There have been posts of late related to durability of older ‘glass rods, etc. I recent rebuilt a Heddon Pal Mark II circa 1965 or so tobacco glass 8 ft for a 7 two piece. This had been purchased by the original owner as a kids rod for a Colorado trip when it was new. Wasn’t thought to be that useful and lived in a closet until passed on to a friend. Friend tried it out, couldn’t get it to work for him, put it in his closet. After a few years passed, it was given to me. I didn’t care for it, thought it needed more guides at a minimum and back to the closet.
So, I stripped it, taped on more and larger guides, took it out in the yard and had a nice moment. Juggled guide location a bit more and built it out. Nothing fancy, although I did clean the grip off a bit.
It now throws a very tight loop out to 50 feet or so, handled about a half dozen bass the other day, casts a deer hair frog until it gets soaked and works well in a canoe.
There’s a lot of potential—often at very little cost—in these old rods.