Old cue v New cue

[j6uk]

The two bloodwood ones have gone too. One of them, my old playing cue, has gone to a very happy fellow ton player who knows what a good snooker cue is..
Thanks again

Acid test is put one on ebay 99p start

[golferson123]

Actually you can (just) i just bought this yesterday for £125 + delivery, the Cannon match cues are known to be great players, once i clean up the ferrule and re tip it, this should be an awesome cue
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2909542017...84.m1497.l2649

ye i saw that one,looked good.i hope we see a resurgance of old bats as players(or even remade old bats)cant beat old shafts.

[jrc750]

All sold bar two but thanks for the kind words of encouragement
Oh by the way they went at 40-60 to players wanting a good cue at a good price.

So i was right about the value, well closer than you lol
You should try finding some cheap hand spliced cues, then do them up, more profit in them i would imagine

[j6uk]

I feel a bit sad seeing this, not that its a good cue or will be a good cue but, It means that the buzzards have been tearing away at another club-corpse.

Actually you can (just) i just bought this yesterday for £125 + delivery, the Cannon match cues are known to be great players, once i clean up the ferrule and re tip it, this should be an awesome cue
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2909542017...84.m1497.l2649

[jrc750]

ye i saw that one,looked good.i hope we see a resurgance of old bats as players(or even remade old bats)cant beat old shafts.

I like the dark front splice on it, very subtle, my old cues get a Tuesday night workout, i have a '32 Lindrum and one of my Burwats that play really well

[jrc750]

I feel a bit sad seeing this, not that its a good cue or will be a good cue but, It means that the buzzards have been tearing away at another club-corpse.

Yeah it is sad, quite often cues are advertised as "found in my Grandad's house" or whatever, maybe should be kept as a momento

[j6uk]

No you were not right sorry. You said you've never seen the single sliced once before..
And yes they went easy through word of mouth because they were carved out by a century break maker and a craftsman, who knows what a snooker cue should feel and play like.

So i was right about the value, well closer than you lol
You should try finding some cheap hand spliced cues, then do them up, more profit in them i would imagine

[old school]

If you live near enough to Craftsman cues at Kippax its worth a visit. Dave usually has some older/vintage cues in the racks to " try before you buy ". He has two tables , snooker & pool , he is happy for you to test cues before purchase ( as long as you dont extract it ) .If you find a cue you like , but its not quite perfect , Dave could even alter it to suit.Phone first to see what he has in stock and whether it is worth the journey or not.

[ADR147]

generally unless you know what you are doing it is safer to buy a newer cue to play with (i would have something i expect. ) - that cannon match looks a good buy though!

[j6uk]

There are cues new and old, with great names on them or there off the club wall, that are rubbish. Bit like buying win.

[ardvark66]

Ended up with a Joe Davis champion cue world snooker record 146 in good nick if a bit scruffy for £30 of eBay I have had a new tip put and it plays well it dates from 1950ish and is quite straight so I am quite pleased

[DeanH]

Glad you found a cue at a nice price as well. Red or black plate?

[SouthPaw]

Ended up with a Joe Davis champion cue world snooker record 146 in good nick if a bit scruffy for £30 of eBay I have had a new tip put and it plays well it dates from 1950ish and is quite straight so I am quite pleased

Could you get some photos up on here for us cue connoisseurs?