Willie Hoppe Restoration

[dmgwalsh]

Do any of you guys have any suggestions on where would be a good place to get a couple of Wille Hoppe Professional cues restored. Thanks in advance for any leads.

 

[Charlie Edwards]

Paul Rubino would be an excellent choice.

http://rubinocues.com/restore.html

 

[DEGAMO88]

Proficient Billiards does a great job with refinishing cues. Here's a link to a Hoppe cue that they did:

http://www.proficientbilliards.com/cues/williehoppe/williehoppe/index.htm

 

[dmgwalsh]

Proficient Billiards does a great job with refinishing cues. Here's a link to a Hoppe cue that they did:

http://www.proficientbilliards.com/cues/williehoppe/williehoppe/index.htm

Paul Rubino would be an excellent choice.

http://rubinocues.com/restore.html [/URL]

Thanks guys. They both look good. I'll probably contact both and see what they say about price.

 

[Ken_4fun]

One more thing

Years ago, on this site, I suggested getting reproduced labels. I still think there is a market for these on people who would love to get one restored, and the label re-installed.

Nobody knew of a source but I think it would be a good deal. Obviously, an orignal with an excellent label would be the nuts. But too often I see one where they tried to save a pretty crappy label, and it takes away from the cue instead of adding to it.

JMO

Ken

 

[ragbug74]

I remember hearing about someone who had some of the old Brunswick labels "recreated", but I'm not sure if they had the Hoppe labels as well. I want to say it may have been Paul Rubino.