Stringing suggestions for New (wooden) Dunlop Maxply Fort?

[pistol]

Hi,
I have recently stumbled upon Two Brand New Dunlop Maxply Forts (wooden). I normally use a PS 6.0 strung with Babolat X-cel @ 65lbs, and I am just wondering what the best method would be to achieve a relatively similar set up in the maxply's. I have quite solid 'oldschool' stroke mechanics and have loved previously hitting with a JK Autograph so I know and love the wood experience. However I have never had the opportunity of getting new or any wooden rackets strung by that matter. I am just wondering what the best stringing method would be to achieve the optimum playability and durability from the rackets. So if there are any suggestions i.e. suggested tensions, strings, power pads, nylon tubing, etc that can be used to sustain the rackets, at an optimum playability, they will be warmly welcomed.
Thank you for your help.

 

[louis netman]

I think they are about 55-60lbs... use gut & power pads on all woodies...
BTW, how did you stumble upon 2 brand new maxplys???

 

[PBODY99]

Hi,
I have recently stumbled upon Two Brand New Dunlop Maxply Forts (wooden). I normally use a PS 6.0 strung with Babolat X-cel @ 65lbs, and I am just wondering what the best method would be to achieve a relatively similar set up in the maxply's. I have quite solid 'oldschool' stroke mechanics and have loved previously hitting with a JK Autograph so I know and love the wood experience. However I have never had the opportunity of getting new or any wooden rackets strung by that matter. I am just wondering what the best stringing method would be to achieve the optimum playability and durability from the rackets. So if there are any suggestions i.e. suggested tensions, strings, power pads, nylon tubing, etc that can be used to sustain the rackets, at an optimum playability, they will be warmly welcomed.
Thank you for your help.

That would be hard, since the Maxply wood has a much softer flex rating. Also, I wouldn't go overboard with the string tension on a frame that is old enough to vote. Try McEnroe's set up 40 to 45 lbs with gut or your X-cel.
Enjoy. I have two Jack Krammer Pro staffs and a Chris Evert auto both never used stored away.

 

[joe sch]

Hi,
I have recently stumbled upon Two Brand New Dunlop Maxply Forts (wooden). I normally use a PS 6.0 strung with Babolat X-cel @ 65lbs, and I am just wondering what the best method would be to achieve a relatively similar set up in the maxply's. I have quite solid 'oldschool' stroke mechanics and have loved previously hitting with a JK Autograph so I know and love the wood experience. However I have never had the opportunity of getting new or any wooden rackets strung by that matter. I am just wondering what the best stringing method would be to achieve the optimum playability and durability from the rackets. So if there are any suggestions i.e. suggested tensions, strings, power pads, nylon tubing, etc that can be used to sustain the rackets, at an optimum playability, they will be warmly welcomed.
Thank you for your help.

Reads like you like soft, tight strings so you would probably want to use X-cel @ 60lbs for similar playability. For durability, I would drop tension since wood rackets dont last as long especially using higher tension and those rackets are atleast 2 decades old. Get a good stringer, wood racket experience helps, as does a solid 6pt machine so your frames are less likely to warp under the new stringing tension. I would really recommned natural gut since you like soft strings and they will actually add durability since they last longer and are better in every respect unless you play in humidity or temperature extremes.
Enjoy !

 

[pistol]

I would really recommned natural gut since you like soft strings and they will actually add durability since they last longer and are better in every respect unless you play in humidity or temperature extremes.
Enjoy ![/QUOTE]

The weather here is a bit temperamental so I just settle for multi's in winter plus a bit cheaper!!! Thanks for the suggestions so far. How about using Nylon tubing or any other sort of grommet substitute/addition?

 

[atatu]

I recommend not stringing them at all, you can sell them for much more in mint condition and you can buy a used one on the auction site if you want to play with a wood frame.

 

[LoveThisGame]

My last wood racquets were the Maxply Fort, and I bought up on a bunch near "the end". Let me mention what I discovered.

After playing about 3 months with one of them, I began to play with another for the first time. The difference was quite noticeable; the "older" racquet was deader -- definitely spongy. It didn't change much from one time to the next, so I hadn't noticed it. The same scenario played out with the other racquets. This was in the days of gut strings, so tension loss wasn't really any factor.

Either the wood source had changed or its seasoning had changed, it would seem.

I paid about $20-22 for each frame, at the end. The gut stringing cost about $18 as I recall. The year was around 1974, I would guess ... somewhere in the early 1970's anyway.

 

[joe sch]

I would really recommned natural gut since you like soft strings and they will actually add durability since they last longer and are better in every respect unless you play in humidity or temperature extremes.
Enjoy !

The weather here is a bit temperamental so I just settle for multi's in winter plus a bit cheaper!!! Thanks for the suggestions so far. How about using Nylon tubing or any other sort of grommet substitute/addition?[/QUOTE]
Most woodie strings used power pads, which are leather strips which protect the strings on the outside of some of the top and bottom holes. Tubing was also popular for the same holes and works even better but take more work.

 

[Midlife crisis]

I just strung up my Maxply Fort with NXT at 52 lbs mains and crosses on a Gamma X-ST and it feels comparable to my 20+ year old POG OS with synthetic gut at about 66 lbs.

I've also got a JKA that I strung with PSGD at 50 lbs that hits similarly since it's a bit stiffer. I'm guessing that 50-52 lbs with a multi would be in the ballpark for you.