newbie...hello. and help with my cue question

[bigman_holland]

hi, i am a keen, but not to good a snooker player in my local club for about 12 yrs now. i captain our b team, we have a lot of fun and dont take it too seriously. its a monday night on the beer for most of us with a frame of snooker thrown in!!!
anyway, i hope that this forum will aid me in any snooker queries i have in the future.

here is my first one.....
when my dad passed away 5 yrs ago, i came across an old one piece joe davis cue in the back of his wardrobe. it was not in that good of a condition. i nearly threw it away as i already have a cue and this looked unplayable. however, for a 30th birthday present, my partner took the cue to a local cue maker and he did some magic with it. splicing some more wood into it, sorting the ferrell and tip out. also, to make it playable, he said he would have to make it into a 3/4 length cue, with my blessing i said yes. the cue is now immaculate but still has its antique/collectors charm. the only bad thing is i cant seem to gel with it and am sticking with my old faithful. what do people suggest? i did try selling it on ebay to raise some cash, very reluctantly mind you, however it didnt reach its reserve as i didnt want it selling for peanuts. are there people on here that may purchase it or give me an idea of how much it is actually worth?
cheers boys and girls. i promise my next thread will not be so long!! lol.

[DeanH]

Welcome bigman_holland
I am sure you will find much on this forum to help you.
Obviously images will help with any approximate valuation but until you get to 10 posts you cannot attach image, but you can use sites such as Imageshack (and others) and paste the link(s).
cheers

[Joe_]

Hello & welcome bigman_holland,

My experience has been once you get used to a particular cue it's very difficult to adjust to another. In fact when my 1st cue had to be scrapped, I searched for one as close to it as possible and sanded it to as close to the original's taper as possible.

When my cousin "fell in love" with my cue, I spent 2+ days "doctoring" a similar cue for him so that taper, tip size, balance, etc. would be as close as achievable.

In the end, you may find it easier to "adapt" to your dad's cue if it is very similar to yours. However, no matter how "immaculate" it has been restored, if they are "worlds apart" characteristics-wise, you'll have a devil of a time switching over.

As regards a valuation, I'm afraid I'm lost there. I guess you could always keep it for sentimental reasons if no one's offer is tempting enough.