What's this TITLIST worth?

runscott said:
Interesting - Old Hoppe conversion with ebony butt and a different type of wood in the forearm.
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It's a very unusual conversion for sure. The weirdest part of the cue is the joint and pin. I've seen vintage Hoppe cues with that type of joint before, but never with a 3/8-12 pin. Btw, the points are walnut and the buttsleeve is made from some type of plastic, not ebony.
 
DEGAMO88 said:
It's a very unusual conversion for sure. The weirdest part of the cue is the joint and pin. I've seen vintage Hoppe cues with that type of joint before, but never with a 3/8-12 pin. Btw, the points are walnut and the buttsleeve is made from some type of plastic, not ebony.
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Currently the cue is a very very bad conversion, if the forearm can be saved the thing may be worth $200.

That is based on the current diameter of the forearm, and if the points are even.

While it appears that the cue was converted years ago, this cue is a good example of why conversions should be left to a competent cue maker.

manwon
 
manwon said:
Currently the cue is a very very bad conversion, if the forearm can be saved the thing may be worth $200.

That is based on the current diameter of the forearm, and if the points are even.

While it appears that the cue was converted years ago, this cue is a good example of why conversions should be left to a competent cue maker.

manwon
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You're right manwon, it's a bad-looking cue. It's nothing compared to the slick Titlist conversions being made today. To some people like myself, the value of a vintage cue is not so much how they look, but the history that they represent. I love cues like this one, because the best part of owning something like this is the satisfaction gained from owning a piece of history. In my opinion, this cue belongs in a billiards museum. The idea of preserving billiards history is very important to me so that future generations of cuemakers and collectors like myself, can learn from the past.

Before custom cuemakers were abound, many a players were only interested in owning a cue that they could take apart to take to the pool hall. What you see here is an early example of cuemaking in its most basic form- someone taking a one-piece cue, chopping it in half, adding a joint and wrap, and a custom buttsleeve. It's truly representative of a by-gone era that a person can revisit every time he/she holds this cue.

Before I found this cue, I never would've imagined that a cue like this even existed. Everytime I find something that isn't covered, or isn't explained in The Billiards Encyclopedia or The Blue Book, I get excited. I often think about cuemakers like Tex Zimmerman and Rollie Welsh and how sad it is that the general public has no knowledge of their work. I'm very happy that websites like AZ exist, because without them, the history of this cue and others would be lost forever to time.
 
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