Category: Guides
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How I saved My Classic Ektelon Stringing Machine From The Scrapheap
I string a lot of rackets, and believe it or not, I daily-drove a 1976 Ektelon Model D for quite a while. It certainly raised some eyebrows when other industry professionals asked which machine formed the backbone of my new stringing business, especially as we were well into the 21st century. I had a more…
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The Best Addition Yet To My Stringing Toolkit
After nearly two years using the Fine Awl from Klipper USA, I’ve concluded it’s one of the best upgrades I’ve made to my stringing arsenal. Klipper USA are best known for their dropweight tabletop stringing machines, but their tools are stocked by other retailers. I bought their Klipper Fine Awl in an attempt to make…
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Opinion: Don’t String Rackets In One-Piece/Two knots
Apple versus Microsoft. Nadal versus Federer. Xbox versus Playstation. The debate of One-Piece versus Two-Piece stringing probably doesn’t sit amongst these great topics of internet forum discourse, but it’s more important for the performance tennis player or aspiring racket stringer to know which method to choose. In fact I’m going to save you some time:…