Tommy Donlon's famous cue!
Meucci SE XI
Number 33 of Limited Edition
This cue is NOT new, but it has WON countless tournaments!
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Sunday 8 November 2009
Tommy Donlon's Meucci SEXI - a very sexy cue!
Bids are invited for this much admired cue!
The Meucci Special Edition 11 was one of Meucci's finest creations, it instantly became a classic cue and the limited production run of 500 cues completely sold out very quickly. Stunning design, awesome playing characteristics, and the amusingly provocative "SEXI" designation all added to the cache of this very valuable model.
Desired not just for it's excellent playing characteristics (Meucci cues were renowned as the best playing cues in the world at the time) but it's beautiful mother of pearl inlays were part of the Meucci trademark look which totally revolutionised pool cue aethetics of the period, features that we still see to this day.
So admired is this model that although originally priced at $800 they have actually increased in value and currently even specimens in 90% condition still change hands for $900 or more on the rare occasion they become available on the collectors market, and although this cue features a replacement Meucci "red dot" shaft - it's history will surely mean more than that to the lucky auction winner.
The design features an ivorine collar and ivory effect forearm, spliced 4 point cue with razor sharp point tips with three veneers of double black and green, birdseye maple inlayed with windows of deeply reflective mother of pearl and a central sunburst design in blue.
The butt design mirrors the forearm with a discreet black box outline encapsulating the same unusually pleasing pairing of golden coloured birdseye maple with blue oval keyline inlays and yet more mother of pearl.
Despite it's age, this cue is still straight, and although it does naturally show signs of fifteen years of careful use, it still wins tournaments, and it's looking for a caring owner who will hopefully treasure it for the unique history attached to it. The stories it could tell, the victories it has achieved, the countries it has visited, the players it has beaten, the record number of Pro Tour titles it has acheived, the trophies it has garnered. Maybe the collector of this cue will have it refurbished at some time, perhaps with a sympathetic golden Pit Viper snake skin wrap - it's actually more affordable to do this than you think, and the cue would look like new afterwards - and yes... That is what I would do!
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Tommy Donlon, 15 years ago, when he started playing American Pool.
Triple spliced birdseye maple with gorgeous mother of pearl windows
Ivorine joint collars with golden coloured birdseye and blue rings
Understated design with striking blue and gold colour theme
Tommy Donlon's Meucci SEXI - a very sexy cue!
Tommy Donlon winning the charity tournament yesterday with this very cue.
Please Note:
*Whilst I have endeavoured to prepare the details and photographs for this article as accurately and fairly as possible, I would like to make clear that I will make no warranty for their accuracy and I will accept no legal responsibility whatsoever for any errors contained herewith. I would encourage all bidders to understand that this is a well-used 15 year old cue, being auctioned for charity, and the value to the purchaser may be purely subjective to each bidder, and the actual market value may be much greater or lower than stated. Please satisfy any concerns you may have before bidding and remember the charitable nature of this venture.