Muscle Weave experts - is this a fake?

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Throats are different. There are only 6 holes for the throat grommet. Are you sure you got the 95" version?

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Looks like one of the Revelation series painted like a MW. Wanna sell it? :)
 
psp2 said:
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Throats are different. There are only 6 holes for the throat grommet. Are you sure you got the 95" version?
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Yea the dunlop logo just above the handle is painted at different locations (slightly) and the grommet at the throat is different. I think you did get scammed, sorry. However, I am no MW expert.
 
Throats are different. There are only 6 holes for the throat grommet. Are you sure you got the 95" version?[/QUOTE]


Racquet head says "midplus 95"
 
thats bizarre that someone would actually take the time to fake a MW. they havent made that model in years and its not like the most popular racket out there like a babolat pure drive or something, very strange but that isnt the real MW...
 
Looking at it the one you just bought has a wider throat area in comparison to your legit one. ...and what's up with the "Tectonics" (I think that's what it is, it is hard to read), under the Dunop on the side of the racquet.

That aside, I have gotten legit racquets painted differently and weighted completely different...however the relative "shape" was identical. So perhaps not all is lost.

...my racquets that were legit but different were my Prince Synergy 26 DBs. I got one, then a year later bought a European paintjob'ed on from a legit Prince dealer, and it played completely different. I mean completely different...weight and everything. All halograms etc were legit as well.

Alas, sorry to detrail the convo here.
I too am surprised, if this is infact a clone. Seems like it would be easier to paint it a MFil 200 and get more from it that way. Perhaps Dunlop legitamitely changed the mold (just from the pics that is), and the paint job. If you recall, Slazenger did that on some of the racquets in their "players" line.


Mike.
 
psp2 said:
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Throats are different. There are only 6 holes for the throat grommet. Are you sure you got the 95" version?

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Looks like one of the Revelation series painted like a MW. Wanna sell it? :)
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PSP2,

You may be onto something with the Revelation series. I am not too famiiar with them, but do have a Rev. Tour OS 108, and the frame is similar, with the center or the frame coming to a point in the middle (throat area). Also, the throat grommet, grommets, and head guard are indentical to my Rev. I will try to post pics of the Rev. and "MW".

I am sure the specs of the Rev. Tour 95 are posted, but can anyone post them here?

Thanks,

jm4121
 
The specs on the racquet in question read as follows:

Swing: 285
RA: 65
Weight: 326 g
Balance: 307 mm
No. 12
 
doesn't look like a fake - never heard of fakes of the 200MW. looks like you have one of the mids (95 sq inch) and the new one is the midplus (98 or 100 sq inches). they are different racquets from different molds. the MW 200 evolved into the HM 200 and mfil 200. the MW 200 MP evolved into the 300g and Mfil 300.

also, although i'm no expert on the 200g line there may have been different racquet for the north american and european market. i've seen the MW200 called Tectonics 200g in europe

maybe you didn't pay attention to what you were buying or the seller didn't list the right specs.
 
Ive owned that racket. Its a completly different racket to the original 200G. Much lighter, thicker and plays like absolute crap.
 
Richie Rich said:
doesn't look like a fake - never heard of fakes of the 200MW. looks like you have one of the mids (95 sq inch) and the new one is the midplus (98 or 100 sq inches). they are different racquets from different molds. the MW 200 evolved into the HM 200 and mfil 200. the MW 200 MP evolved into the 300g and Mfil 300.

also, although i'm no expert on the 200g line there may have been different racquet for the north american and european market. i've seen the MW200 called Tectonics 200g in europe

maybe you didn't pay attention to what you were buying or the seller didn't list the right specs.
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Hi,

This is really a dumb question but are they the same length? If the new frame is 27.5 it is not a fake but the 200G 100 and was not a bad frame at all. They are hard to find and in demand on this board.

The specs are:

Dunlop Muscle Weave 200g 100
Head size: 100 sq. in. / 645 sq. cm.
Balance: 7pts Head Light
Length: 27.5 inches / 70 cm
Swingweight: 335
Weight: 11.6oz / 329g
Stiffness: 64 (0-100)
Power Level: Medium
Construction: 22 mm Straight Beam
Swing Speed: Moderate-Fast
String Pattern: 18 Mains / 20 Crosses
Composition: 3-D Graphite / Muscle Weave

Many folks here have played with this frame including myself. It is not a lightweight as some have stated... of course if this is the frame.

BTW what did you pay for the frame?

Regards,
Steve
 
I might could be of some service here.

I have three MW 200G's, two of them being the Tectonic series. They released two series of MW 200G's, with one of them baring Tectonic markings. I don't recall, but I think the Tectonic was the first release of the MW 200G? My two Tectonic MW 200G's weigh a little less and have a slightly more head light balance then my other MW 200G. Neither have the weird grommet piece in the throat that you show above. All of my MW's hit similiar, I attribute the differences to manufacturing and not that their different racquets. I think that the earlier models (or maybe the later) had the Tectonic markings.

I'll see if I can find a link to someone who posted about the Tectonic stuff here on TW a few years back.
 
I've seen two different (slightly) cosmetic versions of the MW200G 95. I used to own one and played against a guy who had a slightly different cosemtic than mine.
 
DrewRafter8 said:
I'll see if I can find a link to someone who posted about the Tectonic stuff here on TW a few years back.
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You may need access the older board therefore - I think TW archived all those old posts somewhere...........?
 
jm4121 said:
I recently purchase a "new" MW 200g from the auction site (I know, I should have known better). It sounded too good to be true, and I am afraid that it is. I think I got a fake. Has anyone come across or heard of fake muscle weaves? Here is the link to pics:

http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q241/jm4121/?sc=1&addtype=local

The unstrung MW is the possible fake, next to the strung genuine MW.

Thanks,

jm4121
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Wow that is a shame, do they feel any different is the big thing, and hopefully you did not pay any extra
 
it can't be a fake. i owned one of those new ones you have, the throat grommet (rubber) is the same from a revelation select pro (burgandy)...the stick you have is more head light, easier to swing and has more closer specs to a pro's racquet than the regular mw 200g. its definitely a special edition mw.
 
jm4121 said:
The pic link has been updated with pics of my Revelation OS and the "fake" MW.

http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q...&addtype=local

SteveI,

To answer your questions - Both racquets measure at or near 27" (and head is labeled midplus 95). I payed $70 for the racquet, thinking that it was a great deal for a "new" MW.

Thanks to all for the input.

jm4121
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Hi,

Thanks for the update. Here is some insight and experience I have had with Dunlop frames. I have a # of HM 400Gs. Two have a different buttcap but have all the same graphics as the others. The two with the other buttcaps seem to play a bit stiffer and also seem to have a higher swingweight. Just my two cents. $70.00 is a nice price for a brand new 200G.

Regards,
Steve
 
bertrevert said:
You may need access the older board therefore - I think TW archived all those old posts somewhere...........?
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Yes they did, I looked in the archive, but since there's not a search function I lost interest. There used to be a poster who worked for Dunlop that explained the the Tectonic MW series was just a cosmetic difference between two batches of MW's. Maybe someone else remembers or can find it.
 
I have owned MW rackets with and without tectonics graphics, and they were from what I could tell, alike. The two rackets you have are obviously different, but wether fake or not, I dont know. But your new one is not a "regular" mw.
 
yes you did get a fake. i bought one from **** before, and i e-mailed the seller back and said it's not the right one, and they sent me another one for free. the 18x20 is the real version. much better than the fake. the fake sucks!
 
Just found out that I happen to have a brand new one just like yours as well. Did you eventually figure out what it is underneath the MW paint job?
 
Just stumbled accross this post by chance, sorry for not contribuing earlier.

The frame you have purchased looks like a rev painted as a MW. Whilst not a full production item, there were plenty of these made for Dunlop players who wouldnt make the shift to the 200g straight away. Looks like someone has got hold of some old unused frames from a regional player somewhere. Not a true fake and not quite a PJ either.

Hope it helps in some way
 
Racketdesign said:
Just stumbled accross this post by chance, sorry for not contribuing earlier.

The frame you have purchased looks like a rev painted as a MW. Whilst not a full production item, there were plenty of these made for Dunlop players who wouldnt make the shift to the 200g straight away. Looks like someone has got hold of some old unused frames from a regional player somewhere. Not a true fake and not quite a PJ either.

Hope it helps in some way
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You are dead on. I have researched this and it appears to be a Rev. model 95 with 18 x 20. As a former MW user, this one is not my cup of tea. But I am told it is/was a popular racquet. Thanks for the information.
 
znoopie said:
Just found out that I happen to have a brand new one just like yours as well. Did you eventually figure out what it is underneath the MW paint job?
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I have researched this and it appears to be a Rev. model 95 with 18 x 20 (thanks to all the great information by the posters on this board). As a former MW user, this one is not my cup of tea. But I am told it is/was a popular racquet.
 
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