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Getting to Know Natural Gut

I know a lot of stringers are afraid to try stringing up natural gut due to its cost and reputation. One way to break into stringing with natural gut is to start out with a poly hybrid set, with the poly in the mains. The natural gut crosses usually slide smoothly across the poly mains, and there is almost no way to damage the poly with natural gut. Once you become comfortable working with a half-set of natural gut, you can try your hand at an all-gut string job. The mains will be easy, and you’ll already have experience installing gut in the crosses. Remember to check The Stringer’s Digest first to see if there will be any problems with doing a two-piece string job on your racquet, such as a lack of tie-off holes, or the need to use a starting clamp on the crosses.

Greg Raven, MRT, Apple Valley, CA

From the June 2006 issue
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