Cue joints & Splices Problems

[the nugget]

Hi fellas ive got a mate with a 90s Riley Burwat 3/4 which has had both joints previously come away from their ebony fixings, not both at the same time tho. These have both been glued by him some time ago and seem to be solid tho one or both of them must have been slightly skewed as the cue now is slightly bent at the joint when locked.

Also when locked the joint has about 1mm of play forward from locked so this is leaving the cue virtually loose when locked if you get my drift. These are dot to dot cuecraft joints i believe. These repairs have caused the ebony to split or crack in several places on both the shaft & butt near the joints & also some cracks along the splice fingers on the shaft part.

He is really desperate to find out if these problems can be mended as this is his playing cue since he began playing over 10yrs ago. Im hoping to get some feedback for him from the trevs, daves, andys, mikes,adrs and jims etc on here or anybody else as to what repairs are possible. Ive included some pics to hopefully explain what i mean. Thanks guys!http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...psa2eac425.jpg

[the nugget]

Heres a couple more pics!

[The Doctor]

It would be a case of taking joints back out and re-gluing cue and clamping it. Then re-fit joints. If any cracks are still visible, then it can be filled in a few different ways. It's not a massive job but time consuming.

[the nugget]

Hi doc would this be a case of fitting new joints coz i think the threads may also have been slightly overtightened for some time and became worn. Also there are a few cracks that are quite long going up the ebony splices, can these be re-spliced or mended? Hes really intent on doing whatever it takes to get it mended if at all possible and hopefully keeping the cue as original as it is.

[The Doctor]

Without seeing the cue, it's difficult to say for sure. You would be surprised at what is fixable to be honest. It looks as though it's got varnish on it so the cracks would appear worse because of this. You can use a filler as well as a low viscosity superglue to fill hairline cracks. To fix it without putting in a new joint, I would charge around £30, with a new joint your looking at around £70. Also postage to consider, it would be about £10 each way. Any good cue doctor could fix this tbh.

[Bigmeek]

Nugget, I had a similar joint problem on my old Powerglide Purist. The cue was bent and I thought that was it. Sent it to Wright Cues and Reg renewed the joint. Terrific job. As The Doctor has said you'd be surprised at what can be fixed. These cue doctors are brilliant.

[the nugget]

Thanks Doc & Bigmeek for the quick replies ill pass on this info he will be peased to hear that alls not lost cheers fellas!

[the nugget]

Hi fellas well my mate eventually got round to sending his cue tp Andy Travis in the hope of having it repaired. Well he wasnt disappointed thats for sure. Andy replaced both joints with new ones and was able to mend the solid butt to a high standard. The ebony splices above the shaft joint had to be re-spliced with new splices. This was a fantastic mend also.

Next job was to add a socket on the end off the butt for extensions. The cue was then stripped of its original lacquer finish had the grain refilled and then oiled which is just spot on! Looks fantastic now compared to what it was 10days ago, plays good with a nice solid hit and is straight as a die now. The cue was back within 8days, great turnaround.

Many thanks to Andy for this and he certainly has my recommendation if anybodys looking for a top-notch cuemaker/repairer!

Ive put up a few pics of the repaired cue as it is now.http://s1102.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=0http://s1102.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=4http://s1102.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=5http://s1102.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=3http://s1102.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=1http://s1102.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=2http://s1102.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=6

[the nugget]

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hopefully these pix come up ok as photobucket givin serious jip!!

[the nugget]

One for the road.DSCN1116.jpg

[Maverick54]

Wot a great job. Well done Andy

[mythman69]

Wow - great job Andy !! Looks good as new . . . Amazing what can be done!

[Bigmeek]

Brill! Great to see a nice old cue "saved". Well done Andy.

[DeanH]

Yep totally agree, Andy T does a superb job at fixing "broken" cues.
Great guy to communicate with and great service.

[RGCirencester]

That looks like a top job. Any chance you could disclose how much it cost to have it fixed out of curiosity?