Why Cortland Irish Linnen?
- Thread starter hackerda
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> It's pretty simple actually. The original Cortland has not been made for a great while,and whoever has some,usually hordes it. It's primarily used in restorations of cues that originally came with Cortland linen like Szamboti,Balabushka,etc. You won't see very many brand new cues with it. I've never actually worked on it,but those that have say it's much smoother than anything else,especially after installation,and slightly thinner. Someone here said recently that a guy on Ebay was selling single-cue spools for 100 bucks. Tommy D.
Tommy-D said:
The Gentleman on eBay selling the Cortland Linen is Jerry Pechauer, and he is selling the Linen for a single cue for $60, which by the way is very reasonable. When you consider that most people who install it will charge around $125 to $150 when they supply Cortland linen.
You are also right that the Company went out of business around 1978, and while like you said it is mainly used on Rare Collector cues, the current Irish Linen is equal in quality in all respects, it may even be a little better.
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hackerda said:What is the big deal about Cortland? Is there a big difference in Cortland and Irish Linnen used on most other cues? Just curious.
Dean
Cortland linen is no longer being made, so whatever is out there is all there is.
Now let's say you have an older collectable cue which originally came with Cortland linen and you want to restore it to as close to original as possible ..you would want Cortland because it preserves the cue's value/price. Are there comparable or even better alternatives out there? You bet there are, but when you are looking to restore a cue there really is no substitute for the original.
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