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Wow trev got his hands on some real nice coco eh...
best looking coco i've ever seen on these last '2' cues fairplay...
best looking coco i've ever seen on these last '2' cues fairplay...
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I like the first more as ive never seen a piece of cocobolo like that used on a cue before, the amount of wavey lines on it and the deepness of the grain imo made it stand out much more
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Just hope he has some leftOriginally Posted by cally View PostWow trev got his hands on some real nice coco eh...
best looking coco i've ever seen on these last '2' cues fairplay...
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I agree, the first piece of coco was nicer to look at for me.Originally Posted by narl View PostI like the first more as ive never seen a piece of cocobolo like that used on a cue before, the amount of wavey lines on it and the deepness of the grain imo made it stand out much more
Very interesting how Higgins asked for the tip to be bigger, you'd have thought ferrule size would've been the last thing you'd ever think needing changed regarding specs from a professional player.
Great thread this; and many thanks to Narl for providing the information which adds a nice bit of insider knowledge to the thread.Comment
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Bet it was gutting to have to plane off the original coco. A tear with every pass of the plane.
Unclevit C Brand - CueGuru Tip.Comment
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probably with the bandsaw and eyes shutOriginally Posted by Deepscrew View PostBet it was gutting to have to plane off the original coco. A tear with every pass of the plane.
Up the TSF! :snooker:Comment
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And the cue has been further altered (though this time due to a slight oversight on trevors part)
When redoing the butt the last time trevor made the cue slightly longer than it should have been (57.75 instead of 57.25), so John brought it back and was further altered to the above look. Makes the cocobolo stand out more i feel now its bordered by Ebony on both sides.
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Very nice, he's a fussy bugger that higgin's ehh
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Haha bloody hell, thats had more changes than the late Michael Jackson's nose.
Not a fan of Ebony in the lower splices myself.Unclevit C Brand - CueGuru Tip.Comment
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No wonder John goes to different cue makers every time he has a new cue. They probably get sick of him altering it all the time. He has done this with every cue he has played with down the years, difference is every other cue he's had has been solid ebony so you can't see the changes, heaven knows what this cue will end up looking like a year from now!Comment
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Gone and spoilt it now....
D'oh.Comment
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To get this straight, this was NOT a choice John made, but was a mistake made by me.
The last alteration, where the new splices were done, was simply to provide a slightly larger ferrule and a slightly thicker butt, which was all easy enough, and done without any problem. The issue here was that instead of making it 57.25" long finished, I finished it and sent it back at 57.75" long, which was half an inch over what it should have been. This was as much a surprise to me as it was to John, and I just couldn't understand how it had happened. anyway, I must have made some mistake using the tape on it and marked it in the wrong place. This is an extremely rare occurence, but it was done. The big problem was that he was due to play at the end of the week, and so he brought it down to me to have this adjustment made to bring it back to 57.25" long. The cue length was to be reduced from the butt end, although in doing that by just trimming it, it would have meant that the bottom of the cue was cutting through the name badge at the base, which couldn't happen. So, the small ebony splice was added, the butt trimmed to length, and new badge fitted.
This is why it looks this way now, and to be truthful, it looks great in reality.
So, this was MY ERROR, and is not due to any messing with the cue unnecessarily. I had no reason to post this at all, but thought it might be of interest.Comment
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I think I prefer it with the extra ebony to be honest. Never been a fan of the 4 lower splices without any other splices or veneer.Comment
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