Burroughs and Watts Cue - to ferrule or not?

[brumby]

Good day - I am deliberating whether to have a Burroughes and Watts snooker cue updated for possibly playing with a new ferrule and tip which will alter it from its original use as a billiards cue. I don't know much about the cue itself other than has a similar look to a Norfolk cue ??
Would the cue be more desirable to a collector in its original state or a player if usable for snooker? Any thoughts or info on the cue greatly appreciated .

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[jim evans]

Don't think you can adds pics till you have more posts.

[brumby]

Have tried a Google photos link to upload photos - hope it works .

[jim evans]

yes that's a Norfolk,what's specs of it,and is it stiff.

[brumby]

Hi it's 17oz - 58 inches long and 11mm at tip - never played with it so don't know whether stiff or not. I have had it a couple of years and always loved having it around but for snooker use I guess would need updating but wondered if this would be a waste of an old style cue.

[jim evans]

I would poss like to buy instead of you altering if price is right, you can't pm yet so if you want to contact me,email James.evans1950@talk talk.net

[brumby]

Thanks but it's not really my intention to sell as the chances of owning a cue like this seems to be getting harder - but just wondered if altering the cue would be extremely or mildly detrimental in the long run.

[perpetualboredom]

In that case the answer to that is yes, it would be better to leave it original.
Try it without one, cues don't fall apart if played with without a ferrule.

[jim evans]

Also depending what size ferrule would poss mean retapering shaft

[Maverick54]

Just out of interest if a cue such as this was put onto an auction site for sale, would it achieve a higher price in its original condition which would only really appeal to a collector, Or would it achieve a higher price being a genuine B&W cue that had been re-tapered and re-feruled etc. to snooker specs?

[Leo]

Getting a Norfolk cue done to snooker specs would probably be more then the cue is worth

[perpetualboredom]

This is a hand spliced cue Leo.
Very rough rule of thumb, if collector value is less than ~150 a cue will probably go up in value of made into a player and plays well (whether this covers the cost is debatable), above that it's likely to go down. Exception being B&W cues which players seem to think a magical and sometimes pay silly money for!