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06-26-2010, 09:56 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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My Manufacturers List
A couple of people expressed surprise at the number of different manufacturers, that are represented in my racquet collection, so I thought I'd post a list.
I thought it was around 85, but it turns out to be 93! Should I aim for a nice round hundred? Does anyone have one not in this list? 1 Abercrombie & Fitch 2 Acro 3 Adidas 4 All American Sports Co 5 Aldila 6 Bancroft 7 Bard 8 Bentley-Wilson 9 Besta 10 Black Knight 11 Blackburne 12 Boris Becker 13 Bridgestone 14 Browning 15 Caldon 16 Chemold 17 Chris 18 Cortland 19 Davis 20 Donnay 21 Dunlop 22 Dura-Fiber 23 Durbin 24 Emrik 25 Estusa 26 Fila 27 Fin 28 Fischer 29 Fox 30 Frank Sedgeman 31 Fred Perry 32 Futabaya 33 Gamma 34 Garcia 35 Hanil 36 Hart 37 Head 38 Kawasaki 39 Kennedy 40 Kneissl 41 Kuebler 42 Lacoste 43 Le Coq Sportif 44 Lee Cooper 45 Lobster 46 Lotto 47 MacGregor 48 Mad Raq 49 Madison 50 Matchmate 51 Maxima 52 Mercedes Benz 53 Mizuno 54 Oliver 55 PDP 56 Penn 57 Pinguin 58 Prince 59 Pro Kennex 60 Pro Supex 61 Prohand 62 Protagon 63 Puma 64 Rawlings 65 Regent 66 Rossignol 67 Roxpro 68 Seamco 69 Seamless 70 Sentra 71 Sergio Tacchini 72 Slazenger 73 Snauwaert 74 Spalding 75 Stellar 76 Stolle & Emerson 77 Taisport 78 Tecno Pro 79 Tenex-Sports 80 Tensor 81 Toalson 82 Tony Trabert 83 Tremont 84 Tretorn 85 Volkl 86 VW 87 Weed 88 Wilson 89 Wimbledon 90 Wright & Ditson 91 Yakin 92 Yamaha 93 Yonex
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See my racquet collection at www.80s-tennis.com/pages/virginia-crawford.html and my addition to the Borg collection of the now rare Donnay Diamant. |
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06-26-2010, 10:36 AM
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Hall Of Fame
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Nice list Virginia, i don't see the brand " La Hutte" though
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06-26-2010, 10:49 AM
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Semi-Pro
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Fayetteville, NC
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to commemorate the many times road runner style players have foiled the best efforts of stronger coyote style opponents; there should be an ACME brand tennis racket.
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06-26-2010, 01:29 PM
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Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me? |
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06-26-2010, 03:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Austin, hook 'em, Texas
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Ginnie, Let me know if you need an Alpha, Omega, Franklin, or WonderWand to round out the 100. The Alpha(s) are prototypes...not sure if they were ever in production. The Omega is a cheapie aluminum, my Franklin is an open-throat woodie(also have an open throat wood KSM) and the WonderWand was an early '90s Weed-looking thing.
That is one heck of a collection! No Porsche, Leach, Yoneyama(gotcha!), Harry C Lee, ProAm, Major, Sheffield ? Well done! My brain keeps asking why I'm living in the past so much! |
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07-11-2010, 04:10 PM
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Hey y'all! CoachRick mentioned Zebest and Porsche back on the first page! Just sayin'
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Forgot ZEBEST; but, that may be too Atlanta-centric. Seems like they supplied a number of U.S. college players in the '90s. Oo, oo...how about the Mitt Rocker? How about a DIY home remodeling show: 'Adding a new wing to the garage to house the ever-expanding racket collection' ? Last edited by coachrick : 06-27-2010 at 02:54 AM. Last edited by coachrick : 07-12-2010 at 07:56 AM. |
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07-12-2010, 07:09 PM
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Virginia, not sure if Ascot has been mentioned, but there is one such racquet brand on the local site now.
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06-26-2010, 10:44 AM
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Location: San Jose
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94. La Hutte
95. Well |
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06-26-2010, 11:28 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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95: Tiger
96: Hema. Both racquets used by Paul Haarhuis. The Hema during his amazing run in the US Open in 1991. Tiger is Haarhuis' own dutch brand. |
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06-26-2010, 01:04 PM
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95: Tyger
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06-26-2010, 01:15 PM
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Location: Texas, USA
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97: Aeroplane
98: Prowess
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06-26-2010, 01:29 PM
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Legend
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There are a few I can think of. Avery is not listed and I think they're still in production, as is Bosworth. Carnelian made a racket called the Pro Tour Graphite. Feather made a Classic Pro and a CourtTi 2000. I don't see MegaAge, and I think they are based right there in Australia. There's a Natural Power Grip racket. PowerAngle is still made. Technifibre's are still available, as are Vantage rackets. Another one listed in the USRSA book is Winjammer and X-45. X-45 are tilted head models similar to the Ergonom.
With a little work, you'll be to 100 in no time. |
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09-05-2010, 01:50 PM
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9.5/10 BLX95 16x18 W/PICS for sale! --> /showthread.php?t=375510 |
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06-26-2010, 04:45 PM
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Wow.... That is a big list.
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06-26-2010, 05:12 PM
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Legend
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Wavex. 10.
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06-26-2010, 06:06 PM
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How about "Antelop" ? From the pics I saw, the G-III Boron-Graphite mid and TC-898 mid looked pretty cool in that early '80s PK Black Ace kind of way.
Also "Diadora" if you count latter-day big-box cheapies. They have one or two intermediate/near player-spec frames.
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06-26-2010, 06:51 PM
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Hall Of Fame
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Forgot ZEBEST; but, that may be too Atlanta-centric. Seems like they supplied a number of U.S. college players in the '90s.
Oo, oo...how about the Mitt Rocker? How about a DIY home remodeling show: 'Adding a new wing to the garage to house the ever-expanding racket collection' ? Last edited by coachrick : 06-26-2010 at 06:54 PM. |
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06-26-2010, 06:54 PM
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Legend
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I forgot about the WonderWand, and I string a couple for guys who bought them at the US Open one year. Also, another one not on your list is the Mitt Rocker. That's pretty recent, so you may still have some luck finding one of those.
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06-26-2010, 10:11 PM
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Talk Tennis Guru
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06-26-2010, 11:21 PM
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I want to know, Virginia, if you were able to write all these down, just from memory, or if you had to go and sneak a peak or two!
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