Willie Hoppe Titlist Cues

size matters

Here are the diameters @ 29".
.860
.840
.830
.775
.760
.760
.760
.745
.735
.720


Late,
 
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Oh Yeah, I forgot

I really cant tell if they are straight unless I cut and spin them.
 
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santeetech said:
Here are the diameters @ 29" of the ten that are left. you guys are cue builders, its really not that hard to drill a 3/4" hole in the butt, stick a 5"extension in the hole and add a butt piece. One done like this will give you points ending about 2 1/2" from the joint, a 12 1/2" wrap groove and a 5" butt. Pretty common dimensions.

I have one that Dave and I put together about a year ago. It looks real good and hits a ton. Ivory joint and ferrule, bison wrap. In "San Diego" where the players can't afford much I have been offered $2,000.

Some of you guys have some pretty big names. If you built them they would sell for $2K easy.

Know they are hard to find. Will decide in the next day or two whether I want to sell the lot or individually.

PM me your best offer and we'll find these some homes.

.860
.840
.830
.775
.760
.760
.760
.745
.735
.720
Joey said these might be from a generation that used soft wood. Pete T looked at them yesterday and said they were all good wood, several of them exceptional rosewood and purpleheat.

Late,
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Seriously? I'm pretty sure there's no "$2G" cuemaker on earth who "plug-n-hopes" skinny blanks for conversion, knowing there's no way to reach their standard joint size, or any normal joint size for that matter. And it's clear that if there is one giving you this information in private, he's certainly not putting himself out here for public scrutiny as you are. So this means either you are full of crap or else somebody's giving you bogus info & letting you make a fool of yourself with it. I don't see any of these "big name" cuemakers chiming in to dispute any of the information given, nor see any of them chiming in to make offers. My guess is that somebody caught you locally & cherry picked your goods, leaving you with a load of "not so goods" for you to try to dump on unsuspecting or newbie builders online. Could be wrong. But there's a reason 13 went to 10 overnite. Hey, i'm not trying to be a dick & bust your chops. I sincerely hope for your sake that's not what actually happened. It would be shitty thing to do to somebody. I'm just calling it like I see it. Good luck with your sales.
 
qbilder said:
Seriously? I'm pretty sure there's no "$2G" cuemaker on earth who "plug-n-hopes" skinny blanks for conversion, knowing there's no way to reach their standard joint size, or any normal joint size for that matter. And it's clear that if there is one giving you this information in private, he's certainly not putting himself out here for public scrutiny as you are. So this means either you are full of crap or else somebody's giving you bogus info & letting you make a fool of yourself with it. I don't see any of these "big name" cuemakers chiming in to dispute any of the information given, nor see any of them chiming in to make offers. My guess is that somebody caught you locally & cherry picked your goods, leaving you with a load of "not so goods" for you to try to dump on unsuspecting or newbie builders online. Could be wrong. But there's a reason 13 went to 10 overnite. Hey, i'm not trying to be a dick & bust your chops. I sincerely hope for your sake that's not what actually happened. It would be shitty thing to do to somebody. I'm just calling it like I see it. Good luck with your sales.
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is it just me or do the cues look warp? can you post pics of the cues like the whole thing
 
I'm no collector and would much rather have something new than old but there are very many Brunswick paraphernalia collectors who buy anything old and Brunswick and in some cases pay ridiculous amounts for items. Most of the collectors would believe it blasphemous to cut a titlist to make a conversion. I believe those cues in the shape they are would bring a pretty decent price on e-bay. It costs little to put one on e-bay, with a reserve, to find out. Those bumpers are a very collectible item also. I've seen them offered for sale as high as 100.00 each.

Dick
 
conversion cues

Hey qbilder,
I was only trying to sweeten the pot for the original poster with my offer. I also have done some of these green label conversions and realize they are a long gamble at best. I respect your efforts and will withdraw my offer at this time. Your were first to post and should have the first chance at them in full. Good luck.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
 
santeetech said:
I really cant tell if they are straight unless I cut and spin them.

It looks like I have some more work to do. Tomorrow I will list dimension and wood together.

.860 Purpleheart(example)
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Let's see , you can roll them on a pool table, sight them like a rifle while turning them. etc
I'm sure whoever looked at them knows. You seem to know a lot one minute and not much the next. :)

Mario
 
TripXQ said:
Hey qbilder,
I was only trying to sweeten the pot for the original poster with my offer. I also have done some of these green label conversions and realize they are a long gamble at best. I respect your efforts and will withdraw my offer at this time. Your were first to post and should have the first chance at them in full. Good luck.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
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They're all yours, Tom. I'm no longer interested. Somebody already cherry picked the best so now it's 10 instead of 13, with only 1 of the ten thick enough for me to use comfortably with my .855" finish arbors. I appreciate the offer, buddy, but i'm passing on the whole thing. The three cherry picked blanks prolly would be the ones i'd be interested in seeing, but i'm pretty sure we'll only now see those as finished cues. The three semi-thick blanks left over in this ten are most likely warped beyond hopeful use, or severely uneven points, which is why they were left. I'm just speculating but this isn't my first dog & pony show, so it's not hard to fit the pieces of the puzzle.
 
TripXQ said:
Hey qbilder,
I was only trying to sweeten the pot for the original poster with my offer. I also have done some of these green label conversions and realize they are a long gamble at best. I respect your efforts and will withdraw my offer at this time. Your were first to post and should have the first chance at them in full. Good luck.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
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that is some funny shit right there......:killingme:
 
i also wonder what happen to the 3 others......probaley 2 ebonys and one oak.....:confused:
 
Mcues said:
Let's see , you can roll them on a pool table, sight them like a rifle while turning them. etc
I'm sure whoever looked at them knows. You seem to know a lot one minute and not much the next. :)

Mario
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I know how to roll a cue but I thought the only part that mattered was the part you put in the lathe to turn.
 
santeetech said:
I know how to roll a cue but I thought the only part that mattered was the part you put in the lathe to turn.
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None of them will be straight.

The picture exaggerates it b/c the lens is round and you are taking a flat object.
Kinda like those golf balls look funny coming off the tea when pro-golfers hit it.
I agree with Dick. They are worth more to collectors than maker.
Unless someone can really get creative with parabolic taper and .820" or - , joint.
 
Titlist Cues

I am in San Diego seeing my new granddauter and stoped by to see my friend Dave Whitsel and the titlist cues are in excilent condition some of them would need to have a butt sleeve added.
 
santeetech said:
All I did was post a pic of some cues that came with a $500 Gold Crown.
Asked what they are worth.
Gave one to a friend that thought they were neat.
Missed two of the cues when I measured, they are in a stack of probably 50 house cues, so listed 10.
You guys are all pretty funny.
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Okie Dokie. Good luck with the sale.
 
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