When is a McDermott D not a McDermott D?

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I have a McDermott cue which is very, very similar to a P702. It has the same butt except the rings differ, the wrap leather rather than linen and there are 6 points instead of 4.

Looked at alot of pix and sales for info. The one thing the sales had in common was touting the D series forearm.

The inference seems to be the cue will be a player just like the D series cues are reputed to be.

Any of the McDermott owners/collectors have an opinion on the idea a 20 (more now) year old forearm makes a hybrid cue play.
 

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I remember reading something about McDermott using left over D series parts and building new cues from those. You may have one of the newer models or a repaired one with a leather wrap. Pictures would be a big help.
 
NathanDetroit said:
I have a McDermott cue which is very, very similar to a P702. It has the same butt except the rings differ, the wrap leather rather than linen and there are 6 points instead of 4.

Looked at alot of pix and sales for info. The one thing the sales had in common was touting the D series forearm.

The inference seems to be the cue will be a player just like the D series cues are reputed to be.

Any of the McDermott owners/collectors have an opinion on the idea a 20 (more now) year old forearm makes a hybrid cue play.
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Pics, pics, pics.
 
Not sure if they did it then, but now you are able to go in their showroom and get a heck of a deal on one off cues that they make to see how new designs would look. Picked up a beautiful wrap less cue there a few years back at about a 40% discount to what it would sell for. The only downside is no warranty on those.
 
I recently sold a McDermott D with points - the model D 11- I was not crazy about the design, but I had originally bought it because I heard so much over the years about the playability of these cues. For me, I just did not see anything special about how this cue played. I owned a few more modern McDermotts from the 90s and I felt they played just as well. Honestly, as a production cue, my Huebler model HA from the early 80s plays much better- this is just my opinion.

Now, I may be a bit biased since I have owned and played with many high end custom cues as well, so my expectations on how my cue should feel and perform are fairly high. Overall, I am a fan of McDermott cues as a production cue performer and I am not in any way knocking their cues. Perhaps this one D11 was just not a great player and other D series McDermotts do live up to the fine reputation of their D series in general.

All this being said, I have a friend with his original McDermott D19 , which I really do like that cue design, and his has some really nice custom additions right from the factory. He may stop playing permanently due to health factors and I have committed to buying that cue from him ( not for resale). I am excited about the possibility of owning that cue from a collection standpoint.

As for the McDermott P 702- my point in all of this is that the only true way to know how a cue will feel in your hands or how you will gauge it's playability for you is is play with it- until then it is always a guessing game IMO and experience.
 
Alphadog, I would agree, but their resellers seem to be quoting McDermott when they point iut how the forearms were from the same stock that the D series was.

It seems to say you are getting a cue which is as good as. Hype or truth...that's the question. Well, my question, anyway.
 
NathanDetroit said:
Alphadog, I would agree, but their resellers seem to be quoting McDermott when they point iut how the forearms were from the same stock that the D series was.

It seems to say you are getting a cue which is as good as. Hype or truth...that's the question. Well, my question, anyway.
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Have you contacted McD directly? you'd think they'd know.
 
NathanDetroit said:
I have a McDermott cue which is very, very similar to a P702. It has the same butt except the rings differ, the wrap leather rather than linen and there are 6 points instead of 4.

Looked at alot of pix and sales for info. The one thing the sales had in common was touting the D series forearm.

The inference seems to be the cue will be a player just like the D series cues are reputed to be.

Any of the McDermott owners/collectors have an opinion on the idea a 20 (more now) year old forearm makes a hybrid cue play.
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All the "play" is in the shaft, the hit feel is a combination of the shaft and butt. Hit feel should be the same as any other forearm made from the same materials in the same factory at the same time.
 
Hey, hang-the-nine, I think you are the first to answer the question. Although, a bit extreme.

I'll take it that the right shaft with the right butt is best, so the series D hype should mean those old shafts may be necessary.

Thanks
 
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