New stringer ruins Natural Gut (I think)

[levy1]

This is my second string job with my new stringer. I had problems uncoiling the first string which was synthetic 16 ga. Now I am stringing a two piece natural gut, Klip 17 ga in my new racket. After I uncoiled it I noticed a white mark and looking at it I can see where it separated. I guess it is ruined. When I used the second half I made another white mark on the string but it is not separated. I am going to use this. I am stringing natural gut mains with Iospeed professional crosses. 17ga

How do I uncoil the string correctly?
I have been told to use wax. Anything else I can use?

 

[jim e]

With most strings, I place the coil around my wrist, snip the tie, (Or twist it and it comes off) , then allow it to relax by joining hands and allowing it to move back and forth between your hands a few times allowing it to unravel. With Nat. gut take one end, carefully watch it so you do not kink it, one of the most freq. mistakes made, and measure off the lenght needed, all while examing the string or feeling it with your fingers for any flaws. After I cut it to the proper lenght, I give the string a light prestretch by hand, as that helps get rid of some of the coil memory and makes the job go easier. I only do a very light hand prestretch for just a few seconds is all, as that does make the job easier.
Wax does not help with getting kinks, that just being more carefull not to pull a small loop tight and kinking it.Some people use wax to help with friction,I don't as most guts come well coated and I really don't want to clean the clamps and machine down aftwer waxing, so I don't do it, but thats me. If a client ever asked me to was the strings I would charge more for that just to clean the machine down afterwords, but thats me.

 

[dancraig]

I guess it is ruined

It might be usable, just try to twist it back together.

 

[levy1]

With most strings, I place the coil around my wrist, snip the tie, (Or twist it and it comes off) , then allow it to relax by joining hands and allowing it to move back and forth between your hands a few times allowing it to unravel. With Nat. gut take one end, carefully watch it so you do not kink it, one of the most freq. mistakes made, and measure off the lenght needed, all while examing the string or feeling it with your fingers for any flaws. After I cut it to the proper lenght, I give the string a light prestretch by hand, as that helps get rid of some of the coil memory and makes the job go easier. I only do a very light hand prestretch for just a few seconds is all, as that does make the job easier.
Wax does not help with getting kinks, that just being more carefull not to pull a small loop tight and kinking it.Some people use wax to help with friction,I don't as most guts come well coated and I really don't want to clean the clamps and machine down aftwer waxing, so I don't do it, but thats me. If a client ever asked me to was the strings I would charge more for that just to clean the machine down afterwords, but thats me.

Thanks for the help. I did the string on the crosses that way and it really helped.