Here's a couple of pics of my maestro. I purchased a couple of months ago.
These are the clamps that come with it.
http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc011fly5.jpg
http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc010fgw4.jpg
Nice easy to use machine for the money with great clamps.
which machine has better clamps mounting and tensoning head
which machine is better overall??
any help would be great thanks!
Zach I ordered my maestro on May 23, 2008 and received it a few days later. They are the original clamps that came with the machine really nice and easy to use.Those clamps look different than the ones on the Maestro they show on SPtennis.com. When did you order yours?
Those clamps look different than the ones on the Maestro they show on SPtennis.com. When did you order yours?
Here's a couple of pics of my maestro. I purchased a couple of months ago.
These are the clamps that come with it.
http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc011fly5.jpg
http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc010fgw4.jpg
Nice easy to use machine for the money with great clamps.
My DG has the same set-up. No problems with the bases; spring assisted and they work fine.
Yea, but his are cone lock.
Maestro bases are spring assist. Jazz are cone-lock.
Really? The picks look like cone lock. Hmm...
I think what's throwing you is the black/red color combo. His are exactly like mine black/red and spring assisted. If you look closely at the Jazz and his actual pics (not the ones from the SP site) you will see the difference. The bases on my DG are different than the SP site pics too.
The clamps in prokens pictures are NOT spring assisted. They are cone lock.
Good catch Mansewerz
And the plot thickens. It was really the black that set it off. I've noticed usually black knobs on cone lock bases.
And thanks for spelling the name right, lately people forget the first "e" or are just typing to fast LOL
Yeah, they aren't the same cone locks as the ones on the Jazz pictures on the previous page, but they are cone locks for sure. The same that are on the Gammas.
Beg to differ... unless SP created 2 identical looking sets of bases with different functions. Mine are definitely spring assisted. See the product descriptions on the SP site to confirm.
Beg to differ... unless SP created 2 identical looking sets of bases with different functions. Mine are definitely spring assisted. See the product descriptions on the SP site to confirm.
The ones in his picture are cone lock. The ones that are pictured as the Maestro on sptennis.com are spring assist.
Hmm, this is a very puzzling set of circumstances! I'd like to hear from Proken as well, because spring assisted just switch, and the pic looks like cone lock and looks like it actually does a tightening turn.
Yes, in his pics, those are definitely the same as those I used on the Gamma ES II+, cone lock.
thats great wuts the diff beetween spirng and cone lock?
Sorry I couldn't chime in sooner. The clamps do have a big nut on the bottom. After saying this it also seems like there is a spring mechanism also in the clamp. If you turn the lever just a bit before the clamp tightens to the frame the lever will automatically return to it's previous positon.
Maybe all conelock clamps have this. I don't know. If not maybe it's a partial spring assist or partial conelock. The spring in these clamps don't assist in tightening but aid a little when loosening the clamp.
In any case the clamps require very little pressure. I find just the use of my thumb against the lever is enough for both tightening and releasing the clamps. I really like having only three teeth on top of the clamp, easier to fit between the strings.
Again I'm not saying they are a true spring assisted clamp because you feel more pressure as you turn the lever more to tighten the clamp to the base. Like turning a bolt with a nut on the other end for lack of a better description. That would probably constitute conelock. There is however some spring action when loosening the clamp. Like I said earlier maybe all conelock clamps work this way.
Hope this helps.
FWIW, there is minimal tightening/movement of the lever required to secure the clamp bases to the table. As soon as the lever reaches the end of the springs' tension range, the bases are 100% secure and do not move. It is possible to move the lever further (with some effort required), but it is superfluous since the tightening has been completed via the spring action. When released, the lever springs back to the fully open position. The nut at the bottom secures the bases to the table. These are more robust looking than the bases shown on the SP site.
Does it actually just take a flick of a switch on the bases to tighten them then?[/QUOTE said:Yes, very easy with minimal movement of the lever.
A spring assisted clamp is one where the base lock drives a wedge into the track, keeping the clamp from moving. Cone locks are almost as simple as a screw with a nut on the other side where tightening it keeps the clamp from moving down the track. Cone locks typically need to be turned further to work well, and spring assisted clamps are just that, assisted. When you go to unlock them, most of the work is done for you.
hmmmmmmmm there both really tempting but since i can't seem to find good deals on the 5003 that ship to canada(i'm a canadian alright?!) i think il get the maestro soooo whos tried sp string???!