Bender Cues: Inquiry 5

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Inquiry 5

1. (30) spliced points (maple/ebony/sharkwood H-L) into an ebony nose; same points in an ebony buttsleeve; ivory spears in points; sharkwood/silver 10-stitch rings; brown leather wrap; ivory joint and butt cap

2. (10) spliced points (ebony H-L) with veneers (black, mahogany, blue, white) into a birdseye maple nose; same points in buttsleeve; engraved ivory spears in high points; ebony/silver 10-stitch rings; solid black irish linen wrap

3. (5) spliced points of ebony with veneers ( black, blue, green, white) into a birdseye maple nose; ivory spears in points; ivory "flying diamonds" in an ebony butt sleeve; ebony/silver 10-stitch rings; black/white speck Irish linen wrap

4. (15) spliced points (maple/cocobolo-H, birdseye maple-L) into an ebony nose; same points in an ebony buttsleeve; ebony/l4Kgold rings; brown leather wrap

5. (15) spliced points (ivory/ebony/ivory) into an ebony nose; ebony buttsleeve; solid black lrish linen wrap; ivory joint and butt cap

6. (35) spliced points (holly/pink ivory low, holly/ebony/holly/pink ivory/ivory high) into an ebony nose; same points in top and bottom of handle and in buttsleeve; ebony/ivory/pink ivory and sterling silver rings; ivory joint and butt cap

7. Cabin Fever '98: Lanai Petroglyphs (Hawaiian koa and shell rings were chosen as the basis for this cue after a trip to the islands.) (5) ivory spliced points with burgundy/purple/blue/green veneers into a curly koa nose; same points in buttsleeve; mother of pearl/abalone/sterling silver rings; curly koa and ivory handle with Tracy's hand-worked tinted engraving; ivory joint and butt cap (more about the Island series, Cabin Fever 2005)

8. Passage: Watchinq the Sands: (5) ivory spliced points into an ebony nose, same points in buttsleeve, ivory/silver/14K gold/ebony rosary rings; ivory handle with Tracy's ivory sgraffito "Lady" image; ivory joint and butt cap