Need help identifying my Schon please

I have an old Schon cue ( love it of course)
I purchased at Schon back around 1987 88 ish

I seem to recall back then that they would sometimes make a few sticks with new combinations of materials prior to making them production models and then sell a few of them at the counter

It was not a special order, but one on display at the time. It was a model prior to them using the stainless joints

I have the original shaft that came with it, 13mm I think and the stick is 19oz

So here are the questions

Is this enough information to maybe identify a model number?
Is it a standard model or one of these pre production models?
What are the joints made from?
Is this a Runde cue
Any clue on value ( stick is used but near perfect, no dings, dents except for a 1/8th long shallow scratch near the base

Anything else you might be able to share would be wonderful

tried to attach a picture, but not sure I got it correctly

thanks loads

Nicole
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[nicole]

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thanks again

Nicole

[txplshrk]

Hey Nicole,

Nice cue you have there. I am sure someone in here can help you figure it out. We got a lot of knowledge floating around here. Give them a day or two and see what they can find.

Welcome to our Forum

[nicole]

Thanks :)
glad to be a new member

great site!

[dags_lax]

Even within a given model Schon would occasionally vary the woods, veneers, inlays and trim rings.

By the way that is a nice looking Schon. They didn't make many with an implex joint.

[nicole]

Thanks

I had also emailed Evan Clark at Schon and he was kind enough to take the time to give me some information. Just another reason why I love Schon cues :)

Here's his reply unedited,

HI,

We made about 200 of these and sold them locally. We started in 1981 with steel joints and this cue used an implex joint because it was an economy model. It is made from Dymondwood and requires no finish, you can just polish it like a Corian countertop. This new appelqation that people have come up with of a “Runde Schon” has no basis. Bob was not a very hands on guy, where I do about 75% of all the work in the shop myself. The cues were about $250 and when I have seen them auctioned, they bring about $400.00 or so. They have a little bit of a dead hit and when the 1980s pool boom hit we were too far behind on much more expensive cues to do this one anymore….Evan Clarke

Glad Evan helped you out Nicole. He makes an interesting point about Bob Runde. People seem very willing to pay a premium for a 'Runde-era' Schon but it makes you wonder who really did the work on those cues. The earlier Schons did feature true spliced points rather than CNC or pantograph cut ones so that generally adds value to collectors.

It was an interesting point
I think from now on, I'll just refer to my cue as an 'early-schon'

Still looking to identify a model or series # for this stick and maybe a value.
I'm thinking about selling it in case anyone is interested

[nicole]

In case anyone is interested.
I put this up on ebay today, hope someone enjoys it as much as I did
here's the link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7236839590&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

also want to thank everyone that helped me out with info,
nice friendly site

Nicole