what is it?

bnkunderme

bnkunderme

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At least 20 years old
dark stained wood, over 30 pieces of ivory, gold filigree inlays, ivory ferrul and joint
3/8 x10 joint steel to wood
no markings of maker
no etching under butt cap
nice leather wrap
it is not.. mike roberts or bill schick

It is way to nice of a cue to not have a name, any help fellas?

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schick

an unmarked bill schick?
I spoke with Mike Roberts and he did not make the case, I cannot recall reading anywhere that bill has done cues unmarked, even back to 1970 there was some type of marking.

but thanks
 
I GOOGLED Lagniappe & it is a phrase used in Louisiana & Mississippi. It means '"an added gift to the customer" It sounds like it is a Cajun saying. Maybe it came from that area. Where is Mike from? By the way, excuse me, but WHO is Mike Roberts?....JER
 
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the saying

it is, mike did a series like that but not till the mid 90's. mike took a look at the cue, and wished it was one of his, but its not.
mike roberts is a cue and case maker from louisiana, he worked closely with bill schick in the past. he start the "it's George" line before it was bought up by brunswick
 
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scruggs?

I have emailed picture to Tim Scruggs, a couple people have suggested maybe it is one of his, I will keep you informed.
 
BLACKHEARTCUES said:
I GOOGLED Lagniappe & it is a phrase used in Louisiana & Mississippi. It means '"an added gift to the customer" It sounds like it is a Cajun saying. Maybe it came from that area. Where is Mike from? By the way, excuse me, but WHO is Mike Roberts?....JER
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You are correct.

"Cajun" is French, with a few differences.

Lagniappe is a relatively common term here in La. that simply means, " a little something extra".

As most everyone else has said, contact Mr. Schick, he's a nice man that will be more than happy to help you. Wayne Anderson at Bella Sera would be able to help you out as well.
 
gilbert started in 89, this cue I think is older. plus gilbert has always marked his cues with a G in the butt
 
Did Steve Hebert always sign his cues? Abear Custom Cues is what he built cues under. Hebert is pronounced Abear. You don't get much more cajun than that.
 
dont think he has been around long enough, cant find any info on him, including the cue blue book. it seams the big ID point for me is the 3/8 pin. not alot of cuemakers were using it in the mid to late 80's
 
bnkunderme said:
dont think he has been around long enough, cant find any info on him, including the cue blue book. it seams the big ID point for me is the 3/8 pin. not alot of cuemakers were using it in the mid to late 80's
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He was building cues in 1984. Your cue looks to have the standard bumper so many have used for the last 20 years or so. People were using the 3/8-10 pin all through the 1980's. So I would doubt it being much over 20 years old, so it almost definitely falls within his time frame for building cues.
 
cueman said:
He was building cues in 1984. Your cue looks to have the standard bumper so many have used for the last 20 years or so. People were using the 3/8-10 pin all through the 1980's. So I would doubt it being much over 20 years old, so it almost definitely falls within his time frame for building cues.
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I appreciate the tip, I have been looking mostly at the more well known names, since they are easier to find building specs, but will try him.

Thanks
 
bnkunderme said:
gilbert started in 89, this cue I think is older. plus gilbert has always marked his cues with a G in the butt
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I have owned several Gilberts, and none had a G on the butt. I think this may very well be one of Andy's, as I have seen one very similar.
 
dave sutton said:
i had a 3x8-10 joss from 1968. they go back atleast that far
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I could be wrong but I was told some time ago that Harvey Martin used them on occasion in the 40's.

Dick
 
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rhncue said:
I could be wrong but I was told some time ago that Harvey Martin used them on occasion in the 40's.

Dick
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You are more than right - Harvey developed that pin in - IIRC - 1919

Dale<who wasn't there to know>
 
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