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    A friend of mine asked me about his late dad's cue and if it was worth tidying up and maybe he can start using it. His dad was multiple Billiard champion at our club and was a mean snooker player as well. The cue was supposedly bought in the 50s and over the years his dad fiddled with it (and many other cues as well) and many years ago added weight to it, literally by adding lead sheets to the butt and covering by black plastic tape.
    I said it probably wont cost that much to refurb, if it was possible, and remember as it is now it is not doing anything and worth diddly.
    So I took it home and removed the layers of tape and got down to the lead sheets. The lead came off relatively easy but the cue was still covered in glue. This took ages to carefully remove and I got it down to where the front splice and veneer could be seen, which was a pleasant surprise.
    The cue is marked at 17oz (Peradon?) and was 20.5oz with the lead/tape; now stripped 15.5oz.
    At this point I took the pictures to send to Andy Travis. I asked Andy about a refurb, new ferrule and tip, add some weight to bring up to modern standard range, a butt joint and a mini-butt.
    As you can see my friend's dad also had scratched his initials into the flat, Andy said how about a badge to replace this. My friend was happy with this idea.






    So after only a short wait the cue is back.
    Ferrule/tip now 9.5mm (was over 10.5mm) and the weight is 17.5oz and shaft and butt are very nice. The badge looks great on the butt and the mini 
    Thanks Andy





    Up the TSF! :snooker:

  • #2
    Wow that's sum difrence it stunning nice work

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    • #3
      Indeed! Fantastic work Andy, well done.
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Old cue collector --
      Cue Sales: http://oldcues.co.uk/index.php?id=for_sale_specials
      (yes I know they're not cheap, I didn't intend them to be!..)
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      • #4
        wow amazing difference wasn't expecting that when I was scrolling down through the pictures great work andy and a nice touch with the badge.

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        • #5
          obviously the photos don't do it justice

          in Andy's email to me he ended with "...you might be surprised with the difference."
          I'd say so
          Up the TSF! :snooker:

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          • #6
            I think Andy made you a new cue !!!
            Excellent job

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            • #7
              I bet you friends dad would have been pleased with the results too. Nice to see things like this being done.

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              • #8
                Originally Posted by Pascale View Post
                I bet you friends dad would have been pleased with the results too. Nice to see things like this being done.
                I would hope so yes
                Unfortunately I never met the man, my friend has said that we would have had some great games if we had. :snooker:
                Up the TSF! :snooker:

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                • #9
                  Clearly a craftsman at work. What an wonderful transformation.

                  Is that a mixture and machine and hand splices?

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                  • #10
                    Originally Posted by cyberheater View Post
                    Clearly a craftsman at work. What an wonderful transformation.

                    Is that a mixture and machine and hand splices?
                    yep machine spliced ebony butt with handspliced veneer and front splice of unknown wood - stripy maple?
                    Up the TSF! :snooker:

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                    • #11
                      Originally Posted by DeanH View Post
                      yep machine spliced ebony butt with handspliced veneer and front splice of unknown wood - stripy maple?
                      Interesting. It's amazing how close it looks to this cue.

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                      • #12
                        yes, when I saw that one, it did strike me as very similar
                        Up the TSF! :snooker:

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                        • #13
                          Andy Travis take a bow, like everyone has said, it's hard to believe that's the same cue.
                          This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
                          https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8

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                          • #14
                            That difference is unreal.

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                            • #15
                              My friend played with it last night and very happy indeed and chuffed with the badges.
                              Up the TSF! :snooker:

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