What Stringing Machine Do You Own

[Gaines Hillix]

Here is a summary of all of the responses that have been posted. An amazing variety of machines, aey?

Alpha Apex*/Blu DC +
Alpha Ultra Edge I/III
Alpha Revo 4000
Alpha Pioneer II
Alpha Saturn
Alpha Power Express
ATS SS II
Babolat, Star 2/3/4/Sensor/5502 w/RDC
Bancroft
Court and Slope
Czech
Eagnas
Ektelon Model D/H
Gamma X-2/5003/6004/Progression 602 FC/X6-FC
Gosen
Klippermate
Laserfibre MS200TT(SA/DA)/ ECO, DX
Machine Shop
Major/Pro Cord
Mutual Power
Pacific
Prince/Ektelon Neos 1000
Prince 2000/3000
Serrano
Silent Partner Aria/DG/e-Stringer/Swing
Technifibre
Tennex
Wingfield
Winn Pro/ Pro II
Wise 2086*

* my machine

 

[rich s]

Gamma Progression II 602FC

 

[David Pavlich]

SP

Silent Partner Aria at the shop. Silent Partner DG at home for those overflow nights. I guess I'm an "other".
David

 

[bcaz]

I own a LaserFibre MS200TT. I love it; then again, I've never strung on any other machine.

BC

 

[Audiodude]

Gamma 5003

 

[David Valencia]

Prince 3000

 

[drop shot]

Stringing Machines

Gamma progression II fixed clamp

 

[jayserinos99]

Gamma Progression II 602

 

[RonnieCorny]

I have an Ektelon Model H... easy to use, but the glide bars are now sticking a bit... have to clean the muck and maybe also remove the rust building up on the bars itself...

 

[Hawaii 5.0]

Babolat Sensor's at work, at home I have a Klippermate,Prince Neos 1000 and a Gamma Progression ST II.I do a huge majority of stringing on the Sensor and whatever I forget to do on that or whatever I do on the Progression since my Neos mounting clip is broken.

 

[topspin]

MS200TT w/ single action clamps :lol:

 

[Ben42]

ATS SSII.

 

[bruce nissenbaum]

MS200TT w/dual action clamps.

 

[coachrick]

New MS200TT-sa to replace the Major/Tecnifibre SP 11(which is for sale if anyone needs an SUV-sized tabletop--constant pull MANUAL--great machine--pick it up in Atlanta for $300) 10sCoachRick@comcast.net

 

[Rabbit]

Prince Neos and I love it.

 

[prince]

Laserfibre MS200TT - Single Action Clamps.

 

[kreative]

how much is the laserfibre ms200TT?

also, what machine do you use Gaines?

thx.

 

[Craig Sheppard]

Ol' Klippermate, suits my personal needs fine.

-Craig.

 

[K. Wilson Moose]

Klippermate for several years now, a solid and dependable machine. However, l will upgrade later this year, just for convenience sake. Looking at the Alpha Axis Pro, Gamma 5003, Prince Neos, and the fixed clamp Laserfibre machines.

 

[Gaines Hillix]

kreative, I have an Alpha Apex with a Wise 2086 electronic tension head.

 

[bcaz]

kreative, I paid $695 for mine plus shipping, which was $36. I have the dual action clamps -- they work very well. The single-action clamps are more expensive. Some recent posts alluded to a price increase. It doesn't surprise me; the dollar lost ground against the euro since I bought my unit in November 2003.

BC

 

[FaSteStSeRvE1613]

Laserfibre MS200ECO with double action clamps

 

[Steve Huff]

I have an Alpha Apex with a Wise electronic head tensioner. Also have an Ektelon H Model, an old Serrano 550B (which I'm slowly restoring) and a Court & Slope drop weight (the old ATS SuperStringer). Soon, I'm picking up a Winn standup model to possibly refurbish.

 

[cantaloupe]

Silent patner DG, the clamps slip a bit dut other than that works very nicely.

I have strung on all sorts of machine and the bab star 3 is far and away the best

 

[kreative]

thx for the responses gaines and bcaz.

 

[mitchell_ota]

I have an Alpha Revo 4000. Great crank tension machine with dual-action swivel clamps and 6-point mounting.

 

[Thunnus]

Neos. It's the one!

 

[RF]

Prince Neos- Wise 2086

 

[David Pavlich]

Slippping clamps...

Silent patner DG, the clamps slip a bit dut other than that works very nicely.

I have strung on all sorts of machine and the bab star 3 is far and away the best

Cantaloupe: I have a DG (my backup machine) and found that the clamps didn't slip as long as I cleaned them often. And that's stringing slippery stuff like Sensation Supreme.

FYI, the clamps on the Aria will fit in the bases of your DG clamps. I have the Aria and I can tell you that the clamps are a HUGE improvement over the DG clamps. Diamond dust coated and have a roller to allow the camming action to be very smooth. You might consider ordering a pair.

David

 

[cantaloupe]

Thx David, I know about the Aria clamps and they do look sweet, but as of right now I can't afford them, Ive yet to string enough to make back the money on the dg lol.

 

[Rick Streeter]

I have a hybrid machine. It started out as a Flex 940. I know I did not listen before I bought. But anyway the 6 point support system broke ( half of it anyway) so I replaced it with the ones on the Alpha Axis Pro. Like it so well I replaced the other side too. The clamps are Prince and the tension head is a Wise 2086. The only parts that are still Eagas are the base and the stand.

Rick :roll:

 

[tcjackson]

I have Silent Partner Electronic Model. I've had it for about 18 months. It has probably paid for itself at least 3 times over by now!

 

[mattlikovich]

SILENT PARTNER!

 

[superloop]

I have a Babolat Sensor.
I really wanted to get the Babolat Sensor Expert.
It was hard enough to pay $5000, more less $8500.

Does anyone out there have a Sensor Expert?
If so, do you think that it is worth the extra $3500?

 

[bfonz7]

Klippermate- 1st stringing machine

 

[charlesy]

I have Czech drop weight machine. 6 point mounting. Well-built machine.

 

[joe sch]

I have 3 very sturdy machines : Czech crank 6 point mounting and vintage Serrano & Wingfield stringers. I have pics of the vintage stringers on my vintage stringing webpage : [url]http://woodtennis.com/strings/ [/url]

 

[wally]

My father in law has an oldie but a goodie

Serrano No awl

Can't do the BIG racquets but man does it still do a nice job on the 90-98sq in head size racquets

 

[MNJEEPJEEP]

Babolat Star 2 @ Home...

Babolat Star 3 and Prince 3000 at work.

 

[Eug]

Laserfibre MS200tt - double action clamps

 

[RacquetDoctor]

Babolat Sensor

 

[Match-Point]

Alpha Blu-DC Plus.

Alpha's customer service is awesome!

 

[Jerry Seinfeld]

LaserFibre MS 200tt with single action clamps. It's a gem!

 

[tnsdoc]

Alpha Ultra Edge lll; great machine

 

[Richard Parnell]

Babolat 5502 with an RDC connected.The ultimate setup.Have a great day..

 

[hughfree]

Prince NEOS 1000. Thinking about adding the Wise electronic tensioner.

 

[Thunnus]

Neos 1000

 

[rubyou]

Alpha Ultra Edge I
Alpha Saturn
Both great machines, no problems. Excellent customer support!

 

[theace21]

Ektelon Model D

Completed several upgrades during the years. Still works great!

Have an old BR-3 in a box in the garage (for those that have been around awhile).

 

[Loud]

Laserfibre MS200TT Single Action.