Rex Williams Original cue

[garysnooker]

powerglide Rex Williams Original cue does anyone know much about the cue

[Byrom]

I think I tried a maple one once it was mainly brown on the butt and I think yellow and red splices on it I think - cant quite remember but it had a square silver plate as a badge that had a Rex Williams signature on it - it was only cheap but actually played very well indeed surprisingly.

[garysnooker]

the one that ive got has a number on it i think it was top of the range of powerglide cues

[the nugget]

Hi Gary this cue, the fourth over is probably what youve got. Yeah it was the top of the range here in 1986,87, a real beauty!DSCN0310.gif

[warren132]

I remember when i bought a cue from Greaves sports shop in glasgow about 20 years ago they had a rex williams original cue in a glass cabinet and it was over £200 pounds. And as i remember the cue looked awful ! The butt looked very bad wit very thin ebony or what looked more like paint covered with about 100 layers ov varnish to hide any blemish in the wood. Now i am not saying all these cues looked this bad but this one they had for sale looked crap so i bought the much better looking 1 piece maple connoisseur.

[garysnooker]

thanks nugget for that you have nt got a better pic of your brochure this cue does look good going to give it ago later warren have you still got the connoisseur

[warren132]

thanks nugget for that you have nt got a better pic of your brochure this cue does look good going to give it ago later warren have you still got the connoisseur

Wish i had... sent it to bob akers to have 3/4 joint fitted. Neer liked the feel of it after it had join so i sold it to a mate and he dosent play anymore and i know he still has it.

[garysnooker]

warren what cue are you playing with now

[warren132]

warren what cue are you playing with now

Currently using a 1 piece ash cue made by woods bros. Bought from a mate. Shaft is superb ! and the feel of the cue when in around the balls is second to none complemented by a nice ADR147 tip.

[garysnooker]

Hi Gary this cue, the fourth over is probably what youve got. Yeah it was the top of the range here in 1986,87, a real beauty![ATTACH=CONFIG]17175[/ATTACH]

hi nugget has your brochure got any information on the custom made cue

[the nugget]

hi nugget has your brochure got any information on the custom made cue

Yes Gary i think when i posted that pic it doesnt enlarge so i expect you cant really see the pic, the only info on it is in that particular page as you see. Ill try and put up the pic again much larger.

[garysnooker]

thanks nugget i would appreciate that if you have any more pic of the brochure of powerglide cues that would help ive got about 7 cues made by powerglide lol thanks

[limecc]

I purchased mine new approx 35 years ago I think I paid £150 at the time. May have been a crime but I had Sheriden Cues at Sheffield put me a 3/4 joint in it. I was disappointed I never got my signed certificate with it! I also have a framed A4 advert for it in the loft.

I always looked after it and it's still like new no dings. I tried dozens of cues at the time, mainly £70 PowerGlide Purist they were really nice and powerful getting lot's of reaction on the cue ball, but the Original was worth the extra not just in terms of feel but it's one of the best looking wood grains I ever saw.

[limecc]

Lol - I just found a website that calculates how much yesterday's money is worth compared to today for any particular year. RW Original in 1980 equates to over £650 today and the Purist cues would sell for £300!

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/b...nged-1900.html

[garysnooker]

hi limecc do you know how many was made my one is 101 the wood grains on my looks nice aswell this is now my new playing cue i have been using a powerglide control cue for about 25 years that cost me 160 at the time