In your opinion what is this cue,these are bad pics and I should have the cue by wednesday and will post better pic's,Thanks,,,Noel
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What is this
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Honestly probably nothing of much value. Most likely a Taiwanese import cue sold in many sporting goods stores in the lates 70's through 80's.
cueaddicts said:
Would something cheap be full spliced?
The Asian cue makers do full splice and short splice cues and have been doing them forever. All of the Sterling house cues for example are full splice cues. What they don't get so right is keeping the points even.
This is due mostly to the fact that when the cue is chucked into the lathes at various stations it is not on center. So it is cut off center many times throughout the process and at the end you have uneven points and uneven spacing at the bottom of the points.
You'd have to see the production to understand. The lathe chucks are air driven so that they release and lock via a foot pedal. This allows the operator to quickly put in a piece of wood - get it roughly close to center and begin the cutting operation in a matter of seconds.
Now, some of the manufacturers are taking a different approach and learning to find the exact center and work off of it throughout the entire process. As a result points like these are getting very nice coming out of Asia.
They have had the splicing technique down for decades. In fact, we have some old Cobra branded cues with veneer points that would make excellent blanks. They are over 20 years old and still dead straight. I don't know if they are full or short splice though.
This is due mostly to the fact that when the cue is chucked into the lathes at various stations it is not on center. So it is cut off center many times throughout the process and at the end you have uneven points and uneven spacing at the bottom of the points.
You'd have to see the production to understand. The lathe chucks are air driven so that they release and lock via a foot pedal. This allows the operator to quickly put in a piece of wood - get it roughly close to center and begin the cutting operation in a matter of seconds.
Now, some of the manufacturers are taking a different approach and learning to find the exact center and work off of it throughout the entire process. As a result points like these are getting very nice coming out of Asia.
They have had the splicing technique down for decades. In fact, we have some old Cobra branded cues with veneer points that would make excellent blanks. They are over 20 years old and still dead straight. I don't know if they are full or short splice though.
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If it is in good condition is it even worth the $50 I paid for it,,,,:frown:
If it is in good condition is it even worth the $50 I paid for it,,,,:frown:
Hope this helps you.
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No offense was taking by what you said Craig,I was actually hoping you would reply to my thread,because I knew if anyone know's what kind off cue it is you would,,,:grin:manwon said:
Depending on how ambitious you are, if the cue is straight and the points line up well and you like the existing veneers, this may be a good candidate for a conversion.
SW/DPK ring at the butt, shorter butt-cap (black), refinish and new linen and you've got something worth a little more than $50.
I'm guessing that you like the SS collar so I won't go there.
Top it off with a 314-1 and you may have a decent player when you're done.
SW/DPK ring at the butt, shorter butt-cap (black), refinish and new linen and you've got something worth a little more than $50.
I'm guessing that you like the SS collar so I won't go there.
Top it off with a 314-1 and you may have a decent player when you're done.
Nylon wrap
I'm guessing that wrap is probably nylon rather than linen. If it is nylon I'm betting you will have it rewraped with linen as the nylon feels horrible.
Hope it turns out to be worth what you invest in the cue.
Kevin
I'm guessing that wrap is probably nylon rather than linen. If it is nylon I'm betting you will have it rewraped with linen as the nylon feels horrible.
Hope it turns out to be worth what you invest in the cue.
Kevin