RACKET STRINGS
Some Of Our Popular Tennis, Squash & Badminton Strings For Modern Rackets
(Natural Gut Strings For Wood & Vintage Rackets Below)
Ref. 033 Babolat Touch VS Natural Gut, Tennis used by many professionals, power, elasticity, soft at high tensions,
holds tensions for longer.
Ref. 014 Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power Rough, Tennis used by many professionals, power, optimum spin
Ref. 003 Surrey Tennis Synthetic Gut by Babolat, Tennis polymide core, comfort, durability & affordable
Ref. 007 Prince Synthetic Gut Duraflex Tennis allround performance, most popular synthetic gut strings
Ref. 012 Babolat RPM Blast (black) Tennis monofilament, control, spin, durability
Ref. 012 Babolat XCEL Tennis multifilament, comfort, power
Ref. 014 Wilson NXT Tennis multifilament, comfort, feel and power
Ref. 008 Wilson Sensation Tennis nylon fibres, dynamic elasticity
Ref. 003 Pro’s Pro Plus Power Tennis orange high tech polyester, durability, comfort, high power
Ref. 010 Luxilon Adrenaline Tennis polyester, quality performance and power
Ref. 008 Toalson Philip Craven Tennis Academy Competition Tennis nylon, elasticity helps tennis elbow
Ref. 017 Tecnifibre NRG2 Tennis multifilament, touch and feel
Ref. 009 Solinco Hyper-G 105 Tennis polyester, power and spin
Ref. 007 Head Perfect Power Tennis & Squash multifilament, power, durability, comfort
Ref. 011 Tecnifibre 305 Squash green multifilament, comfort, high ball speed
Ref. 009 RAB Razor Fibre Squash black multifilament, spin potential
Ref. 006 Yonex BG65Ti Badminton titanium hybrid for hard hitters, maximum feel
Ref. 006 Ashaway ZyMax69 Fire Badminton Beta Polymer multifilament durability, strong, elasticity
Ref. 004 Pro’s Pro Ultimate Badminton Two filament layers, durability and power
STRINGS FOR ANTIQUE and WOOD RACKETS
Natural Gut Strings have been manufactured for hundreds of years for string music instruments and bows. The first rackets using natural gut strings were produced in Italy in the 16th century. Natural gut is produced by drying fibers extracted from a part of animal intestine called the serous membrane, or serosa, which contains collagen designed to withstand the stretching and contraction of the intestine. It is this elasticity that makes the fibers useful for tennis string.
Our natural gut strings are made specifically for museums and collector's tennis and badminton wood rackets. We recommend a tension of 10lbs (maximum 15 lbs). The Craven Brown (originally called the "Standard") was used in rackets from 1872 to 1920 and the Craven Gold from 1890 to 1955. We do not recommend these strings for modern tennis. There are several brands for modern rackets available which are both cheaper and are coated to make the strings more resilient to weather conditions. Our natural gut strings are hand made in small quantities and often a small variation in colour. The Craven Brown has a very thin coating which easily rubs off with a damp cloth before stringing and gives the grey appearance, once strung, as the original 100+ year string. The Craven Gold retains its colour.
Craven Brown Natural Gut String 1 set (2x20 feet) 14\15 gauge £38 per set (4 sets available)
Craven Gold Natural Gut String 1 set (2x20 feet) 14\15 gauge £38 per set (5 sets available)
In addition we can supply trebling to order in natural gut for vintage rackets and in sythetic gut for rackets made in the 1960s to 80s. Also natural gut strings can be ordered for dyeing. Many rackets around 1900 had red strings for either mains or cross strings.
Natural Sheep Gut String 1 set (2x20 feet) 16 gauge £35 per set (out of stock)
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