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My Prince 3000 is comfortable for me with my height at six three, when I adjust it to the maximum height of forty-eight inches. One of the many things that I appreciate about the Prince 3000 is the very convenient crank that is built into the top of the table that allows the height of the...

Prince Neos 1000 Stringing Machines For Sale What machines are you replacing the Prince Neos 1000 machines with? Have you considered the Prince 3000? Its a great machine. The automatic lock for the table is one of many great features. It makes stringing the new Prince 03 racquets that so...

Albert and David, Thanks for your very well informed comments. I am pleased to learn that the Babolat Sensor is warrantied in the United States for five years, including the electronics, as you have called to my attention. The Babolat Sensor brochure that I picked up at the USPTA...

Albert, Good to hear from you. I was hoping to hear more from you regarding the Prince 3000. If the warranty on the Babolat Sensor is for five years, why is the guarantee extended to three years if you exchange the rack? That is what it says on the Sensor brochure. When I mentioned...

David, Rest easy. When I said "highly regarded." refering to the Sensor, that is just what I meant. Why would you think that there is anything condescending in the term "highly regarded"? I think that generally everybody knows that Babolat makes very good strings, and some of the best...

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Sharkey10s, The stringing machine I decided to order is the Prince 3000. As to the reasons for my selection, they are given under the post titled "Best Stringing Machine Under $3500." on this site. Hope you can take a look. Best regards, RD

Audiodude, Thanks for letting me know that you were impressed by the qualiity of the "machinery" in the Prince 3000. I guess you saw it on princetennis.com, right? When you see and work with a Prince 3000 right in front of you, it is really awsome! It seems to work so easily. The...

Audiodude, As a guy from the UK suggested I do, I've "popped" for the Prince 3000. It should be here soon. What I really like about the Prince 3000 is that it is a durable, all metal, machine, with a large, fan cooled, tension head that should hold up for a long time. It has a crank...

Sharkey10s, I don't buy from snack vending machines for the most part, because they don't have the quality that I want. So it takes me no time at all. Actually, I have been paying somebody to string my racquets, and I have been taking my student's racquets to my stringer and picking them...

Audiodude, Thanks for your advice. I agree with you that swivel clamps are much better than the ones on glide bars. Now that I'm this far into studying the different machines, I want to get really good swivel clamps. As I mentioned, I'm not in a hurry, because I have a lot of other things...

cantaloupe, I see that you are still griping about my posts. Sounds like you've had a bad stringing day. From your comments it seems that you are the Lee that I accidentally emailed when I was trying to reach the guy who posted information about the Prince 4000. You seemed in a better...

cantaloupe, I have appreciated many helpful replies that are assisting me in my selection of a stringing machine. Yours is not among them. If you don't have anything helpful to say, it would be better if you said nothing. RD

A further bit of information regarding the one person whom I contacted who actually had an Alpha Orbitor SE is that when he received his machine it was not calibrated correctly. He reported that by following Alpha's guidelines, he was able to calibrate the machine correctly, and that it has...

David, Thanks for mentioning the speed of the tensioning system as a major factor in deciding on a machine. I learned from one of the head guys at the USRSA that the reviewer of the stringing machines for them is extremely particular in his assessment or a machine when he reviews it. But I...