what is a merry widow cue?

thomba02 said:
curious...
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no points
like this one................

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thomba02 said:
so its the same as a plain jane
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poor jane, always getting called "plain"
yes it is , and as jer said , no inlays either, unless you count the dufferin logo as an inlay , LOL :)
 
Trouble with the term Merry Widow....some people think it just means no points or inlays or windows.

There are others that think the term also means the same PLUS NO SPLICES in the wood no full or half or even forearm to handle. (solid cue)

If the second is true then his conversion dufferin isn't a "true" merry widow for more reasons than just the duffering inlay.
 
Rak9up said:
Trouble with the term Merry Widow....some people think it just means no points or inlays or windows.

There are others that think the term also means the same PLUS NO SPLICES in the wood no full or half or even forearm to handle. (solid cue)

If the second is true then his conversion dufferin isn't a "true" merry widow for more reasons than just the duffering inlay.
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i always thought Merry Widow is one level above Jane. :D
 
I always thought a Merry Widow was a one piece butt.
No coring, no 'A' joint, no butt sleeve, just one solid piece of wood, with or without a wrap, having only a joint ring and butt cap.

Any historians with when and where the term was started?
 
How to recognize a merrywidow

the "merrywidow is recognized by its large rubber bumper at end of the butt,said bumper is normally 1/4 " to 2" larger in diameter from the rest of the butt.Continuing up the butt from the bumper are 1/4" raised ridges aprrox spaced at around 1" apart that go up the butt of the cue for about 6-10 ", at the end of those ridges the butt is surrounded by a rubber disc about 2"wide the goes all the way around the butt of the cue,one last thing -there are little knobs sticking out of the rubber disc about 1/4 " in length that faces toward the back of the cue.
My apologizes if l left anything out ,but that's what my ex-wife told me it was called.
 
I thumbed through the "BILLIARD ENCYCLOPEDIA" & on page 197, it says that the BRUNSWICK catalog from 1923-24, has a "MERRY WIDOW" model cue. It has no points or inlays. It does have a wrap. By the way the word "point" in those days referred to the ferrule...JER
 
A Merry Widow has no points.

Out here in the east we are well informed and typically set the trends for the rest of the country and the world. And we call a Merry Widow a cue with no points. That being said.....we here in the east have always been forth coming and compassionate in educating others for their benefit...because we just know what we are talking about.

I hope that helps.:cool: :smile:
 
HIRUN526 said:
A Merry Widow has no points.

Out here in the east we are well informed and typically set the trends for the rest of the country and the world. And we call a Merry Widow a cue with no points. That being said.....we here in the east have always been forth coming and compassionate in educating others for their benefit...because we just know what we are talking about.

I hope that helps.:cool: :smile:
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What differentiate Plain Jane from Merry Widow ?
 
I have mostly heard merry widows reffered to as a cue with no points, but with some work in the buttsleeve.
 
Plain jane is a pointed cue without the accessories ie; inlays, veneers etc.
I typically call a player a plain jane.
 
merry widow

I agree with Willee Cue. A merry widow is a one piece butt with no splices, points, or inlays. It may have a wrap or not. This definition goes way back. I guess the more modern opinion is that joints and splices may qualify.

Try and build one that remains straight and you will have something rare. This is why joints and splices have become the norm. It's easier to keep a cue straight using shorter multiple pieces of wood.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues:cool:
 
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