the first jump cue ?

[desi2960]

i buy old house cues from a table restorer, and use some of the old woods to build cues. i found this in the last bunch of 100 cues i bought.

might be the first jump cue, it was made from an old brunswick.

32 inches long, and 16.6 oz. i think this would be considered a extreme taper. 13 mm at the tip, 1/2 inch back 17 mm and another 1/2 inch its 19 mm.

 

[DJ14.1]

Is that actually a jumper, or did someone modify it to a shortie so they could take those obstructed shots in a basement?

 

[macguy]

Is that actually a jumper, or did someone modify it to a shortie so they could take those obstucted shots in a basement?

That makes a little more sense. From the start the original concept of the jump cue was the very light weight. That cue seem like it is meant for a shortly cue with as much weight as they could keep after cutting the cue. If they wanted it to be a jump cue they would have cue the butt end off to get rid it of weight.

 

[desi2960]

thats why the question mark

i have no clue, you would not believe some of the things i have seen people do with cues, i saw a repair into a break where they used finishing nails, and a break in the butt wrappped with copper wire.
this is just another of those things that make you go wtf

 

[ideologist]

I have a Tru Balance with a sticker still that has a factory Brunswick ferrule, it is teeny. I imagine it was a special order shorter cue for walls or kids