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Whatever floats your dampener

Some frames come with a vibration dampener on the middle grommets at the bottom. Using a stringing machine with “billiards” at six and twelve o’clock creates a problem; it’s not a good idea to pinch the dampener between the billiard and the frame during mounting. The solution is to mount the frame without the dampener, and then pre-string the two center mains in such a way that the dampener “floats” on the center mains. When you’re done, unmount the racquet and slide the dampener into place against the throat.

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Vince Chiarelli, MRT

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From the June 2009 issue
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