FOR SALE: Tom Gauthier - VERY rare from original owner

[jay_j]

Thank you for apologizing.

i think it should of been the other way around but i guess it takes all kinds

[Rob Singer]

Hello Longb.....specs are bang on, tip size is a bit off, but could you also send your anticipated price to: rsingermedic@yahoo.ca
Thanks,

[thelongbomber]

Hi Rob. I just sent the email. Go see your email. P.S. Make sure it's not in junk mail.

[snookerbum]

can you send me an email........

[gloveman]

Just bought the Gauthier cue )). Can't wait to try it out!

[thelongbomber]

Thanks gloveman!

[the montrealer]

Just bought the Gauthier cue )). Can't wait to try it out!

HI Just curious how much did you pay for it cheers Leonard

[gloveman]

Just received the Gauthier cue. Many thanks to Mayur- it's exactly as described and arrived securly packaged. Very quick delivery. It's been a pleasure!

[thelongbomber]

Good to hear Gloveman!!

[eaoin11]

Just received the Gauthier cue. Many thanks to Mayur- it's exactly as described and arrived securly packaged. Very quick delivery. It's been a pleasure!

How does it play? Would have made an offer myself for this cue if I'd had the cash.

[thelongbomber]

How does it play? Would have made an offer myself for this cue if I'd had the cash.

I see a number of Gauthier cues myself that come up for sale on occasion at my club. If you are interested, please join this group that I just created so that you can stay informed of any new cues that come up for sale: http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...php?groupid=56

[the montrealer]

I see a number of Gauthier cues myself that come up for sale on occasion at my club. If you are interested, please join this group that I just created so that you can stay informed of any new cues that come up for sale: http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...php?groupid=56

HI I have 3 Gauthier Cues which i bought a few years ago from a person in Vancouver B.C also a person from Hong Kong still have them and i paid a lot for them. I showed one of my cues to Cliff Thorburn and he told me that these cues were selling in Hong Kong for at least $1000 cdn dollars

Tom Gauthier played in the Canadian Snooker Amateur Championships in Montreal Quebec Canada back in the 1980 and he was a pretty good player. He sold a few cues in Montreal and a friend of mine bought two of them back then for $700.00 and in those years that was a lot of money

I know that Cliff Thorburn has one and a few other players in the Toronto area also have some as for Alain Robidoux he did not play with a Gauthier Cue he now plays with a Marcel Jacques Snooker Cue.

Tom Gauthier cues are one of a kind and they are very hard to find unless you live in Western Canada you might find one there

Cheers Leonard from Montreal Quebec Canada

[thelongbomber]

Good to know. Thanks Leonard. Yes, you are right, they are commonly in use here in Western Canada. Case in point: of the 20 or so regulars playing at my local hangout in Richmond, I figure at least 10 of them own or play regularly with a Gauthier cue and most of the older guys here even have more than one in their posession. Even though these cues are commonly seen at my club, owners are rarely (if ever!) willing to part with them for any amount of money. The two cues I have sold here so far were from players that were completely retired from playing or didn't use the cue anymore.

A sidenote: I even know of the whereabouts of at least two of Tom's 3/4 jointed cues. Tom, reportedly only ever made a handful of 3/4 cues and the ones that he made supposedly played miles better than his two piece jointed cues (so the rumor goes). I saw and hit with one of Tom's 3/4 cues many years ago before I understood snooker as well as I do now. I also heard a story that one of Tom's 3/4 jointed snooker cues sold for several thousand CDN to a local collector.

The legend lives on.

[gloveman]

Hi eaoin11. I've tried the Gauthier today. Both shafts have the black fibre ferrul. They hit great but I'll take both down to 9.8mm and re-taper to 4 inches from the tip. Little too much weight at the end for me and hence too much throw. I bought this cue as a back up playing cue. I already play with the Gauthier that I bought from Mayur last year. As luck would have it both cues match at the joint almost perfect so I now have two butts and four shafts to choose from!

[gloveman]

Hi Leonard. I have no problem saying how much I paid for the Gauthier however I feel it only fair to let thelongbomber have the final say on this matter as he was the seller. I've really enjoyed reading your comments on Tom and his cues. Cheers. Jeff.