Updat On Richie Florence Ivory Handled Ginacue

[poolhustler]

Amazing how much better that cue looks!!!!

I held it before refinishing at Ernie's shop.

What a beauty....:thumbup:

 

[Tommyd1]

Now thats a Cue !

Will,

I met you at Bill's ( Cornerstones Booth ) at the Derby in 2006. I think Richard Black was there also that day with you guy's.

The shaft wood used for this cue is beautiful, what a find and what a piece of history.

Great picture.....thanks for sharing

Tommyd1

 

[cuejunky]

Very nice cue. What is the last picture of?

 

[dave sutton]

sheesh......

 

[cueaddicts]

Will, it turned out spectacular !! Now if we could all just play pool like R. Florence did....

 

[ibuycues]

Thanks For The Comments

asiasdad
$TAKE HOR$E
thediamond
thepavlos
alpinep9430
chrippa

Thanks to all of you for the nice comments. The cue is on its way to me right now, and I am excited to receive it. I plan to open the case and pull the cue out VERY SLOWLY.... enjoying it inch by inch!

Myron, the one picture shows how he had to replace the core inside the ivory in the handle. He had to find dead center to remove and replace the core. The wood strips around the ivory are to protect the ivory during the process. Three-piece handle, rings, partial buttcap, refinish, etc.... A lot of work, and it came out one shade better than perfect. For Ernie, it is expected. Others strive.

chrippa, you are right about the wide core to improve playability.

Rep left for all of you!

Take care,

Will

 

[patrickcues]

Cue looks great Will!

 

[ibuycues]

Thanks!

Hey Will,
Wow, it turned out soooooooo nice. I am happy for you. What a piece of history. I hope to get to see the cue in person one day.

Enjoy it (I know you will)

Take care and keep in touch,
Jimmy

PS: Ernie is in the final stages of my new cue, so I am getting "pretty" anxious.

Jimmy,

Your cue is coming, and it will be drop dead gorgeous! We will all miss you at VF. Thanks for the comments!

Take care,

Will

 

[ibuycues]

Will,

I met you at Bill's ( Cornerstones Booth ) at the Derby in 2006. I think Richard Black was there also that day with you guy's.

The shaft wood used for this cue is beautiful, what a find and what a piece of history.

Great picture.....thanks for sharing

Tommyd1

Hi Tommyd1,

I remember you well, and remember the conversations while Richard Black was in Bill`s booth. IIRC, you are in law enforcement. I enjoyed our conversation.

Will

 

[ibuycues]

Thanks For The Comments

ScottR: Good to hear from you!

cueaddicts: See you soon at Santa Fe. Don`t buy everything!

dave sutton: Thanks Dave!

cuejunky: The pictures shows removal of the core inside the ivory handle before replacement. Thanks!

patrickcues: Thanks Doug..Wow, a virtual ton of action at Shooters after you left last week!

Positive Rep left for all of you!

Will Prout

 

[HighEndCues]

Hi everyone,

As many of you know, I purchased Richie Florence`s ivory handle Ginacue in December. This was a monster player used by Richie at the time of some of his greatest wins over almost every big time player of the day.

I asked Ernie Gutierrez to refinish the cue, and he graciously accepted. It took some work by Ernie but the cue looks great, and I wanted to share the update on AZ.

Thanks for looking.

Take care,

Will Prout

Hey Will,
That was a great addition
Best,
Ken

 

[Jack Madden]

Will,

Congrats on a unique one of a kind collectible - Gina Cue, Ivory Handle, and Richie Florence player cue. Truly awesome.

 

[kvinbrwr]

Congrats

Congratulations Will

That's a great cue.

Kevin

 

[fsarfino]

WOW

I'm usually not a big fan of the "player" design cues but this is a cue that I would LOVE to have. And not because of the history or that it is a Gina its just plain awesome looking.

Enjoy it and congrats :thumbup:

 

[$TAKE HOR$E]

pictures......

 

[TWOFORPOOL]

Richie Florence Ivory Handled Ginacue

I'm sure glad you bought the cue and had it restored it. Absolutley amazing!

I will call you first if I run into anymore rare cues.

Sincerely,

Bob Olson
TWOFORPOOL

 

[icon2]

WOW . . . that's pretty cool! :thumbup2:

 

[tikkler]

hey

Will, that is one beautifull collectable cue. Have you played with it at all
Steve

 

[Sumet1]

Hi everyone,

As many of you know, I purchased Richie Florence`s ivory handle Ginacue in December. This was a monster player used by Richie at the time of some of his greatest wins over almost every big time player of the day.

I asked Ernie Gutierrez to refinish the cue, and he graciously accepted. It took some work by Ernie but the cue looks great, and I wanted to share the update on AZ.

Thanks for looking.

Take care,

Will Prout

Thanks!! and Congrats!! Will, this is one historical beauty of a cue. Paul and Lu.

 

[tommie1351]

Friend

Richie was a friend of mine and stayed in touch up to the time he passed. I know that he would be proud that you ( Will ) ended up with this cue. Congradulations.
TOMMIE