Prince CTS series made in Thailand?

[steveq81]

OK, racquet historians... Can anyone chime in with info on older Prince frames made in Thailand?

I have several CTS Synergy DB 24 MPs, and after I removed the serial number sticker on the side of the frame just above the grip they all say Made in Thailand. The Kunnan factory back in the day was in Taiwan, not Thailand. Anyone know the story of the mysterious Thailand frames/factory? The QC on all of them is very tight, and the glossy paint job still looks like new 30 years later.

 

[BlackAces]

Kunnan opened a factory in Bangkok in 1994.
https://opencorporates.com/companies/th/0107537000483
BTW. Who knows when this factory went bankrupt?

 

[vsbabolat]

OK, racquet historians... Can anyone chime in with info on older Prince frames made in Thailand?

I have several CTS Synergy DB 24 MPs, and after I removed the serial number sticker on the side of the frame just above the grip they all say Made in Thailand. The Kunnan factory back in the day was in Taiwan, not Thailand. Anyone know the story of the mysterious Thailand frames/factory? The QC on all of them is very tight, and the glossy paint job still looks like new 30 years later.

I’ve seen Prince CTS Lightning 90’s made in Thailand. I think this is from about 1990

 

[graycrait]

This from Taiwan today in 1993
Kunnan Enterprise, for example, uses its Thai plant to turn out tennis rackets that retail for between US$100 and US$150, while its Taiwan factory produces rackets that sell from US$150 to US$400.

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[graycrait]

@BlackAces , I ordered a book today that hopefully might shed some more light on the Kunnan bankruptcy. I think if Kunnan had stayed focused on fishing rods, golf shafts and racket sports rackets - well that is water under the bridge.

 

[graycrait]

@BlackAces , This is not the book excerpt I am seeking but it looks like even a fella like Haarhuis was able to wag the dog towards the end of Kunnan.

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[graycrait]

Taiwan Sports Company Tees Off Foreign Banks - WSJ

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[kevin qmto]

OK, racquet historians... Can anyone chime in with info on older Prince frames made in Thailand?

I have several CTS Synergy DB 24 MPs, and after I removed the serial number sticker on the side of the frame just above the grip they all say Made in Thailand. The Kunnan factory back in the day was in Taiwan, not Thailand. Anyone know the story of the mysterious Thailand frames/factory? The QC on all of them is very tight, and the glossy paint job still looks like new 30 years later.

Probably made at the same place as Kunnan's own. The same place they shut down in the mid 90's due to some shady behavior from the higher ups running the place for them.

 

[steveq81]

Thanks for the info, everyone. It would be logical that Kunnan could have also had a factory in Thailand, but the only one ever mentioned seems to be Taiwan.

 

[steveq81]

I’ve seen Prince CTS Lightning 90’s made in Thailand. I think this is from about 1990

I have a friend who used to use the CTS Blast and still has a few. They also say Thailand.

 

[vsbabolat]

I have a friend who used to use the CTS Blast and still has a few. They also say Thailand.

Those came out in 1991