why would this piece require replacing?

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DallasHopps

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Hi all. I have a Meucci Originals cue that I bought a few years back as the first not-from-Walmart cue I ever owned. I ended up going to Vegas with a league team and decided that I wanted to get my old cue rewrapped and finished, as it was very beat up. I also wanted a shaft joint collar matched for a black dot shaft I had. When I first sent the cue to Meucci, it came back 4-5 months later. The shaft was done with no problem, but the stained terrible wrap had not been replaced. The finish, while better, looked like it had been stored in a toolbox. I sent the cue back, and another 4-5 months later I have it back. It looks great now, but I was told and can visually identify that a piece was replaced on the butt. Below the wrap, there is the butt sleeve, a ring, and the butt cap. If I have the terms correct it's the butt sleeve that was replaced. What could have been wrong that the sleeve needed replacing?
 
Don't you think that the best one to ask would be Meucci.
After all, since we didn't see the cue before the work was done and don't see it now, we'd just be guessing.
Give `em a call. They'd luv to hear from you.
 
My guess is that they will have no recollection of which cue I'm talking about. I thought there might be some generic problems that were common enough to be likely candidates... in any event it's done, so if there are no readily identified probable reasons for replacement then I will forget about it. Thank you for your consideration.
 
Why do you think the butt sleeve was replaced? Is it a slightly different color or does the grain look different or what? What wood is your cue's forearm & butt sleeve made of? Meucci uses a stain on the wood & once the clearcoat finish is removed matching that stain color can be really hard...JER
 
I will wait to give an opinion of what happened until you answer Jerry's question and the following one. What model cue was it? A gambler model or what?
 
The model, I believe, was either a low-run or a hi-run (I found it after much searching a long time ago, and it's an entry level basic cue). It has a natural stained curly maple forearm and the butt sleeve and cap are both black plastic or phenolic. The sleeve is slightly lighter than the cap... like charcoal vs actual black. It was not like this before. When I got the cue back the first time (but not before I originally sent it off) the sleeve would move back and forth almost imperceptibly... like 1/64th of an inch. I thought it might have been something that needed glued or tightened, but not knowing the internals of a cue that might have been the cause of replacement.

Thanks again to anyone willing to read and venture a guess.
 
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Here is a picture of the butt sleeve down... I believe the color variation shows up in the picture. Assuming the minute rotation of the butt sleeve that I observed prior to sending the cue back to Meucci was the reason for replacement, can anyone tell me what causes that rotation? I'm not on a witch hunt, I'm just curious.
 

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Here is a picture of the butt sleeve down... I believe the color variation shows up in the picture. Assuming the minute rotation of the butt sleeve that I observed prior to sending the cue back to Meucci was the reason for replacement, can anyone tell me what causes that rotation? I'm not on a witch hunt, I'm just curious.
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Assuming the minute rotation of the butt sleeve that I observed prior to sending the cue back to Meucci was the reason for replacement, can anyone tell me what causes that rotation?
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Mentioning this fact in the initial post would have gotten an answer
much quicker. Mooches are infamous for shedding structural parts
like joint collars butt sleves, even points.

Reason is most likely not enough adhesive.

One of many reasons why so many on this board buy custom cues.

Dale
 
Simply gluing the piece back and having everything line up perfect is harder than replacing the part with one oversize and turning it down to match up. That's my guess.
 
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The answer as to WHY the part had movement in it, is a simple one. I have repaired dozens of Meucci cues that seem to have glue failures, because they just didn't have enough glue to hold them together. To answer your question about the color difference, let me suggest this. I have been making cues for 25 years. Since that time the manufacturers I have used for parts, have discontinued making my original tips, ferrule, joint, butt cap material & glue. The replacement materials that I have had to use, are some times better or worse & are often different in color or texture. My guess is that Meucci has a different plastic material, than the original, but could have STAINED it a more black color, to match the butt cap. Bottom line, they SEEM not to care or don't have people in their repair department, who don't have the knowledge, to do their job correctly. JUST MY OPINION...JER
 
Thanks all for the answers, and I agree as far as Meucci not caring. It's evident in their time-frame for service, the service itself, and the final product... not to mention the quality of the current production cues as well. I like the way mine play, but there's a factory provided flaw in every single one I've ever bought... that's sad.

Thanks again.
 
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