What does recon ebony and recon ivory mean?

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Buster Jones

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I have always noticed that McDermott notes recon ebony and recon ivory on many of their cues. Is this short for reconditioned? Is it a name for a synthetic material? They've used this "recon" term for a long time and it seems like a way of identifying cheaper materials while still using the more expensive material's name.

It kinda reminds me of the old car covers that were identified as "Genuine Synthetic Sheepskin!" But what I think is all wrong, and they are in-fact using ligitimate ebony and ivory. I'm sure someone can clarify this for me.
 
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its waste particles of the material that they chop/grind/pulverize and mix with resin to do inlays and such with.
 
Buster Jones said:
I have always noticed that McDermott notes recon ebony and recon ivory on many of their cues. Is this short for reconditioned? Is it a name for a synthetic material? They've used this "recon" term for a long time and it seems like a way of identifying cheaper materials while still using the more expensive material's name.

It kinda reminds me of the old car covers that were identified as "Genuine Synthetic Sheepskin!" But what I think is all wrong, and they are in-fact using ligitimate ebony and ivory. I'm sure someone can clarify this for me.
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Recon ebony and ivory - 08-09-2010, 07:58 PM

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I was interested in one of the 2010 COTY cues. After reading the cue descriptions, and seeing these terms used, I emailed McDermott for an explanation of recon ebony and ivory.

This is what I received:

"These are both man-made synthetic materials that we use as substitutes for genuine Ebony and Ivory. We use them to keep the cost of the cue in a
reasonable price point. These materials are also more durable and stable. They are less likely to warp, crack, or cause problems than their genuine
counterparts." -axlroseSo it sounds like I'm close with "genuine synthetic sheepskin." I gues this leads me to another question...when this is used for a forearm (and not just inlays) how does it affect the hit? I would think this is a harder hit, but I'm not an expert.
 
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Buster Jones said:
Recon ebony and ivory - 08-09-2010, 07:58 PM

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I was interested in one of the 2010 COTY cues. After reading the cue descriptions, and seeing these terms used, I emailed McDermott for an explanation of recon ebony and ivory.

This is what I received:

"These are both man-made synthetic materials that we use as substitutes for genuine Ebony and Ivory. We use them to keep the cost of the cue in a
reasonable price point. These materials are also more durable and stable. They are less likely to warp, crack, or cause problems than their genuine
counterparts." -axlroseSo it sounds like I'm close with "genuine synthetic sheepskin." I gues this leads me to another question...when this is used for a forearm (and not just inlays) how does it affect the hit? I would think this is a harder hit, but I'm not an expert.
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I'm pretty sure they don't use it in an entire forearm that recon stuff is for inlays
 
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