Can this racquet be restrung?

[TheLambsheadrep]

Please look at the pictures link in this thread - http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showt...07#post7066507

Would the 12o'clock clamp make this worse the next time(s) I get it restrung? When I hit with it, the frame feels plenty stable but there's a "ping" sound even with a worm dampener on it. I thought it may have been the strings, but as you can see from that thread, that's not thought to be the case by someone who uses the strings.

[pkshooter]

Just put some tape on it, a tue crack will continue to grow when you hit with it.

[mad dog1]

can be restrung, but may not survive the entire stringing proceess. eventually, the frame will fail as you continue to play with it. may be in 1 month, 1 year or 1 decade. no one knows.

[Andyroo10567]

Errrrrrr.. Hard to tell from the picture. If you have your own stringer, go try it. Might just be a paint fracture or the 1st stage of it starting to crack. Has it been expanding at all during play? Have you noticed a difference in feel before and after you hit with the racquet?

[db10s]

I had something like that on a Prince O3 Shark Hybrid (the same one that I "chopped") and the fracture just grew bigger and bigger.

[TheLambsheadrep]

Originally Posted by Andyroo10567

Errrrrrr.. Hard to tell from the picture. If you have your own stringer, go try it. Might just be a paint fracture or the 1st stage of it starting to crack. Has it been expanding at all during play? Have you noticed a difference in feel before and after you hit with the racquet?

I have just hit with it a couple of times, got it recently. The crack hasn't changed much visually and all I've noticed is the ping, the racquet itself seemed to feel stable.

[TheLambsheadrep]

Originally Posted by db10s

I had something like that on a Prince O3 Shark Hybrid (the same one that I "chopped") and the fracture just grew bigger and bigger.

I figured that's what was going to happen, I just didn't know if it would be due to the stringing process or hitting with it.

[TheLambsheadrep]

How was this probably happen? Clamping the stringing machine too tight at 12o'clock?