hunt and o'byrne on ebay

[ADR147]

it isn't glovers joint i don't think.

[Tony Ng]

"The cue isn't original anymore".........so sad!

In Hong Kong, I heard that some people is collect hunt and o'byrne cue,
but is not anyone can affordable!

[ChatLag]

"The cue isn't original anymore".........so sad!

In Hong Kong, I heard that some people is collect hunt and o'byrne cue,
but is not anyone can affordable!

It is still a very fine Hunt O'Byrne cue.
I am a bit a purist (or a snob... ).

But for sure it has lost quite an amount of its value because of the joint made by somebody else than the maker.

[Asi]

For me it is not a matter of the GLover joint being bad but it is attached to the wrong cue.
The cue isn't original anymore.

I know exactly what you mean, I feel the same with this cue. but what if you send the cue to H&O and change the joints to genuine H&O ? might work. No?

[ChatLag]

I know exactly what you mean, I feel the same with this cue. but what if you send the cue to H&O and change the joints to genuine H&O ? might work. No?

Sounds good at the first glance...
But does it make any sense?
Hmmm.
I'n not really sure what to think.
It is not the same as if it still would be the 1pc it formerly was.

[Asi]

I have a better idea, send it to Tony Glover, ask him to "keep" the joints and "only" to change the butt and shaft...
and there you go: You have a 100% genuine Glover cue!

[ChatLag]

I have a better idea, send it to Tony Glover, ask him to "keep" the joints and "only" to change the butt and shaft...
and there you go: You have a 100% genuine Glover cue!

LOL

And the rest will become real Hunt O'Byrne 1pc toothpicks...

[poolqjunkie]

Those join pins looks really long and strange.
So, out of curiousity, if the cue had a Will Hunt joint put on later on, it is still not the same thing because it was a one piece to begin with?

[ChatLag]

Those join pins looks really long and strange.
So, out of curiousity, if the cue had a Will Hunt joint put on later on, it is still not the same thing because it was a one piece to begin with?

I agree, the pins are long. But for sure it will increase stability of the connection. But it looks not too good.

For me it is somewhat understandable why sombody wants to change his cue from 1pc to 3/4.
But if I'd do it the only person I'd ask woul dbe the maker itself, if available....

[poolqjunkie]

I agree, the pins are long. But for sure it will increase stability of the connection. But it looks not too good.

For me it is somewhat understandable why sombody wants to change his cue from 1pc to 3/4.
But if I'd do it the only person I'd ask woul dbe the maker itself, if available....

Yes, especially with a Hunt, which is known to hold up pretty well in value if all original--and the joint work kind of took a chunk of money off the cue right off the bet.

If I just want a good player I would not mind it so much if it was done by a reputable cue maker, but he did not mention who did the work, and the joint and pin look kind of strange. So, who knows if anything groovy was done to the cue while it was being altered, right?

The seller should really have sent the cue back to Hunt, or at least Osbourn to have the work done I would think.

[hurricane147]

I had my cue converted to a 2 piece in the mid 80's ,it's a 2" joint with about 1" of thread. is this the original threads that were used? my mate had a 2 piece cue made at the same time ,what would it be worth now?

[hendrykitty]

i think the joint is from Golver cues, Hunt & O'byrne had used several kinds of jonits, one of which is very similar to Glover's, they are even connectable, from the pic, it seems to be, and the jonit of the extension seems like Glover's

we know that Hunt & Obyrne is so popular in UK, because of Jimmy White, but i wondered why it is so expensive in Hong Kong, something like more than 800 GBP, rediculous, the are nice cues, but now definitely overpriced