Pfd
FOUR POINT CLASSIC
IN EBONY, MAPLE AND IVORY
(MADE WITH BURTON SPAIN BLANK)
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Here is a beauty by one of the great masters, Paul Drexler. This is a four point cue, but done with so much class and fancy workmanship that it is indeed something special. (It was built some time ago, but is still available in new condition - unchalked and unplayed.)
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To add to the special nature of this stick, it was built starting with an old Burton Spain blank made many years ago. And it is an unusual one - unique veneer colors seldom seen on one of his blanks. Spain was a highly influential cuemaker, who not only made his own cues but made blanks for many years that were virtually unsurpassed and many other great cuemakers bought and built cues from his blanks, including George Balabushka, Frank Paradise and Craig Peterson.
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Paul told me he bought this blank many years ago from Burton himself. However, it took him many years to decide what project to use it on. I'm glad he waited so long - once he got started he really went all the way with it.
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You'll quickly notice from the pictures that there is lots of "white" in this cue, and it is all ivory - points, inlays, butt cap, joint and ferrules. There's a lot of value in this stick, aside from the fact that it's just very, very pretty.
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Take a look at Spain's contribution above with his pretty black, tan, brown and maple colored veneer work. Then look at the picture below, and see how well Paul matches the veneer work he does with the rectangles around the windows.
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Paul then recuts solid ivory points on top of the original Spain ebony points, creating the appearance of a fifth, black, veneer.
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All the work in this stick is meticulous, starting with the original point work and construction from Spain, followed by the sharp, precise work by Drexler. It's really a special cue.
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Rather than merely putting four windows in the butt sleeve, all alike, Paul opted for something different. Between the two opposing windows, he builds in two inlay patterns consisting of four ivory diamonds, together forming their own, larger, diamond.
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Nice maple in the nose, too. Lots of pretty birdseye.
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Building this cue must have put Paul in a nostalgic frame of mind. He wraps the handle with a kid leather very typical of the Spain era. Throughout the years this was my favorite leather wrap, and it is seldom seen on newer cues.
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The nice white ivory joint and butt cap really set off the overall effect of this stick. The ferrules, also, are of the same creamy, white ivory. The joint is solid ivory (not sleeved) with a stainless steel radial pin and flat-faced.
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He marks the cue on the bottom of the butt cap, partially covered by the rubber bumper ... "1 of 1, PFD Studios."
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This cue is not only unusual and historically significant, but is a great playing, well-built creation of one of our modern masters, Paul Drexler. There is lots of value built into this stick.
PRICE: $3400 PLUS SHIPPING
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