Jim Henry, Tennis Machines Inc. R.I.P.
 

I sent my ball machine to Tennis Machines Inc. last week and when I inquired about it yesterday found out Jim Henry, its founder, had recently died. I got my first stringing machine from Jim in 1984 and, naturally, didn't know what I was doing. This was pre-Internet so good information was not easy or abundant re: stringing. I called him, at that time, for help on various stringing issues. He was incredibly patient and treated me like I was his equal where racquet stringing and machines were concerned which, of course, I was not. I dealt with Jim once or twice more over the years and was impressed by this modest gentleman.

I suggested his site/services to someone on the forum not too long ago.

I remember thinking then as I was looking over his site that Jim was getting up there and it seems like he is the only one servicing stringing machines in the entire country.

Is the company continuing on? It was comforting to know that if my crank machine ever self destructs, I could send parts to Missouri to be serviced.

I think it is in good hands. No worries.