Taper request - George Maurer's "Queen of Waters"

[aboehm]

I'm trying to find the taper for George Maurer's "Queen of Waters," which is an 8-ft, 4-wt, 2-piece rod. If anyone has the taper or can mic it, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could post it or send it to me in a private message.

George passed away in 2008, so I don't think there's any violation of forum etiquette in sharing the taper. However, I don't know if his heirs have (or anyone else has) a proprietorial interest in this taper or any other of his original tapers. If that's the case, I apologize and, of course, I'd ask that the taper not be shared.

Thanks.

ab

[ibookje]

I think his daughter has George's workshop?
Maybe she will provide with the info

[Caneghost]

Wyatt Dietrich (DreamCatcher Rods) built some Memory series Maurer rods under agreement with his daughters. When I asked him about that taper for a friend he advised that they were not available. I would not search out and bother the family out of respect based upon what Wyatt told me.

I cast a friend's Queen of Waters years ago and it was an amazing rod.

I have never had the chance to look through George's rod building book, though I was under the impression that some tapers were included. Perhaps someone here has the book and can answer that question.

[ibookje]

I checked the book. No Queen of the Water

[jan96]

In the "Maurer & Elser" book there are listed quite some classic tapers from F.E.Thomas, Payne,Granger, Young, Gillum... There are also three "no name" tapers - 6'6''#4(page 229), 7'6''#5(page 235), 7'9''#5(page 242). I think Don Andersen said that the first is one of his but what about the other two? Are these George Maurer's tapers?