Spliced or inlaid??

subdude1974

subdude1974

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I am not trying to restir anything with this question, but Schon's with rounded points, are they spliced or inlaid? I see auctions on Ebay say R2, R12 or Rwhatever but have rounded points. I thought R series cues were spliced. Is these cues remakes of the R series cues. Kind of like Meucci with Star of David cue and the 95 whatever. Same cue but different.

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subdude1974 said:
I am not trying to restir anything with this question, but Schon's with rounded points, are they spliced or inlaid? I see auctions on Ebay say R2, R12 or Rwhatever but have rounded points. I thought R series cues were spliced. Is these cues remakes of the R series cues. Kind of like Meucci with Star of David cue and the 95 whatever. Same cue but different.

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If this is true, then are the 2 cues really the same model? They may look the same, but structurally totally different. How can you determine the value of the 2 different cue? Is the spliced R12 gonna be worth more thatn the inlaid?
 
I am not an expert on Schon cue values so I will defer to someone else on that. What I will say is that in general, with all else being equal (including the maker), the full splice cue is likely to have the most value, followed by the half splice, and with inlaid points bringing up the rear.
 
older vs new stlye-dash rings at the collar,vs nickel rings

who cares about the difference in value- what they were trying to accomplish is old stlye inlaid from square wood fronts- inlaid are done round. I believe the inlaid has more wood contact,and thicker and more solid inlays- where as the splice with veneers who knows what voids are under that 45 degree miters- and why do you think that they use fat wide and 4 color venners? Tell the cuemaker you want 1 or 2 thin venners and watch his eyes roll- most buy the fronts and don't mess with it-- hence davis fronts,prather etc. The difference is rundy-vs evan clark. mark
 
Poolplaya9 said:
I am not an expert on Schon cue values so I will defer to someone else on that. What I will say is that in general, with all else being equal (including the maker), the full splice cue is likely to have the most value, followed by the half splice, and with inlaid points bringing up the rear.
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I assume you mean given the same basic cue design.

Fred
 
Cornerman said:
I assume you mean given the same basic cue design.

Fred
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By "all else being equal" I was referring to the design, materials, and cuemaker, with the only notable difference being the method used to construct the points.
 
Old Schon's...

Old Schon's made by Bob Runde are the best! They were made out of parts that were all done right there in Schon's shop. One of the reasons Bob sold his interest in the company was due to higher production desires. Since he left, not all parts are made "in house", that's why old Schon's feel different than the newer ones.
 
HollyWood said:
who cares about the difference in value- what they were trying to accomplish is old stlye inlaid from square wood fronts- inlaid are done round. I believe the inlaid has more wood contact,and thicker and more solid inlays- where as the splice with veneers who knows what voids are under that 45 degree miters- and why do you think that they use fat wide and 4 color venners? Tell the cuemaker you want 1 or 2 thin venners and watch his eyes roll- most buy the fronts and don't mess with it-- hence davis fronts,prather etc. The difference is rundy-vs evan clark. mark
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You sir , don't have a clue what your talking about. ;)

Back to the original question . . .

People who know cues generally value true spliced cues higher than inlaid cues (in regards to the points) , all other things being equal. Spliced is generally more structually sound , both methods can be cored as well and often should be with more highly figured woods.
 
look at the cue in my sig. there is much more work associated with a spliced cue in the assembly process than an inlaid poit. also mine has thin veneers, and the shop I got it from does all the work themselves.
 
My opinion.
If it's not full splice, half splice or at the very least short spliced dont buy it.
 
HollyWood said:
who cares about the difference in value- what they were trying to accomplish is old stlye inlaid from square wood fronts- inlaid are done round. I believe the inlaid has more wood contact,and thicker and more solid inlays- where as the splice with veneers who knows what voids are under that 45 degree miters- and why do you think that they use fat wide and 4 color venners? Tell the cuemaker you want 1 or 2 thin venners and watch his eyes roll- most buy the fronts and don't mess with it-- hence davis fronts,prather etc. The difference is rundy-vs evan clark. mark
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