+4lbs Tighter Crosses but One-Piece Stringing??

[mhj202]

Is this possible? Logical?

Have recently decided I like my crosses at 4 pounds tighter than my mains. Most recent restringing from a reputable stringer came back as a one-piece stringing which I couldn't understand given that I asked for the crosses 4 lbs tighter than the mains.

Thoughts?

 

[Cobra Tennis]

Sorry, you are mistaken.

You can have different tensions on the crosses doing one piece or two piece stringing.

There is no difference on pieces and applying tension. All the stringer does is right before he pulls the first cross is mark the tension up 4 pounds on the machine.

 

[4-string]

I'm no expert, but I would be surprised if the tension didn't even out after a few hits. Seems that you asked for a two-string job.

 

[mhj202]

Sorry, you are mistaken.

You can have different tensions on the crosses doing one piece or two piece stringing.

There is no difference on pieces and applying tension. All the stringer does is right before he pulls the first cross is mark the tension up 4 pounds on the machine.

Really? None of the additional tension from the crosses then slips back to the mains?

How does that work? If you were to pull two different tensions on two adjacent mains (let's say the center main strings), you are saying that they would maintain the differential and not eventually even out?

 

[Cobra Tennis]

Not enough for your to really consider it "slippage." I once saw a stringer pull tension on one cross, skip tension on the second, third, fourth, fifth, and the sixth. After stringing he measure the tension of each string and found that the tensioned string read 50lbs, the non tensioned measured 2 or 3, and so forth. The grommets themselves do a good job of "holding" if you will. Im not saying they won't slip over time, but I believe it will be nominal.

Next time, ask him to do two piece specifically or take it to someone else.

I understand your thinking about if it is one piece then all the tension will "even out" or regain some relative state. I'm not sure on the exact science in numbers, but you can do it, but it is not best practice. One of the reasons I string everything 2 piece.

 

[esgee48]

Tension can only even out if you hit the ball on ONE string. Anytime you use multiple strings, whether mains or crosses, the tension is maintained because of the manner in which the strings are curved around the frame's grommets. You pull on both sides of 2 or 4 strings and the tension cannot go down due to slippage. Tension will go down if string elongates elastically, but this is not the same as friction slippage. 2 cents.

BTW, this assumes that you hit normally and not hit using the last main or cross.