Stolen Cues Alert - reward for return

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Hi Guys,

One of my client,Simon Lau, had his Jim Munach Brown Leather Butterfly Case and 4 high end cues stolen Yesterday (April 18, 2012) at Steinway Billiard in Astoria, NY (Manny runs one of the best room in Queens).

Here's the location:
3525 Steinway St.
Astoria, NY 11102

http://www.yelp.com/biz/steinway-cafe-billiards-astoria


The case was stolen around 7-8pm yesterday. A police report has already been filed for these stolen cues.

The case and cues below were stolen while he went into the washroom. Here's are the cues that he had in this large Jim Murnak butterfly case so please keep an eye out for it. Reward will be provide for a same return of these cues.

Cue#1
High End Tascarella **Brand New***
* Ivory Joint 5/16-14 and Ivory Butt Cap
* Rosewood forearm and Butt Sleeve, 4 ebony points with veneers
* Ivory inlays everywhere.
* Butt is 14.6 oz and shaft are 4.2oz both are 13mm.

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Cue#2
Kersenbrock/Franklin SW era:

Butt: 15.8 oz , 3/8-11 pin
Shaft # 1. 3.6 oz, 12.7mm , SW shaft with old Micarta ferrule
Shaft #2. 3.4 oz ,12.25 original, Old Micarta ferrule SW to her but need to evaluate
the cue to confirm.

Showed this cue to Lucky at SBE and he said the cue is a Kersenbrock based on his knowledge of Kersenbrock and he has a pretty nice collection.

Showed the cue to Laurie and she said it look like a SW to her but need to evaluate the cue to confirm. The cue has a different bumper than SW normal Style.
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Butt Cap:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/0/3/9/5/3/2/webimg/498726211_o.jpg
Pin hote:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/0/3/9/5/3/2/webimg/498682367_o.jpg

Rest of the cue:
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Cue#3
High End Capone Custom cue with exotic Burl **Brand New**:
Just picked this beautiful brand new unchalked Capone cue up and looking to see if there any interest for the cue here on AZ.
The cue butt is made of amboyna burl weighing in at 15.5oz and the original shafts both shaft are 3.6oz each at 13.0+mm.
Both the butt and one shaft is dead straight. One of the brand new shaft has a slight roll out but roll flat (Unchalked).
The cue has Capone signature radial pin with silver railroad track ring work in all positions.
The cue has 6 amboyna burl points (3 high and 3 lower) into jet black ebony forearm with diamond ivory inlays.
The butt also has 6 larger diamond ivory inlays.

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Cue #4:
Cory Barnhart Exotic 4pts Hoppe: $1250.00
This Barnhart has an exotic burl forearm with ivory joint,ivory hoppe ring and Cory's classic ringwork. (awesome player)
Butt: 15.1oz
Shaft: 3.7oz, Full size 13mm.

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Hope you get these cues returned to you. I'm in Youngstown Ohio. Will keep my eyes open at the upcoming tournaments
 
Wow im so sorry for you and Simon I will keep a eye open in NJ for them .....I hope you find them fast .....or the guy that took them will return them

Chris
 
Wow

I will keep my eyes open, I'm in Brooklyn and play a lot in manhattan so if the jerk tries to sell it. We got him. Since we are both in nyc..
 
Wow. That's terrible. I'm in Ct. And will keep an eye out. Also go to ny alot to visit my sister. I hope we can get these back.
 
ZekeCv said:
Wow. That's terrible. I'm in Ct. And will keep an eye out. Also go to ny alot to visit my sister. I hope we can get these back.
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And meet the theif in a back alley with a Louisville slugger. Hoping for the best.
 
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This kind of blatent act of thievery never ceases
to amaze me. Either the thief is a total idiot, or...
well a total idiot. Do these people not realize just
how small the billiard community is, and that we
actually look out for each other? Unless you want
to steal a cue(s)/case(s) and just put them in a
closet forever, chances are you will run across
someone who will recognize the stolen merchandise
and you'll probably end up with your skull cracked
open if you were to ever go out in public with the
stuff you stole. I have a good friend of mine who
owns the local pool hall who had his pool hall broken
into many years ago and the thief sold the cues to
someone who put them in the local newspaper for
sale and someone noticed the ad, called my buddy
and he went to look at the cues advertised, and
viola...they were his cues and he got them back.
As it turns out, the guy selling the cues rolled over
on the guy who actually stole them and he's doing
a little time at a not-so-nice resort somewhere in
Wisconsin. So, point being...there is hope! We as
a community will keep an eye out for these cues.
I wish you and your friend the best of luck in the
recovery of these cues and the Murnak(?) case...
 
I am sick

This makes me sick to hear. I hope that that not only are the cues recovered, but that the perpetrator of this crime is caught and punished to the maximum. It takes a low life scumbag to do something like this.
sincerly,
Phil
 
I hate to hear of this. :mad: You know the low life(s) that stole them don't even appreciate what the are. Just $$ to them. :angry: I truly hope that they are recovered unscathed.
 
This sickening and absolutely disgusting behavior. They'll probably show up in a pawn shop soon. I hope you catch the sorry bastard Duc!

I down in the southeast, but I'll keep an eye out.
 
I am sorry to hear of your friend's mishap. I believe someone was closely watching your friend and knew of or suspected highend cues in that nice case and waited for his or her opportunity.

I had a beautiful Scruggs in a pristine It's George 2 x 4 case that I had brought with me to league nite. Went to the bathroom and when I came out discovered it was gone. This happened some ten years ago and the cue never resurfaced again. Now I only take a sneaky and a simple vinyl (inexpensive) 1 X 2 case with me to league.

My advice to anyone...if you plan on taking highend cue(s) with you to the bar or pool hall either have someone you trust watch it for your or bring it with you into the bathroom (it's not as unusual as you think).

Good luck in your efforts to recover your cues.
 
thanks guys...really appreciate the comments and helps to look out for these cues. Hopefully, the person who took is smart enough to do the right thing. Police will be checking the camera from PC richardson....so I think we'll find out who walk out of the room with the cues.

Here's the room location for those that asked:

3525 Steinway St.
Astoria, NY 11102

http://www.yelp.com/biz/steinway-cafe-billiards-astoria

"Manny runs one of the best pool room in Queens!!" Earl Strickland and Jeremy Jones are currently playing at Steinway and will be playing in this week super tournaments.
 
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Wow Duc..
I had some stuff stolen from that same room...
Long Island has an eye out for the cue as well.
 
just flat out pathetic of them to steal, I know when Im playing in Bars without people I may not have the most expensive cues or rarest cues in the world but If im going to take a piss Im taking my cues up to the bar or carrying them with me, just out of habit.

Ill keep an eye out in Houston Area. Although I doubt they will be down here.
If i do go back up to Jersey for the summer Ill be in a pool hall a few nights a week keeping an eye out.


Hope this guy is found.
 
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