hi do you still have the riley dufferin maple cue? regards reini
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The cue in the photo looks to me like a Dufferin Trophy cue. They aren't made anymore since Dufferin isn't in business any more. I used to have one, never liked it much, not a well balanced cue. If you really want a top top Canadian cue, see if you can find an old Tom Gauthier cue, he was by far the best Canadian cue maker. He passed away a few years ago, and anyone who has one of his cues won't likely want to part with it since the workmanship on these cues is just amazing, but IF you can find one, go for it. The best of the current Canadian cue makers is a fellow named Kevin De Roo, his cues are very well made, but very expensive, I play with one of his cues, but I'm lookiing to sell it so I can get a Tevor White.:snooker:sigpic
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Originally Posted by CTquick147 View PostSnooker girl
The cue in the photo looks to me like a Dufferin Trophy cue. They aren't made anymore since Dufferin isn't in business any more. I used to have one, never liked it much, not a well balanced cue. If you really want a top top Canadian cue, see if you can find an old Tom Gauthier cue, he was by far the best Canadian cue maker. He passed away a few years ago, and anyone who has one of his cues won't likely want to part with it since the workmanship on these cues is just amazing, but IF you can find one, go for it. The best of the current Canadian cue makers is a fellow named Kevin De Roo, his cues are very well made, but very expensive, I play with one of his cues, but I'm lookiing to sell it so I can get a Tevor White.:snooker:
=o)
Noel
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I have a 2 piece Riley Duffern Steve Davis Aristocrat cue that i recently stripped and refinished if anyone is interested?
Maple shaft then birdseye maple forearm with machine spliced macassar (And its real macassar) then 4 pt small splice maple. About 18oz, 58" 9.5mm tip if i can remember rightly. Has a red material join that ive not seen before.Last edited by totlxtc; 18 January 2009, 03:45 AM.
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Originally Posted by CTquick147 View PostSnooker girl
The cue in the photo looks to me like a Dufferin Trophy cue. They aren't made anymore since Dufferin isn't in business any more. I used to have one, never liked it much, not a well balanced cue. If you really want a top top Canadian cue, see if you can find an old Tom Gauthier cue, he was by far the best Canadian cue maker. He passed away a few years ago, and anyone who has one of his cues won't likely want to part with it since the workmanship on these cues is just amazing, but IF you can find one, go for it. The best of the current Canadian cue makers is a fellow named Kevin De Roo, his cues are very well made, but very expensive, I play with one of his cues, but I'm lookiing to sell it so I can get a Tevor White.:snooker:Mayur Jobanputra, Snooker Coach and Snooker Enthusiast
My Snooker Blog: www.snookerdelight.com
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Just want to add that for those who likes to talk about "trophy" cues, there are two types, Brunswick trophy and Dufferin trophy. I do nto have the data at hands, and I am too tired to look now, but if my memory serves me correctly, Brunswick trophy stopped being made in around the 60's. I do believe some were also made overseas at the end of its production, like most the Brunswick cues were at that time.
I have seen a few of the early Brunswick, such as the Brunswick professional snooker cue, the Master Stroke,and the trophy. One trophy only had "Brunswick trophy" printed on the butt, but another one I saw had a big green label and was pretty well made. The professional snooker cue looked like a trophy, but was a higher model, with veneers on the points.
The Dufferin trophy are just basically copies of the Brunswick trophy. They are very simple plain cues.
The taper on the Dufferin trophy and that on the Brunswick trophy are very different. The pin on the Brunswick trophy cues are quite a bit longer than the Dufferin trophy. The points are also cut a bit differently especially at the end. But the biggest difference is the taper of the shaft in my opinion.
The cue in that picture of Kirk Steven looks nothing like a trophy. As a matter of fact, it looks to me like a cheap Dufferin cue with one of those aluminum joint and it looks quite short.
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