Spain Cues - BS6-9

Burton Spain c. 1978 Model 9, 6 pt. Ebony, all original (#BS6-9)

Burton Spain is perhaps best known as the maker of high-quality blanks used in the majority of the cues made by George Balabushka. He was also a fine cue maker in his own right. Since his passing in 1994, his work has been increasingly sought after by collectors.

Made from a 6-prong ebony blank, this is a particularly rare cue as most of the Spain cues were 4-prong.

This cue was done in black and white palette. The three long points overlap the three shorter points and have four veneers, black-maple-black-maple; the short points have two veneers. The forearm is straight-grain maple, the wood favored by Balabushka for his cues, and the butt sleeve is Macassar ebony. At the top and bottom are black and white rings, which also decorate the white delrin joint and shaft collar. A white delrin butt plate and black rubber bumper finishes the butt. The joint is Burton's preferred reverse-piloted type with the brass pin in the shaft.

The overall length is 57 inches; he butt length is 29 inches. The original 13mm shaft with Cyro ferrule is 28 inches and has a nice patina. Weight: 20.5 oz.

The cue has the original Irish linen wrap, and is in excellent 90% condition. It is a one-owner cue, which I recently purchased from a Spain collector in Chicago.

Included with the cue are a copy of the “Burton Spain Cue Guarantee” for the cue from Spain shop archives (courtesy of Joel Hercek), and a Letter of Authenticity from Joel, who learned cue making from Burton Spain and purchased his shop just before Burton's passing.

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