said:
Yeah.. I did that a LONG time ago... its called a black Sharpie marker, wish I never would have done that now. The pin is a 1 1/16" length
Kids....
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I little dab of hairspray and a dry erase marker should take it right off.
 
Scottster said:
Hi all,
About 12 years ago I designed a cue, I made blue prints and titled it "My Dream Cue (Hopefully Southwest)". I showed them to my dad, who was a lead project engineeer. He was not a pool player, but had acquaintances that were in Southern Ks. (Wichita), and Oklahoma.
Christmas 1996 (2 years later), Santa visited me at the age of 22 years old. Leaning against the tree was my "Dream Cue"! The cue I still use today.
I asked my dad who made it and how much it cost, and he never told me. He just said, "It doesn't matter whom, or how much, it's a dream come true is it not"?
There are no markings on it anywhere, unless they are under the wrap. It is a 6 point Hi-Low Ebony into Birdseye Maple with cocobolo spliced into the ebony points(I have been told by some that this makes it a 12 point cue). On the high points there are 2" ivory spears inlayed into the cocobolo points.
The joint is a Black phenolic just over 3/8" long, wood to wood, with a 3/8-11 (Southwest) pin, with Southwest style ring work.
The wrap is Black/white spec Irish linen, and the Butt is birdseye maple with reverse points that match the forearm, with 1 7/16" ivory spears on the Hi points. The Butt cap is 5/8" long and has SW style ring work.
In April of 98, my dad passed away. He was my best friend, and never did he tell me who made this cue.
My best assumption would be that this cue was made in Oklahoma, but have no way to be sure.
Part of me wants to stop playing with this cue, due to the sentimental value, and have another cuemaker make one similar with that cuemaker's artistic traits worked in.

If anyone can host pics I can mail some to you, and it would be greatly appreciated if you could add them to this post.
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Looking at the picures I would have to guess Prather or Mike Stacey.
 
I am getting a Prather feel from it too. The points and the inlay on the points I think is what is making me lean that way.
 
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