WANTED: Corltland #9 To Wrap Titlist

HawaiianEye

HawaiianEye

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Aloha,

Looking to get enough Cortland #9 to wrap a restored Titlist. Anybody know where I can obtain some and an approximate price? Thanks in advance for any information.

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I think you can get some from Joe at Pechauer Cues( joe@pechauer.com).. Last I heard you could buy enough for 1 cue for $75.. That was a while ago so the price may differ today..Good luck
 
What Makes Cortland Linen For Cues So Expensive & Hard To Find?

I can't be of any assistance on finding Cortland Linen but if you don't mind me asking a question....what is it that makes Cortland so difficuult to find and why is it so expensive. Someone referred to it as "fishing line" and I don't know if that's true, If it was, isn't there still plenty of fishing line being made today, or maybe that was just an analagous reference the other party was using to describe it.

In any event, I have two cues from the 80's that have this wrap and the Cortland still feels smooth. I'd love to have it on every cue I own....but what makes it so expensive to begin with...scarcity?

Thanks for information anyone can provide and hopefully at the same time furnish you with some suggestions where to get some Cortland Linen.
 
Bavafongoul said:
I can't be of any assistance on finding Cortland Linen but if you don't mind me asking a question....what is it that makes Cortland so difficuult to find and why is it so expensive. Someone referred to it as "fishing line" and I don't know if that's true, If it was, isn't there still plenty of fishing line being made today, or maybe that was just an analagous reference the other party was using to describe it.

In any event, I have two cues from the 80's that have this wrap and the Cortland still feels smooth. I'd love to have it on every cue I own....but what makes it so expensive to begin with...scarcity?

Thanks for information anyone can provide and hopefully at the same time furnish you with some suggestions where to get some Cortland Linen.
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It is fishing line, but it isn't made anymore. It was made by the Cortland company up until 1972 (if all the stuff I read was correct). I think George Balabushka was one of the earliest users of this particular line to wrap cues.

The #9 comes from the number of individual strands to make the line. It was 9 strands of 3-lb line wound together to be a single strand of 27-lb line. The actual number (model) for the line was Cortland 256.

The current line that is being used is a little thicker I think and isn't quite the same feel and the color is a bit off. The newer stuff is sold as white/with green specks, but the original Cortland was a bit more of a beige color than white.

I've also read that this particular line may have had flax incorporated in the manufacturing. That may give it a different texture and feel than linen that fully utilizes cotton.
 
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HawaiianEye said:
It is fishing line, but it isn't made anymore. It was made by the Cortland company up until 1972 (if all the stuff I read was correct). I think George Balabushka was one of the earliest users of this particular line to wrap cues.

The #9 comes from the number of individual strands to make the line. It was 9 strands of 3-lb line wound together to be a single strand of 27-lb line. The actual number (model) for the line was Cortland 256.

The current line that is being used is a little thicker I think and isn't quite the same feel and the color is a bit off. The newer stuff is sold as white/with green specks, but the original Cortland was a bit more of a beige color than white.

I've also read that this particular line may have had flax incorporated in the manufacturing. That may give it a different texture and feel than linen that fully utilizes cotton.
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Pretty good answer.

I heard 1976, or maybe that was Micarta:), but yes, a long time ago.

Rambow started using it very early on(1920s?) when the store he bought
line from was out of silk line - the choice up to that point for wraps.

Linen is made from flax.
Bed linens are cotton.

Dale
 
Thank You For The Explanation

Hawaiian Eye & pdcue,

Thank you for educating me about the history and background on Cortland linen. It's interesting to say the least.

Matt
 
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