eBay Riley Trapezium Cue (1st Edt.)

[kev267]

Hi guys,

Ivory badge with perfect inscription.
Maple shaft
Length: fraction under 57"
Weight: 15oz (stamped)
tip: 9.3mm
butt diametre: 35.1mm

$SOLD(au) + delivery

This cue has been restored and is in good condition.
The other cue (riley prize cue) that is pictured is still available.

Thanks everyone.

[atisakdi]

maple cue

1. Is the cue 100% straight? (when roll on the table)
2. What is the balance point of the cue the way it is now?
3. Approximately, what would be the shipping cost to Thailand?
4. Approximately, how old is this cue?
5. What is the flex on this cue? (soft/medium/stiff)

Regards

[kev267]

Hi there, the cue is not entirely straight. It seems to have a lift around the middle when rolled on a flat surface. The balance point is at 15.5", the cue is a 1st edition and at a guess I'd say around 80 years old. I have not gotten around to playing with this cue as yet. The shaft feels fairly stiff when testing via the tapping the shaft on the hand method. The postage is $60(au) to Thailand. Hope this helps.

[nrage]

FYI testing a cue by rolling it on the table can produce false negatives, or in other words a cue which is straight down the center can fail the test. Rolling on the table tests the cue is straight down every outside edge .. which is true for all straight cues and no bent cues, but a cue can be straight down the central line and still fail the test. Being straight down the central line is the important factor, it means the center of the tip is in a perfectly straight line with the center of the butt. That can be the case even if you carve a bunch of bumps and grooves in your cue like a fancy cared table leg for example.

[nevets]

As nrage says, rolling on the table is not a good measure of a cue's straightness. Instead, sight down the cue from butt to tip. If it looks straight, it is straight.

[ADR147]

i think its 1936.

[kev267]

FYI testing a cue by rolling it on the table can produce false negatives, or in other words a cue which is straight down the center can fail the test. Rolling on the table tests the cue is straight down every outside edge .. which is true for all straight cues and no bent cues, but a cue can be straight down the central line and still fail the test. Being straight down the central line is the important factor, it means the center of the tip is in a perfectly straight line with the center of the butt. That can be the case even if you carve a bunch of bumps and grooves in your cue like a fancy cared table leg for example.

As nrage says, rolling on the table is not a good measure of a cue's straightness. Instead, sight down the cue from butt to tip. If is looks straight, it is straight.

After testing the cue as members have suggested - the tip is not in direct alignment with the butt. All in all, its a good cue for 75 years of age and playable. The riley prize is quite straight when tested in the same way.
Both cues are genuine antique rileys and I'm moving a few from my riley collection. Funnily, they are the 2 cues at the rear left of my forum profile picture. thankyou