Titlist full splice Gambler/Meucci?

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Here are some before and after pictures of a Titlist full splice that I bought from Uncle Waldo's Billiards. The cue was thought to be a Meucci Gambler full splice Titlist but that has not been confirmed yet (Meucci). I talked to the salesman at Meucci and while we were on the phone Bob's daughter chimed in and said it was one of the first cues her father had built. She was sure of it but this still has not been confirmed by Bob Meucci because of the relocation of his shop. Either way I think it is a unique cue, and it also plays pretty good. The butt cap was cracked in two places and one of the rings in the butt was mostly missing. One ring in the joint was missing and the joint collar was loose. Many thanks to Joe Callaluca for doing the restoration work. As you can see in the pictures Joe did a fantastic job. Dave
 
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Wow !!!!

Wow !!!! That looks great very well done. That is a keeper you will never see another meucci like that.

Regards,

Waldo's
 
i saw this cue in person before joe started the restoration. the change is fantastic. he brought out the colors of the veneers and cleaned up the maple forearm. great work joe.

guy
 
here are a few more "before" pics"

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Cool Que!

Congrats on your restoration of a very unique cue :)

Excellent work Joe! :cool:
 
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What an excellent find.

Thank you for restoring this unique historical item. My hat is off to you and the restorer of this, you both have done something commendable here. It is really sad the current gambler doesn’t come close to this unique item.

In my early days at the local tavern. I would checked ID at the door and would watch over a nineball games on the nearest table on Friday evenings. One of my favorite players had an original gambler with the natural point and the stitch block above and below the cards. I have always loved that cue over the current gambler design of today. Some how the mixing of card and dice has never worked for me as a design concept. I note for a while back Meucci did bring back the original design for a limited run, it sad he didn’t keep with it, although I do like the wood tones of the current run and the giant kill.

You’re defiantly one lucky dog to have this in your collection.

Bugs.
 
Very nice looking cue and some awesome restoration work.
TNX for posting the before and after pictures.

Myron
 
Hi Dave,That is a really nice cue.I enjoyed working with you and putting the cueback together as close to original as we could.To me this cue is a great piece of history and will be on any collectors list.
 
It's got Huebleresque ringwork on it. Then again, I've been told that Paul and Bob started out as partners.
 
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It's got Huebleresque ringwork on it. Then again, I've been told that Paul and Bob started out as partners.
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That's what I was thinking. Maybe it's a Meubler or a Huecci?

Fred
 
Man, I wouldn't have touched that cue with a 10 foot pole at first. Now it looks great!

I didn't think it was really an early Meucci when I first saw it. Now looking closer at it, I'm almost certain it is. Now that I can see it, the cards are the early style he used, the way the joint is built (except for the piloted shaft), the overall shape and taper, the rings are sliced and turned, etc. You can definitely see the influence Paul had on Bob's work.

Looks like you got yourself a nice piece of history there. I'm glad you're doing your research. That's the way to make this cue a collectors piece and this will also make it worth your while. Congratulations on buying a cue that fooled me, slipped under the radar, and is probably worth a whole lot more than I first thought! Maybe Humpty Dumpty should have gone to Joe C.

Chris
 
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