The BC chamber of stringing horrors

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  1. Alex82

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    Not really a horror :) In the past, that was normal for such rackets.
    Yonex has sold until a few years ago a stringing kit with a rod (on the left):
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    The rod was intended for repair. You wrap a string around it, pull and then clamp with the flying clamp.
     
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    I don't think the knot on the outside of the frame has ever been considered "normal" :p
     
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    Was playing around with ChatGPT. I think this is the correct thread for this.

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    Nice find lol :p
    I guess we can't trust machines to string our rackets juste yet :eek:
     
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    Not just for repairs - before stringing machines were a thing, skilled stringers would string rackets by hand and would be able to tell the tension by feel and sound. Of course rackets were strung at much lower tensions back then as well.
     
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    One piece that might be missing in this package - a tool to keep the frame from deforming. I watched my coach stringing a few times, he had a tool that was placed in the racket head, it would keep the shape of the racket head when doing the mains. He would test the tension of each string pulled, steady it with the awl and pull the next string. The first time I watched I was surprised to hear the sound of the strings like a guitar.
     
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    From the last 4 days:

    This racket was brought by a customer. Was strung by a very large sports store.
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    This customer wants 10 kg, as before the string is broken.
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    Just another racket brought by a customer.
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    10 knots. This is borderline genius.
     
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    I have a feeling this guy had numerous leftover string from finishing reels...
     
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    nah, that's a classical "repair" racket. Sadly very common around here.
     
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    I've seen so many bad string jobs by big sports stores that I wonder why they even do it. Are they any better at tennis stringing?

    That string has had nine lives.. Miauw.. The savings much have been huge! A true dutchman by chance?
     
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    Depends on whether or not it started on the inside of the frame... if so, that's just appalling knot-tying, as opposed to clinical insanity.
     
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    10kg actually stands for: "10 knots, genius."
     
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    It's official. You've just won this thread.
     
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    Came in today:
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    Just when you think that we might have seen it all. 21 mains. Mind = blown.

    That has some serious psychopath vibe to it.
     
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    That is seriously scary... The knots look original too :p
     
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    are the crosses... slanted?
     
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    Yes there's a grommet without string in the top right corner.
     

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