What value would you place upon this cue?

Rubik's Cube

Rubik's Cube

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Good evening, gentlemen.

This snooker cue was crafted by the renowned luthier, Roger Bucknall, in the mid 1980s as a prototype. It is genuinely unique, no other telescopic cue in the world comes even close to its quality. Bucknall's client list today reads like music royalty: Keith Richards, Sting, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger etc are among those using his bespoke guitars.

I'd be interested to hear some opinions of its value. Many thanks.

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To the right buyer, a lot, id guess...pesuming of course your summary of its palmares is accurate.

Id love to hear more of its workings, as i am sure many others would.
 
Black-Balled said:
To the right buyer, a lot, id guess...pesuming of course your summary of its palmares is accurate.

Id love to hear more of its workings, as i am sure many others would.
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Hello, sir.

I can personally guarantee its provenance plus, although we haven't met in over twenty-five years, could probably get some sort of authentication from the maker himself if the cue were ever to be sold.

The telescopic mechanism extends the cue from 57 to 69 inches via a polished brass operating sleeve. The woods employed were African ebony and ash with a padauk front splice and maple veneer.

Kind regards,
RC.
 
pm me a price
I like the idea well enough to try it out

with an autograph from the maker or the music people I would pay more
 
deanoc said:
pm me a price
I like the idea well enough to try it out

with an autograph from the maker or the music people I would pay more
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I haven't got a price, sir, as I wasn't looking to sell the cue.

I would like to know how much it might be worth, however, for insurance purposes and just my own personal curiosity really. I was hoping some of the collectors or cuemakers on the forum could perhaps hazard an educated guess.

Many thanks for your interest.

RC.
 
Mostly pool players here so it's like asking us to recommend chop sticks.....but that case is awesome!
 
Probably not many people here who care much for snooker cues. I play pool and snooker - having a Parris and OB cues. I just wish I could say that my game deteriorated when I lost/changed my snooker cue (aka Stephen Hendry). As for the price I would have no idea, but it looks like a prototype which didn't catch on.

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Correct me please, you are not saying the musicians mentioned owned the cue in question, rather the maker made guitars for them or other musical instruments?
 
Many thanks for your comments, gentlemen, always much appreciated.

To give a further example of Mr Bucknall's supreme craftmanship, take a look at the sublime work of art he created for the cover of a cue company's brochure. To carve such a beautiful and anatomically correct human hand is an admirable skill in itself, but when one learns that the cue is part of the same piece of wood I hope you'll understand we are dealing with a true master of his craft. The cue was not simply placed into the palm afterwards; note how its splices carry on through the knuckles. Imagine starting with a single block of timber and having the insight, not only to envisage what might be possible, but to then execute those thoughts with such clarity and perfection.

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lakeman77 said:
Correct me please, you are not saying the musicians mentioned owned the cue in question, rather the maker made guitars for them or other musical instruments?
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That is entirely correct, sir.

Roger Bucknall became a famous luthier many years after making this cue.
 
Looking at that case.. I would think Austin Powers took up pool... :)

RC,
I think its hard to establish a value because of a few reasons. That is definitely a snooker, British style cue. Which would have little value to a large segment of the cue market here in the US. The luthier's name may add some value to someone that knew of him, or maybe collected his guitar work, this cue might be a must have.
But in cues, esp. US style, this is an oddity. I really couldn't fathom guessing, to someone on that side of the pond it might be very low.
To be honest you would have a hard time selling that cue at SBE.

JV
 
That is beyond the grneral populace's comprehension level. We cannot fathom the artisinal extent of the piece.

I think that is the type of otem you donate to a museum and take the tax break.

I gkt 3 words for you: sotheby's.;)
Rubik's Cube said:
Many thanks for your comments, gentlemen, always much appreciated.

To give a further example of Mr Bucknall's supreme craftmanship, take a look at the sublime work of art he created for the cover of a cue company's brochure. To carve such a beautiful and anatomically correct human hand is an admirable skill in itself, but when one learns that the cue is part of the same piece of wood I hope you'll understand we are dealing with a true master of his craft. The cue was not simply placed into the palm afterwards; note how its splices carry on through the knuckles. Imagine starting with a single block of timber and having the insight, not only to envisage what might be possible, but to then execute those thoughts with such clarity and perfection.

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classiccues said:
Looking at that case.. I would think Austin Powers took up pool... :)

RC,
I think its hard to establish a value because of a few reasons. That is definitely a snooker, British style cue. Which would have little value to a large segment of the cue market here in the US. The luthier's name may add some value to someone that knew of him, or maybe collected his guitar work, this cue might be a must have.
But in cues, esp. US style, this is an oddity. I really couldn't fathom guessing, to someone on that side of the pond it might be very low.
To be honest you would have a hard time selling that cue at SBE.

JV
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Many thanks for your thoughts, JV, always much appreciated.

And if you think the cue case is a touch over the top wait until you see my car! :)

Kind regards,

RC.
 
Black-Balled said:
That is beyond the grneral populace's comprehension level. We cannot fathom the artisinal extent of the piece.

I think that is the type of otem you donate to a museum and take the tax break.

I gkt 3 words for you: sotheby's.;)
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Always nice to meet a fellow who appreciates true craftsmanship, sir. Alas, the piece does not belong to me, however, I merely have the photograph. :(
 
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