Hidious
Professional
Since i bought a stringing machine a couple of years ago, i've been starting mains the way they showed it in the manual: i was clamping the two middle mains in the center and stringing the mains normally on each side; i was basically double pulling the two middle mains. While this method seemed to produce more than decent result for the average player, it's obviously not the optimal way to do it.
I tried Yulite's method as explained in this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO9qWaom4cg and here are the written instructions:
It's nothing too complicated and it produces a great stringjob but i can't help but wonder if i'm doing something wrong. After the first 2 steps (pulling both mains and clamping at head, pulling first main and clamping inside the throat), i tension the second main... But when i let go of the head clamp to clamp the tensioned second main, my tension head drops significantly (i have a drop weight) and i have to re-tension. The tension drops some much that i end up with 2, sometimes 3 overlaps of string on the round part that grips the strings, which never happens except in this particular situation. Is this normal?
So i just go on and re-tension and everything seems to be fine after that but i just want to make sure everything is fine since Yulite's electronic gripper doesn't seem to move at all when he lets go of the head clamp. It would move if it had to re-tension, right?
Are my explanations clear enough? The part i'm referring to is underlined in Yulite's written instructions, posted above.
Thanks in advance for the help, and many thanks to Yulite for his great videos.
I tried Yulite's method as explained in this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO9qWaom4cg and here are the written instructions:
Pull R1 and L1. Set Flying clamp on R1 and L1 at the head up against your mount or grommets. Pull L1. Set second flying clamp in the throat on L1 against the frame (gently.) Release L1. Pull R1. Move first flying clamp to throat on L1 and R1. Release R1. Pull R2. Move flying clamp from throat to head on R1 and R2. Release R2. Pull R3. Move flying clamp from head to throat on R2 and R3. Release R3. Pull L1. Move flying clamp from the outside of the frame to the inside at the throat on L1 and R1.
Continute mains as usual.
It's nothing too complicated and it produces a great stringjob but i can't help but wonder if i'm doing something wrong. After the first 2 steps (pulling both mains and clamping at head, pulling first main and clamping inside the throat), i tension the second main... But when i let go of the head clamp to clamp the tensioned second main, my tension head drops significantly (i have a drop weight) and i have to re-tension. The tension drops some much that i end up with 2, sometimes 3 overlaps of string on the round part that grips the strings, which never happens except in this particular situation. Is this normal?
So i just go on and re-tension and everything seems to be fine after that but i just want to make sure everything is fine since Yulite's electronic gripper doesn't seem to move at all when he lets go of the head clamp. It would move if it had to re-tension, right?
Are my explanations clear enough? The part i'm referring to is underlined in Yulite's written instructions, posted above.
Thanks in advance for the help, and many thanks to Yulite for his great videos.
