String strung. Tennis String Guide: Choosing the Perfect String for Your Game

What factors should you consider when selecting tennis strings. How do different string materials affect playability and durability. Which string gauge is best for your playing style. How can you optimize your string setup for maximum performance.

Understanding Tennis String Playability

When it comes to tennis strings, playability is a crucial factor that can significantly impact your game. But what exactly makes a string playable? The answer isn’t straightforward, as preferences vary among players. Some favor a crisp, firm feel, while others associate playability with softness and comfort.

Historically, a playable string is one that mimics the characteristics of natural gut – the gold standard in tennis strings. Natural gut, made from thin ribbons of beef intestines, offers a unique combination of comfort and crispness that remains unmatched by synthetic alternatives.

Top Synthetic Strings for Playability

While natural gut reigns supreme, several synthetic strings offer excellent playability:

• Babolat X-Cel
• Dunlop Silk
• Gamma Professional
• Prince Premier Power
• Tecnifibre NRG2
• Tecnifibre X-One Bi-Phase
• Wilson NXT

For budget-conscious players, these options provide good playability at a lower price point (under $8.00):

• Alpha Gut 2000
• Head RIP Control
• Head FiberGEL Power
• Tecnifibre E-Matrix (TW Exclusive)

Balancing Durability and Feel in Tennis Strings

Durability is often a top concern for tennis players, especially those who frequently break strings. However, it’s important to understand that increased durability often comes at the expense of playability, particularly on shorter strokes where the strings can feel stiff and dead.

How can you find the right balance between durability and feel? Consider these options:

1. Increase string gauge: If you’re breaking a 16 gauge nylon string, try switching to a 15L version of the same string.
2. Explore thicker comfort strings: For multifilament players, options like Prince Premier Touch 15L and Premier Control 15 offer a softer feel in thicker gauges.
3. Try nylon durability strings: Gosen AK Pro CX, Gamma Marathon DPC, or Wilson Synthetic DuraMax are good choices.
4. Consider polyester hybrids: Volkl Psycho is a popular option for increased durability.
5. Full polyester bed: For maximum durability, try a full stringbed of polyester. Options range from firm (Kirschbaum Super Smash) to softer (Polyfibre TCS).
6. Kevlar hybrids: As a last resort for chronic string breakers, Kevlar hybrids offer ultimate durability but may increase shock to the tendons.

Decoding Tennis String Gauges

String gauge plays a crucial role in the performance and durability of your tennis strings. But what exactly is string gauge, and how does it affect your game?

String gauge refers to the thickness of the string, with lower numbers indicating thicker strings. The range typically spans from 15 (thickest) to 19 (thinnest), with half-gauges denoted by an “L” (for “light”).

String Gauge Chart

How does gauge affect your game? Generally, thinner strings offer improved playability and spin potential, as they can embed into the ball more easily. Conversely, thicker strings provide enhanced durability but may sacrifice some feel and spin.

Exploring Tennis String Materials

The material composition of tennis strings significantly influences their performance characteristics. Understanding these materials can help you make an informed decision when selecting strings for your racquet.

Nylon (Synthetic Gut)

Nylon, often referred to as synthetic gut, is the most common string material. Why is nylon so popular in tennis strings? It offers a good balance of playability, durability, and affordability. There are different grades of nylon, each providing varying levels of feel and performance.

In the past, natural gut was the string of choice for serious players. However, advancements in nylon technology have led to significant improvements in feel and performance, making nylon-based strings a viable option for players at all levels.

Multifilament Strings

Multifilament strings represent a step up from basic synthetic gut in terms of comfort and power. How are multifilament strings constructed? They consist of hundreds or thousands of ultra-pliable fibers bundled together with flexible resins like polyurethane. This construction mimics the feel of natural gut while offering improved durability and lower cost.

The Role of String Tension in Tennis Performance

String tension is a critical factor that can dramatically affect your game. But how does tension influence your play, and what tension should you choose?

Lower tensions generally provide more power and a larger sweet spot, as the strings have more give and can act like a trampoline. Higher tensions offer more control and precision, as the strings are tighter and provide a more solid hitting surface.

Choosing the Right Tension

• Power players might prefer lower tensions (45-55 lbs) for maximum pop on their shots.
• Control-oriented players often opt for higher tensions (55-65 lbs) for increased precision.
• All-court players may find a middle ground (50-60 lbs) offers a good balance of power and control.

Remember, these are general guidelines. The best tension for you will depend on your playing style, racquet, and personal preferences. Experimenting with different tensions can help you find your sweet spot.

Advanced String Setups: Hybrid Stringing

Hybrid stringing, which involves using different strings for the main and cross strings, has gained popularity among players seeking to optimize their string setup. But what are the benefits of hybrid stringing, and how can you create an effective hybrid setup?

Benefits of Hybrid Stringing

• Customized performance: Combine the benefits of different string types
• Improved durability: Use a more durable string in the mains to extend string life
• Enhanced feel: Pair a firm string with a softer one for a balanced feel
• Cost-effective: Use an expensive, high-performance string where it matters most

Popular Hybrid Combinations

1. Polyester mains with multifilament crosses: Offers durability and spin from the poly with some added comfort from the multi
2. Natural gut mains with polyester crosses: Provides the ultimate combination of power, feel, and spin
3. Kevlar mains with synthetic gut crosses: Maximizes durability while maintaining some playability

When creating a hybrid setup, consider stringing the more durable string slightly looser than the softer string to balance the overall feel of the stringbed.

String Maintenance and Longevity

Proper string maintenance can extend the life of your strings and ensure consistent performance. But how often should you restring your racquet, and what can you do to maintain your strings?

Restringing Frequency

A common rule of thumb is to restring as many times per year as you play per week. For example, if you play twice a week, consider restringing at least four times a year. However, this can vary based on your playing style, string type, and personal preferences.

Signs It’s Time to Restring

• Visible wear or fraying
• Loss of tension (strings feel “dead” or lack responsiveness)
• Decreased control or inconsistent ball response
• Strings moving out of place frequently

String Maintenance Tips

1. Clean your strings after play to remove dirt and debris
2. Use string savers to extend string life in high-wear areas
3. Store your racquet in a climate-controlled environment to prevent tension loss
4. Straighten your strings after play to maintain proper alignment

By following these maintenance practices, you can ensure your strings perform optimally for as long as possible, enhancing your overall playing experience.

Innovative String Technologies and Future Trends

The world of tennis strings is constantly evolving, with new technologies and materials emerging to enhance performance. What are some of the latest innovations in tennis strings, and what trends can we expect in the future?

Recent String Innovations

• Co-polyester strings: Offer improved feel and tension maintenance compared to traditional polyesters
• Textured strings: Feature patterns or coatings to enhance spin generation
• Bio-based materials: Environmentally friendly strings made from renewable resources
• Shape-shifting polymers: Strings that adapt their properties based on the force of impact

Future Trends in Tennis Strings

1. Smart strings: Incorporating sensors to provide real-time data on string performance and tension
2. Customizable strings: Strings that can be tailored to individual player profiles
3. Nanotechnology: Utilizing nanomaterials to enhance string properties at the molecular level
4. Hybrid materials: Combining different materials within a single string for optimal performance

As technology continues to advance, we can expect tennis strings to become more sophisticated, offering players unprecedented levels of customization and performance. Staying informed about these developments can help you make the best choices for your game as new options become available.

Selecting the right tennis string is a crucial aspect of optimizing your game. By considering factors such as playability, durability, gauge, material, and tension, you can find a string setup that complements your playing style and enhances your performance on the court. Whether you’re a beginner looking for a versatile option or an advanced player seeking the perfect blend of power and control, there’s a string out there that’s right for you. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different strings and setups – you might be surprised at how much difference the right string can make in your game.

All About Strings & Stringing

“Strings are the Soul of a Racquet” –author unknown

Strings may be the soul of racquet, but to many players they are just an afterthought. Players will spend months demoing racquets yet only minutes choosing a string, the very thing which makes contact with the ball and greatly determines what the player feels. Fortunately, the non-gut synthetic string universe (mostly nylon and poly based) has improved dramatically over the last few decades. Today, there is so much diversity in the string market that any player, with a little research, can zero-in on a desired feature set. Here are a few guidelines to make your string and tension selection easier.

Playability

It’s very difficult to obtain consensus on what makes a string playable. Some players like a crisp, firm playing string while others equate playability with softness and comfort. Historically, a playable string is one that is gut-like in its feel and resilience. Natural gut is the only string made from a natural product, thin ribbons made from beef intestines, which, when twisted into a tennis string, create a comfortably crisp feel that is simply unmatched. Natural Gut is the oldest tennis string and remains the benchmark for playability. While no other string material can quite match the sublime feel and response of natural gut, Tennis Warehouse offers many synthetic strings that have phenomenal playability: Babolat X-Cel, Dunlop Silk, Gamma Professional, Prince Premier Power, Tecnifibre NRG2, Tecnifibre X-One Bi-Phase and Wilson NXT. Strings that offer good playability at a lower price (below $8.00) include: Alpha Gut 2000, Head RIP Control, Head FiberGEL Power, and Tecnifibre E-Matrix (TW Exclusive).

Durability

As with our beer, most of us want a string that offers everything. Unfortunately, increased durability in tennis strings is usually at the expense of playability, especially on shorter strokes which feel stiff and dead. Thicker gauges and abrasion resistant materials will be more durable, but they are less elastic and resilient than their thinner counterparts. (See gauge table below.) If a player is breaking a 16 gauge nylon string (synthetic gut), we might suggest they switch to a 15L version of that same string, if available. For the multifilament player (who needs a softer feel), Prince has some “comfort strings” in thicker gauges, like Premier Touch 15L and Premier Control 15 . Otherwise, the next step would be a nylon durability string, such as Gosen AK Pro CX, Gamma Marathon DPC or Wilson Synthetic DuraMax. After that, we recommend trying a polyester hybrid like Volkl Psycho. If you’re sawing through your crosses, we recommend a full stringbed of polyester where you can select a firm one like Kirschbaum Super Smash or a softer one like Polyfibre TCS. Finally, for the advanced (5.0+) player who blows through the strings listed above, we suggest a Kevlar hybrid, which is the end of the road for chronic string breakers. Proceed with caution as Kevlar sends a lot of shock to the tendons.

String Gauge

Generally speaking, thinner strings offer improved playability while thicker strings offer enhanced durability. Tennis string gauges range from 15 (thickest) to 19 (thinnest), with half-gauges identified with an L (15L, 16L, etc), which is short for “light”. A 15L string is thinner than a 15 gauge but thicker than a 16 gauge string. Thinner strings also provide more spin potential by allowing the strings to embed into the ball more.

String Gauges and Diameters in millimeters

Materials

Nylon – synthetic gut or nylon? Truth be told, most synthetic guts are made with nylon (sometimes referred to as polyamides). There are different grades of nylon, with varying levels of feel, so don’t be afraid to try different synthetic guts until you find the right fit. All in all, synthetic gut delivers a good combination of playability and durability at a great price. In the old days (wood racquet era), any self-respecting player used natural gut. Today, an impressive number of non-professional players use nylon-based strings, which have greatly improved in the feel department. In fact, Nylon multifilaments offer truly impressive comfort and power. Unlike the more basic synthetic guts (which have a single, solid core), multifilaments are comprised of hundreds or thousands of ultra pliable, elbow-friendly fibers, and bundled together with flexible resins like polyurethane. Other string materials include:

Natural Gut – the ultimate in playability, feel and tension maintenance. Often overlooked due to it’s cost, natural gut is the best choice for players with arm problems or those who crave its sublime, comfortably crisp feel. Formerly, the number one choice of ATP and WTA tour players. Now used more in hybrids, combining polyester mains with natural gut crosses (with some players using gut in the mains for more power and feel). Natural gut offers maximum feel and control due to its ultra low stiffness, which provides phenomenal ball “pocketing”.

Polyester– a very durable string designed to provide control and durability to players with long, fast strokes. Polyester is the number one choice on the pro tour because it allows advanced ball strikers to maintain surgical control on their fastest, most aggressive strokes. The incredible stroke speed enabled by polyester also translated into categorically higher level of spin, which literally changed the trajectories and angles available to the player. Polyester also served to harness the immense power that came with graphite era. While it used to be too stiff and dead for recreational players, a growing number of string manufacturers have devoted the lion’s share of their R&D to creating softer, more elastic polys so that a wider cross section of players can enjoy its benefits. Another way to get the benefits of polyester is through a hybrid, also very popular on the pro tour. This is typically done by combining polyester (usually in the mains) with natural gut or multifilament crosses. This setup provides the durability, control and spin of polyester with the comfort, power and touch of a softer string – otherwise known as the best of both worlds. Due to its high stiffness and relatively low power, polyester is not recommended for beginners or players with arm injuries.

Kevlar – The most durable string available. Kevlar is very stiff and strings up very tight. Therefore, it is usually combined with a soft nylon cross to reduce stringbed stiffness. Ultimately, Kevlar hybrids are the least powerful and least comfortable strings currently available. Players trying kevlar hybrids for the first time (from nylon strings) are recommended to reduce tension by 10% to compensate for the added stiffness. Not recommended for beginners or players with arm injuries.

String Construction

Here’s a list of string constructions, general descriptions of their associated performance benefits and examples of each:

Solid Core with One Outer Wrap

Most popular nylon string construction – majority of “synthetic gut” strings are solid core/single wrap. Main benefits are tension maintenance and crisp feel. Quality of nylon center core, as well as size and orientation of outer wraps can influence feel and comfort.

Babolat Synthetic Gut
Dunlop S-Gut
Gamma Synthetic Gut (standard or w/wearguard)
Gosen OG Sheep Micro
Prince Synthetic Gut (Original or w/Duraflex)
Wilson Synthetic Gut Control

Solid Core with Multi Wraps

Provides additional durability and cushioning.

Gamma Gut 2,
Gamma TNT Pro Plus
Pacific Powerline
Pacific Premium Power X

Multifilament (no wraps)

Bundles of micro synthetic fibers are twisted together, similar to natural gut. Nylon multifilaments are typically more comfortable than solid core strings due to the cushioning effect of hundreds or even thousands of micro fibers. Resultant effect is a soft and comfortable string, recommended for players suffering from arm problems who don’t want to pay the high price for natural gut. Normal use causes multifilament strings to fray, like gut, which can be alarming to players switching from solid core strings. With the exception of braided Kevlar and polyester multis, multifilament strings are generally classified as “soft” strings.

Babolat X-Cel Premium
Dunlop Silk
Head Fiber Gel
KLIP Excellerator
Prince Premier Power
Tecnifibre NRG2, X-One BiPhase
Wilson NXT
Isospeed Control/Profession (polyolefin ribbons, very soft)
Tecnifibre X-Code (polyester filaments, very firm)

Multicore with Wraps

Smaller multifilament core with one or more outer multifilament wraps. Offers similar comfort benefits to multifilament strings with added durability.

Gamma TNT2 Tour
Gamma Live Wire
Head RIP Control

Textured

Textured strings can be found in the nylon and polyester universes, giving all ability levels a way to get a little extra grip on the ball. Nylon or synthetic guts typically derive their texture from an extra filament (raised ridge) on the surface. Polys typically derive their texture from a dented or rough surface. In each case these string provide better string on ball friction, which enhances spin. Examples include:

Textured Nylon:Gamma Ruff, Prince Topspin w/Duraflex
Textured Poly: Kirschbaum Super Smash Spiky, Luxilon ALU Power Rough.

Composites

A combination of different materials blended together in an attempt to bring out the best features of each material. For simplicity, strings combining different grades of nylon, which are theoretically also composite strings, aren’t included in our list.

Head FXP Tour
Isospeed Axon Multi
Wilson NXT Control

Monofilament Polyester & Co-Polyester

Polyester and co-polyester monofilament strings are extruded as a single strand. Traditional 100% polyester strings typically have higher stiffness values and are best for advanced players seeking maximum control and lots of off center feedback. Co-polyester monofilaments are made with additives to increase elasticity and comfort, though they are still firmer than most nylon based strings. Many of today’s co-polyesters are constructed with low-friction coatings to enhance “snapback” which increases spin. Shaped Polyester strings are made with edges which grip the ball more effectively so that more spin can be applied. Textured or Rough Polyester also offer better grip on the ball for added spin. Poly-based monofilaments are ideal for big hitting intermediate and advanced players who want durability, control and spin.

Babolat RPM Blast (co-poly, shaped)
Gosen Polylon (traditional, great value)
Gosen Sidewinder (shaped, twisted)
Kirschbaum Super Smash (traditional, firm)
Super Smash Spiky (traditional, textured)
Luxilon ALU Power Rough (co-poly, textured)
Polyfibre TCS (co-poly, comfortable)
Solinco Tour Bite (shaped)
Tourna Big Hitter Black 7 (co-poly, shaped, comfortable)
Volkl Cyclone (co-poly, shaped)

Aramid Fiber Hybrids

Combines the strength and abrasion resistance of Kevlar mains with nylon (synthetic gut) crosses. Most durable of all string construction, but least “playable” due to Kevlar’s extremely stiff, dead feel. All current Kevlar string sets are hybrids, combining Kevlar mains and synthetic crosses

Ashaway Crossfire
Prince Pro Blend

Tension

String tension is the final piece in the racquet-string-tension triad. It’s also the least understood by most recreational players. Let’s start with the basics – lower tensions provide more power, tighter tensions provide more control. This is a very general rule of thumb and assumes a certain level of player ability (especially the control part). A beginning player may need more control but tighter string tensions aren’t the solution. This player needs a soft, forgiving stringbed that lower tensions provide due to the frequency of off-center hits. Advanced players who swing fast and hit hard usually need more control and will, therefore, benefit from tighter tensions. There are, of course, always exceptions but these generalizations apply to the majority of players.

Each racquet has a recommended tension range. This range has been determined by the manufacturer as a result of extensive playtesting by real players. If a player doesn’t have a specific need (more power, arm problems, etc.), he should start at mid-range and make any adjustments from there.

Otherwise, here are some specific guidelines for selecting a string tension.

Power

As we stated above, if a player is seeking more power from his racquet, he should try dropping tension a few pounds. The stringbed will deflect more (and the ball less), returning greater energy to the ball. There is a point of diminishing returns where the stringbed turns into a butterfly net, but it’s well below any racquet’s recommended tension range.

Control

A tighter stringbed deflects less and deforms the ball more, providing less energy than looser strings. This means the ball won’t fly as far when you hit it. Beginners who are shanking the ball in every direction won’t gain any advantage by increasing tension, but intermediate and advanced players who are hitting a lot of long balls will be able to reduce the depth of their shots without changing their swing. It is also generally accepted that spin potential is enhanced with higher tensions, which provides even more control for topspin and slice players.

Arm Injuries – lower tensions result in a softer stringbed and a larger sweetspot, reducing the amount of shock and vibration transmitted to the hand and elbow.

Switching Racquets – too many players are stuck on a tension (“I always string my racquet at 60 pounds”) and don’t make allowances when changing racquets. Whether changing head sizes, brands, or buying a new titanium racquet, a player will need to make the corresponding tension change. If 60 pounds was mid-range on his old racquet and the new racquet’s tension range is 50-60 pounds he should start at 55 pounds with the new racquet.

Switching Strings – if a player changes from a soft string (natural gut, syn gut, multi) to a poly-based string, we suggest reducing tension 5-10% to compensate for the higher stiffness. This is more art than science and may require trial and error to get the feel exactly right. When switching to Kevlar be advised that this material is much stiffer than nylon synthetics and quite a bit stiffer than most ploy-based strings – so tension accordingly.

Stoney End :: Harps :: Specialty Harps

In addition to our traditionally-strung lap and floor harps, Stoney End also makes a selection of cross-strung and double-strung specialty harps. These unique instruments open up a world of musical possibilities—such as frequent key changes, alternate tunings, echoing, and counterpoint. You’ll be amazed by what these many-stringed harps can play!

*Base price includes an extra set of strings, harp book, tuning wrench, and harp base or strap buttons. Package price includes all of the above, plus harp bag, harp base bag or strap buttons, and a mini-chromatic tuner.

Prices shown are just a few of the many options avaible. Please contact Eve Stone for the full range of options.

Cross-Strung Esabelle–22 (37 strings total)

The Esabelle Cross-strung harp is a fully chromatic lap harp. One set of strings are the natural notes or “white keys” on a piano, and the second set are the sharps and flats or “black keys”. The two sets of strings cross in the center, allowing the full chromatic range to be played with each hand. This harp is vital for new age, jazz or world musicians, who often require frequent key changes, accidentals, and non-western tunings. Requires no lever sharpening or re-tuning.

Style: Cross-strung chromatic

Dimensions: H-31½” x W-9″ x D-19″

Weight: 10 pounds

Levers: None

Wood: Walnut or Cherry

*Base Price: $1,299.00

6-6 Version Package: $1599.00
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Cross-Strung Rebecca-30 (51 strings total)

The Cross-Strung Rebecca harp is a fully chromatic floor harp with a four-octave range. One set of strings are the natural notes or “white keys” on a piano and the second set are the sharps and flats or “black keys”. The two sets of strings cross in the center allowing the full chromatic range to be played with each hand. This harp is vital for new age, jazz or world musicians which may require frequent key changes, accidentals and non-western tunings. Requires no lever sharpening or re-tuning.

Style: Cross-strung chromatic

Dimensions: H-58″ x W-27″ x D-13″

Weight: 20 pounds

Levers: None

Wood: Maple

*Base Price: $2,399.00

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Double-Strung Brittany-22 (44 strings total)

The Brittany is a Celtic style 2- by 22-string harp. With one set of 22 strings on each side, the Brittany can be tuned in unison for echoing and counterpoint, or tuned differently to accompany with pentatonic or alternate tunings. The Double-Strung Brittany is a perfect travel practice harp, as it enables you to practice with both hands on a small instrument.

Style: Celtic

Features: 2 sets of strings allow counterpoint play, echoing, or practicing with both hands

Dimensions: H-29″ x W-9″ x D-19″

Weight: 11 pounds

Levers: Camac or Loveland (multiply lever prices by 2)

Wood: Shown in Cherry, Walnut and Maple also available

*Base Price: $1,229.00 (Lever costs extra per side))

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Double-Strung Brea-22 (44 strings total)

The Brea is a Celtic style 2- by 22-string harp. With one set of 22 strings on each side, the Brea can be tuned in unison for echoing and counterpoint, or tuned differently to accompany with pentatonic or alternate tunings. The Double-Strung Brea is a perfect travel practice harp, as it enables you to practice with both hands on a small instrument.

Style: Celtic

Features: 2 sets of strings allow counterpoint play, echoing, or practicing with both hands

Dimensions: H-29″ x W-9″ x D-19″

Weight: 11 pounds

Levers: Camac or Loveland (multiply lever prices by 2)

Wood: Shown in Cherry, Walnut and Maple also available

*Base Price: $1,229.00 (Lever costs extra per side))

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Double-Strung Eve-22 (44 strings total)

The Eve is a Gothic style 2- by 22-string harp. With one set of 22 strings on each side, the Eve can be tuned in unison for echoing and counterpoint, or tuned differently to accompany with pentatonic or alternate tunings. The Double-Strung Eve is a perfect travel practice harp, as it enables you to practice with both hands on a small instrument.

Style: Gothic

Features: 2 sets of strings allow counterpoint play, echoing, or practicing with both hands

Dimensions: H-30½” x W-9″ x D-16″

Weight: 8 pounds

Levers: Camac or Loveland (multiply lever prices by 2)

Wood: Shown in Walnut, Cherry or Maple also available

*Base Price: $1,229(Lever costs extra per side)

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Double-Strung Ena-22 (44 strings total)

The Ena is a Gothic style 2- by 22-string harp. With one set of 22 strings on each side, the Ena can be tuned in unison for echoing and counterpoint, or tuned differently to accompany with pentatonic or alternate tunings. The Double-Strung Ena is a perfect travel practice harp, as it enables you to practice with both hands on a small instrument.

Style: Gothic

Features: 2 sets of strings allow counterpoint play, echoing, or practicing with both hands

Dimensions: H-30½” x W-9″ x D-16″

Weight: 8 pounds

Levers: Camac or Loveland (multiply lever prices by 2)

Wood: Shown in Walnut, Cherry or Maple also available

*Base Price: $1,229(Lever costs extra per side)

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Double-Strung Lorraine-29 (58 strings total)

The Double-Strung Lorraine is a Gothic-style 2- by 29-string harp. With one set of 29 strings on each side, the Lorraine can be tuned in unison for echoing and counterpoint, or tuned differently to accompany with pentatonic or alternate tunings. The Double-Strung Lorraine harp opens up a world of accompaniment options and suits diverse playing styles.

Style: Gothic

Dimensions: H-49.5″½” x W-11.75″½” x D-23.5″

Weight: 17 pounds

Levers: Camac or Loveland (multiply lever prices by 2)

Wood: Shown in Cherry, Walnut or Maple also available

*Base Price: $2,289.00 (Levers cost extra per side)

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Double-Strung Loralea-29 (58 strings total)

The Double-Strung Loralea is a Gothic-style 2- by 29-string harp. With one set of 29 strings on each side, the Loralea can be tuned in unison for echoing and counterpoint, or tuned differently to accompany with pentatonic or alternate tunings. The Double-Strung Loralea harp opens up a world of accompaniment options and suits diverse playing styles.

Style: Gothic

Dimensions: H-49.5″½” x W-11.75″½” x D-23.5″

Weight: 17 pounds

Levers: Camac or Loveland (multiply lever prices by 2)

Wood: Shown in Cherry, Walnut or Maple also available

*Base Price: $2,289.00 (Levers cost extra per side)

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Overview

D’Addario EJ38H High Strung Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar strings are specially gauged to accommodate Nashville Tuning, which is an affordable way to make a six-string guitar emulate the sound of a 12-string guitar. Unlike alternate guitar tunings, which require the player to learn different fingerings, Nashville “high strung” tuning is identical to standard tuning. The difference is that the four lower strings are tuned an octave higher. The B and high E are left unchanged. This clever tuning is much easier to tune and play than a real 12-string.

D’Addario Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar strings are acclaimed worldwide for their superb, long-lasting tone. Phosphor Bronze was introduced to string making by D’Addario in 1974 and has become synonymous with warm, bright, and well balanced acoustic tone. They are D’Addario’s most popular acoustic guitar strings.

• Emulates the sound of a 12-string guitar
• Easier to tune and play than a real 12-string
• Phosphor bronze
• Warm, bright, and well balanced tone

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Specs

• Note: E
  Diameter: 0.010″ (0.25mm)
  Tension: 16.2 lb. (7.35kg)
• Note: B
  Diameter: 0.014″ (0.36mm)
  Tension: 17.8 lb. (8.07g)
• Note: G
  Diameter: 0.009″ (0.23mm)
  Tension: 18.6 lb. (8.44kg)
• Note: D
  Diameter: 0.012″ (0.3mm)
  Tension: 18.5 lb. (8.39kg)
• Note: A
  Diameter: 0.018″ (0.46mm)
  Tension: 23.4 lb. (10.61kg)
• Note: E
  Diameter: 0.027″ (0.69mm)
  Tension: 27.1 lb. (12.29kg)

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Tennis String Tension | The Ultimate Player’s Guide + Video

Finding the Right Tension

When you’re stringing a racquet for the first time, it doesn’t have to be a guessing game. First, start with the tension range recommended by the racquet’s manufacturer.

You can typically find these numbers printed directly on the frame – check the inside of your tennis racquet’s throat or the inner edge of the frame’s head as a starting point. Manufacturers will test their racquets with real players to determine an appropriate range.

The best thing you can do the first time around when stringing a new racquet is splitting the difference and starting with a tension right in the middle of the manufacturer’s recommendation.

For example, if your racquet says the recommended string tension is 55 to 60 pounds, start with 58 pounds. Then, based on the racquet’s performance, you can adjust up or down to your preference.

It may take a few attempts to dial in your preferred tension, but if you start in the middle, you should be able to nail it down pretty quickly. If you have more than one racquet, you can have each strung at different tensions to compare them side-by-side.

Helpful Tip
It’s worth noting that there are no rules in tennis that specify acceptable tension ranges. Instead, this is entirely up to the player to determine based on personal preference.

As you work to find the right string tension, we recommend that you stick with the same string as you make adjustments.

Different types of strings can have a dramatically different feel and performance at various tensions. Therefore, it’s best to stick with a single string until you find a tension you enjoy.

If you eventually move to a new string, you may need to adjust to your tension to accommodate the change.

Testing with Two Racquets

If you have two of the same racquet, I’d recommend you string them both fresh at different tensions so you can compare how they feel in real-time.

Of course, if you don’t have two of the same racquets, you can test two different tensions back to back. However, I’d encourage you to restring with the new tension sooner than you might typically restring, i.e., after one or two weeks of hitting with one tension, cut the strings out and switch to the new tension so that you can get the closest possible comparison.

Best String Tension

Many players ask what the best string tension is for their racquet, which is entirely understandable. However, although we can provide general recommendations, what’s best is ultimately player-specific.

Recognizing this, we’d encourage you to use this resource to understand how to think about tension, which you can then use to identify the best tension for your racquet, strings, and desired performance characteristics.

Although it will take a bit of effort upfront to learn the general concepts, you’ll benefit from the knowledge for years to come and be better equipped to adjust tension to fine-tune your racquet.

If you’re looking for more specific tension recommendations, don’t forget to check out our guide toward the end of this article.

Word of Caution

Often, players looking for more control or power will attempt to adjust their string tension to achieve a more pronounced effect. However, while it’s correct that tension will change these variables, there’s a diminishing return on overall performance. As a result, you’ll likely end up with adverse side effects, so it’s worth evaluating other factors.

For instance, a player would benefit from improving their technique, fitness, and selection of string or racquet to substantially increase control or power.

With that said, you should think of string tension as more as a fine-tuning mechanism to get the most out of your racquet, string, and, more importantly, the talent that you’ve developed through practice.

Stringing for better control

Generally speaking, the tennis axiom goes, the tighter you string your racquet, the more control you have over your shots. The looser the tension, the more power.

The theory behind tighter strings resulting in more control derives from several factors. The first element is string movement, which looser strings have more of. If a string moves more on impact, the resulting ball trajectories will be less predictable. Think of throwing a ball against a concrete wall (tight string bed) vs. throwing it against a pitch back (loose strings). The wall will have the more consistent response.

The next consideration is the amount of time the ball stays in contact with the strings (aka, dwell time). A ball will have greater dwell time on a more loosely strung racquet. That means as the racquet continues out and up on its swing, the ball will have a higher launch point.

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This can result in greater depth, which some also equate (probably incorrectly) with increased power. The ball isn’t traveling faster, but it is traveling farther.

However, the more time a ball spends on a string bed, the more things can go wrong. The ball can slide to a less desirable part of the racquet face, causing a mishit or loss of power. Plus, the added depth of a looser strung racquet may actually be disadvantageous if shots are consistently long.

All that said, there is little scientific evidence to prove that a couple of pounds’ difference in string tension causes significant spikes in power or control. Things like faulty mechanics, poor shot selection and over-aggression will cause far more errors than string tension ever will.

But as long as you don’t mind a firmer feel, it can’t hurt to bump up the tension a few pounds to see if you’re looking to lower a consistently high error count. Perception can be reality, and many players perceive tighter strings to result in better control. Which, in a hugely mental endeavor like tennis, is hugely important.

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Tighter Vs. Loose Strings for Tennis | Live Healthy

If stringing tennis rackets was an exact science, choosing the right string tension would be easy. Key factors — arm injuries, skill level and style of play — must be taken into consideration before deciding whether tight or loose tension is best for you. Manufacturers make rackets with a recommended string tension range, and before locking into the high or low end of the range, it helps to know how the difference in tension can affect you and your game.

Loose for Power

In general, rackets strung on the lower end of the tension range provide more power than tightly strung rackets. When you hit a tennis ball, the impact causes the strings to deform or stretch, energy is stored in the strings and is then returned to the ball as it rebounds off your racket. Loose strings stretch more than tight strings and, therefore, store more energy. When this energy is returned to the ball, you have a powerful shot. If you lack power, lower the tension of your strings.

Tight for Control

Hitting a tennis ball causes the strings of your racket to move. How much they move is based in part on the tension of the strings. The strings of a loosely strung racket move more than the strings of a tightly strung racket. This influences the speed and angle at which the ball leaves your racket, which can make your shots inconsistent. With tighter strings, there is less string movement, and you have a better chance of controlling the direction and speed of the ball. Loose strings create a trampoline effect — the strings act like a slingshot, and the ball rebounds like an uncontrollable rocket. For more control, string your racket on the higher end of the tension range.

Arm-Friendly Tension

When you make contact with a tennis ball, shock and vibration are generated, which travel from the strings to the frame and eventually your arm. The amount of dwell time — the time the ball stays in contact with the strings — varies slightly between a loosely strung racket and a tightly strung racket. Lower string tensions increase the amount of time the ball stays on the strings, which results in more shock being spread out over a longer period of time. When this happens, the strings absorb more of the shock, which helps reduce the initial shock to your arm. With tightly strung rackets, the ball doesn’t stay on the strings as long and more shock travels to your arm. If you are susceptible to tennis elbow, a lower tension will help.

Level and Style of Play

You might think that beginner players would benefit from a tightly strung racket because they need more control. While needing more control may be true, beginners would benefit more from a loosely strung racket with a soft and forgiving string bed. The reasoning is that beginners tend to hit the ball off-center and with a looser strung bed, beginners can still have a reasonably good shot with some power without swinging hard. More advanced players who have grooved strokes, swing fast, hit hard, play with a lot of spin and have an aggressive style of play need to control the ball and benefit more from tighter tensions. Advanced players are also able to generate their own power and don’t need the power provided from loose strings. Lower tensions are better for players who have a slow, compact swing, while players with fast, “whippy” strokes benefit more from tighter tensions.

Stick stringing plays a hidden key role for Syracuse

Sergio Salcido expected a regular day shagging balls and handing out water bottles as Winter Park (Florida) High School’s ball boy, but 10 minutes before a rivalry game a defender, Mike McKeever, called on the then-middle schooler for a skill far more valuable.

The sidewall stringing in McKeever’s stick had ripped, and he didn’t know how to fix it. So, he ran to the eighth grader.

“I’m sitting there,” Salcido said, “cranking this thing out a minute before the game starts.”

McKeever guarded one of the best midfielders in the state and scored a goal later in the game. Salcido helped make it possible. The redshirt senior is one of several players who strings sticks on No. 2 Syracuse (7-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast), continuing a long SU tradition. But as lacrosse continues its rapid growth and equipment trickles into sporting goods stores nationwide, standardized sticks and strings have pushed out elements of nuance.

“It’s a lost art,” SU head coach John Desko said. “It’s a real niche, if you know how to do it.”

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Syracuse, a school sponsored by Nike and STX, is lucky to have a number of stringers. Tyson and Brendan Bomberry, Nick Mariano, Salcido, Ben Williams and David Lipka each string differently: The Bomberry cousins know a traditional leather style taught in their Native American upbringing. Mariano aligns his strings so the ball smacks off the plastic head when he shoots. Salcido likes his pocket in the middle of his stick so the ball doesn’t jiggle around. Williams uses a softer mesh and doesn’t have a “channel” — the pinching of the mesh that causes more direct throws — so it’s easier for him to scoop the ball on faceoffs. Williams doesn’t use a head made by STX or Nike because his position requires one with particular flex points. Upperclassmen who care less about the netting usually assign the task to Lipka, a freshman who had to learn to string SU sponsors’ sticks because he hadn’t previously specialized with them.

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Each of the stringers understands the importance of his job. It’s a facet of the game rarely discussed outside of lacrosse circles and almost invisible to the fan, but stick prep is key.

“It’s a huge deal the way your stick is strung,” Lipka said. “… I can’t even express how big of a deal a string job is.”

Typically, attacks play with a pocket lower down in the head to better carry the ball. Midfielders often use a mid-to-high pocket while defenders tend to use a high pocket. But based on a player’s style, a stringer can identify the most suitable pocket per player. Lipka noticed redshirt freshman attack Stephen Rehfuss passed with a quick release and an over-the-top motion, as well as carry the ball high in his stick. So, when Lipka strung Rehfuss’ stick, he wound a high pocket with a smooth release and no “whip,” which describes the angle the ball leaves the head. More whip and the ball will travel downward when thrown — less whip and it’ll sail.

Derek DeJoe, a Syracuse midfielder from 2013-16, had a similar reputation as Lipka his freshman year. He wanted to keep his stringing skills a secret “because you don’t want to be the guy.” Once word got out, DeJoe strung as many as six sticks a night. By the time he was a senior, he started telling people he no longer strung sticks.

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DeJoe learned how to string from his dad. Salcido, from a knowledgeable neighbor and an STX stringing manual. Lipka, by constantly copying patterns from teammates’ sticks. He’s settled on the same style as Mariano. They can all complete a stringing job in about 20 minutes, down from hours when they began learning.

“You can tell who strings sticks and who doesn’t string sticks based on how they treat their stick. It’s a lot of people’s baby,” DeJoe said. “… It’s a piece of art. The people that don’t string their sticks, they’ll hang it in their locker and go on with their day.”

Some Syracuse players, freshman Logan Wisnauskas said, place their sticks upright in their locker only because upside down sticks would cause the future goals to drop out overnight. Others refuse to put it underneath the team bus because they want an eye on it at all times.

Lipka has experimented with others’ sticks throughout the year as he’s emerged as the Orange’s go-to stringer. Lipka plans on redshirting this season, so he’s found another way to contribute. Wisnauskas, the “test bunny,” gives Lipka feedback. When redshirt senior Joe Gillis scored on March 25, Lipka knew he played a small role in the goal.

“Usually you find a freshman who does it,” Salcido said of non-stick stringers. “‘You got nothing better to do, here you go.’”

The hardest part of stringing for others, players said, is learning their tendencies. Stringing for yourself is easy because you already know. But, especially for a freshman like Lipka, it’s hard to know who wants what.

“There’s no other sport where the gear differs so drastically from person to person,” said Greg Kenneally, president and co-founder of East Coast Dyes, a company that sells stringing equipment. “There literally isn’t a stick that’s identical to another … It just adds an extra element of customization.”

Two years ago, an NCAA rule change eliminated the use of the “U” shaped shooting strings, forcing every player to use horizontal shooting strings. The new stringing decreased the sticks’ hold on the ball and increased turnovers. The struggle only worsened in the elements, which also alter sticks and add another challenge for stringers.

During an outdoor practice last week, Lipka didn’t bring his main stick because he feared rain would damage its condition. He didn’t want the pocket to “bag out.” When the pocket stretches, it loses its grip on the ball while cradling and throwing accuracy is diminished because of the lack of control. Lipka instead used his rain stick, one of his three or four backups. Many of his teammates have a similar arsenal.

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Lipka’s rain stick has less of a pocket and less of a channel for the ball to hook when the mesh gets heavy. He tightens the nylon string at the top of the head so the ball rolls off easier. With a regular string job, the pocket would expand and likely get crusty once inside. It’s a cost of playing in the wet conditions made tolerable by playing with a secondary stick. While rain expands mesh, cold weather contracts it.

“You have to adapt to those elements,” DeJoe said. “You’re playing a game where it’s sunny in Virginia and then you come home in early February at Cornell, your stick’s definitely going to be tightened up. It’s definitely going to be different.”

As lacrosse spreads from traditional hotbeds, fewer lacrosse-specific stores are in places where the game is being played. And, in turn, fewer people with strong stick-stringing skills. At the youth level, Desko and Salcido pointed out, poorly strung sticks can lead to poor fundamentals. At the same time, online stringing manuals and YouTube tutorials have helped educate aspiring stick stringers.

“Some people relate it to tying your shoe,” Kenneally said. “It’s definitely not that easy. You’re basically taking a rectangular piece of mesh and trying to fit it into a circle frame and create a pocket all at the same time. It’s not perfectly intuitive.”

Still, a stick doesn’t make a player. There’s a common phrase among lacrosse players: “It’s not the wand, it’s the magician.”

But a magician isn’t a magician without his wand.

Published on April 3, 2017 at 11:03 pm

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90,000 How to change strings on an acoustic guitar

If you have recently purchased a guitar and are taking your first steps in music, sooner or later the moment will come when you will have to change the strings on the instrument yourself for the first time. This procedure is quite simple, but it has several important nuances that you must pay attention to in order not to damage the guitar and achieve excellent sound and good tuning of new strings. To help beginner guitarists, we have prepared this article, where we will try to mention all the important points.

When should you replace old strings with new ones?

Depending on how much you play, the conditions in which the instrument is stored and used, how you care for the strings (and whether you care at all), what strings you use, the time interval before they are replaced can be very different and vary significantly. (A professional musician usually makes a change before each concert, even if they take place every day, and a hobby guitarist can play the same strings for six months without any visible problems).Therefore, when deciding on a replacement, we advise you to focus not on the time that has passed since the installation of the previous kit, but on its current state. If the guitar sounds noticeably less sonorous than before, the strings begin to darken, it is worse to build in those positions where everything was in order before, after taking a note, the sound fades out faster than before – all these are clear signs that it is time to replace them. It is also recommended to change immediately after purchasing a new instrument. The fact is that although the instrument is new, its path from the factory to the hands of a musician can be long, and during this time the strings installed at the factory lose their quality.After installing a new kit, you will be pleasantly surprised how much better the instrument sounds than when you bought it.

Which strings should you choose for installation?

There are a huge number of strings on the market today, and advice on choosing a specific kit is a topic for a separate article. Here I would like to give a simple recommendation: if possible, put on the guitar the strings of the same thickness that were installed on it before (if everything suited you).Otherwise, when installing strings of a different thickness, you will most likely have to additionally adjust the neck deflection with the truss rod, and this is not always easy to do without proper experience. Without adjusting the truss rod, you can experience uncomfortable string heights above the neck or unpleasant rattling on the frets.

Do I need to change the whole set if one string breaks?

A very common question that cannot be answered unambiguously.In general, breaking it during the game is not so easy. If you managed to do this, most likely, it was quite old, an oxidation process developed, as a result of which it lost its strength. In this case, it can be ensured that the remaining strings are also in poor condition and need to be replaced. Another case is if you tore it in the process of tuning, out of inexperience dragging it significantly, the rest sound and look good. Here you can replace only this string, while it is advisable to install a new one of the same thickness as the broken one.

Changing strings on acoustic guitar

The order in which the strings are changed is not important, you can start with any, but most guitarists prefer to start with the sixth. First, release the tension on each string until it dangles freely by rotating the corresponding tuning peg. If you take it off the tuner completely, nothing bad will happen either. For convenience and to save time, you will need a special turntable, which can be bought at any music store.It is often combined with a string cutter and peg remover (pictured below). If there is no turntable, you can do without it. When rotating the peg, make sure you rotate it in the right direction, otherwise, instead of loosening it, you will tear it.

Removing the fixing pegs

To clamp the string in the tailpiece, special plastic or wooden pegs are used, which must be carefully removed to release it.Do not try to do this until the string is loose, as you are more likely to break the peg. It is best to use the same turntable for tuning pegs or ordinary wire cutters to remove the pegs, as shown in the photo. As a last resort, any other object with which it is convenient to pry the peg from below, for example, a spoon, will do. After removing the pegs, you can freely pull the ends of the strings out of the tailpiece hole and remove them from the guitar.

Guitar inspection and cleaning

When the strings are removed, you have the best possible maintenance for your instrument.Dirt accumulates on the soundboard and on the fretboard between the frets, which must be removed with a dry or slightly damp (not wet!) Cloth. To moisturize the fretboard, it is useful to treat it with a special lemon oil, which is also sold in record stores (this is very useful for rosewood and ebony fingerboards, but absolutely not compatible with lacquered maple fingerboards). Check the tuning nuts for the tuning pegs are tight. It happens that they become loose over time, and while they are stretched, it is imperceptible.If you wish, you can polish the body to perfection with a special guitar body polish.

Installing new strings

Lower the end of the string, on which the so-called “lamb” is fixed, into the hole in the tailpiece, and then insert the peg into the same hole. Pull it towards you until the lamb rests on the peg and it will thus lock. Thread the other end into the hole of the corresponding tuning peg.Insert the string in such a way that after fixing on the tuning peg it lies freely on the neck and you can lift it 3-4 cm up. It is important, on the one hand, to have a margin of length of the working part of the string for winding several turns on the peg. On the other hand, this margin should not be very large, so that the turns during winding do not begin to overlap. This will result in the guitar being poorly tuned.

Rotate the peg to rotate the pin half a turn.At this point, make sure that the short end of the string protruding from the tuning peg is over the main string as shown in the photo. Make another turn and now pass the free end under the string itself (see photo). This is necessary so that it gets into the “lock” and does not move in the tuning peg hole. Otherwise, it, again, will not hold in tune and will “float” when tuning the guitar. If you wish, you can do the opposite, by passing the free end under the string for the first time, and over it for the second time.

Pull the string in the peg area with one hand, rotate the peg with the other hand, making sure that the turns lie flat on the peg. You don’t need to do too many turns. For grooved bass strings, 2-3 turns are sufficient, for uncoated strings 3-4 turns. Stretch the string until approximately, without trying to fine tune it. Do the same for the rest of the strings. When installing, it is important to observe the correct position relative to the peg side. Moreover, it is important not only from an aesthetic, but also from a practical point of view.Look at the photo for their correct and incorrect location. To get it right, rotate the tuning pegs of the 6th, 5th, and 4th strings clockwise while pulling, and the tuning pegs of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd strings counterclockwise.

Tuning and trimming

After all new strings are installed and tensioned, they need to be tuned. It is most convenient to use a tuner for this purpose, which can also be purchased from a music store.New strings will drag and build poorly for a while, this is normal. Tune your guitar to the tuner, then play it, do a few bends on each string. Tune a little “float”, tune the guitar again on the tuner. Depending on the strings, this procedure will need to be repeated two to three times. Some strings take a long time and begin building a few hours after they are installed. Either way, if done correctly, your guitar will be ready for use again soon enough.The ends sticking out of the pegs are best cut with side cutters or special nippers.

Changing strings on a classical guitar

On a classical guitar, the strings are fixed on a tailpiece without pegs, using a special knot that you have to learn to tie. There is nothing complicated about this, look at the photo carefully, or take a picture of this knot on your guitar before removing the old ones, so that it will be in front of your eyes when you install a new string.Otherwise, the replacement procedure is exactly the same as for an acoustic guitar. Loosen the string, then release one end from the tuning peg. Then untie the knot on the other side of the tailpiece and remove it. Repeat the procedure with the other strings, wipe the body and neck of the guitar (see above for more details). When installing a new string, thread the end of the string through the hole in the tailpiece, then tie the locking knot (pictured).

Thread the other end into the hole of the corresponding tuning peg.Follow the same rules for winding a string around a tuning peg as for an acoustic guitar (see above). Tune the instrument and trim off unnecessary ends sticking out of the tuning pegs. Classic guitar nylon strings stretch slightly longer and more noticeably than metal strings. Don’t be surprised if your guitar can’t be tuned exactly right after installation. After a while, they will stretch, and you can do it.

We hope this article will help you learn how to change the strings on your instrument yourself.As you can see, this is not difficult!

90,000 When the string sings | ATP | St. Petersburg Open 2020

The correspondent of the press service of the tournament talked to the stringers of the St. Petersburg Open 2018 by Sergei Kosarin and Yuri Chaukhin and found out what are the features of their work.

– Please share some statistics: how many rackets pass through you during the day?

Sergei Kosarin: I just pulled 30 rackets yesterday.On average, it happens that the two of us pull on about 60 rackets a day.

– How many rackets do you draw in the whole tournament?

S.K .: Tournament differs from the tournament, of course, but if we talk about the average figure, then we can say that there are about 250-260 rackets.

– Tell us what stretch the St. Petersburg Open 2018 and how much does it cost to string a tennis racket?

– S.K: Each player has their own preferences. One can pull strongly, the other weakly.Each player has a different stretch preference. We had to pull even 9/8 kilograms, and it happened that 35 kilograms were pulled. Stan Wawrinka, for example, prefers 29/27 kilograms. At this tournament, this is the strongest stretch so far. And the weakest stretch is from Mikhail Kukushkin, he has 16/15 kg. Players pay a stretch from their prize money. The stretch cost is $ 25.

– What strings do you think break the most?

– Yuri Chaukhin: The strings may not break, but the players pull the strings every day.They usually don’t wait for the string to break. Rackets are getting ready for the game. It all depends on the temperature, on the balls, on the surface, on the opponent, and even on the mood. Each athlete can reduce the strength of the stretch or, conversely, add. During the match, he can bring an express racket for correction.

– Does it often happen that right during the match they come to pull the racket?

– S.K .: Yesterday, during the match, they brought two rackets from Aljaj Bedene. He had a very serious match against Stan Wawrinka.Unfortunately, Alyazh lost. Of course, it could be anything, including the strings. He has special strings, they “sit down” very quickly, and this cannot but affect the result. Before the match, he pulled on four or five rackets, and during the game – two more. That is, he needs six rackets for one game!

– Racket strings are often combined nowadays. Could you please tell us more about this trend?

– Yu.Ch: As a rule, most professional players use one natural, and the second rigid mono-string.In what combination to use them (vertical and horizontal) – each player chooses for himself. It is very rare now to use something other than a natural string. Yes, the natural string + mono string combination is quite popular right now, but mono strings are still in the first place in popularity.

– Can you please tell us if you follow the players’ progress after stringing them up?

– S.K: Of course! At the beginning of the tournament, we describe which of the two of us is assigned to which player in the tournament.And, of course, we are interested in each of our players to go as far down the grid as possible in the tournament.

– Yu.Ch: Few of the foreign stringers work the way we do. They work completely differently. They don’t care which player is pulling the strings. They work as follows – which of the stringers is free, he pulls the racket to the player. Athletes complain a lot about this system. You can ask anyone. Mikhail Kukushkin, for example, or Maxim Mirny.We have a well-coordinated team, we are a great team. At the beginning of the tournament, we invite one player, take a machine, and one of the stringers pulls the strings. We take a player and lead him to the end of the tournament. Each of us is our own player. We know the player, and he knows us. The player knows who pulled the strings on his racket and how he pulled. We never have any problems with the players. Sometimes it happens that they do not order a stretch, but simply consult with us on what stretch to make. We always advise them.This is how the Babolat team works at this tournament and at the Kremlin Cup.

– S.K .: There are players who call and say exactly when they need to start making a racket.

– Yu.Ch: Yes, that’s why SMS with the start time of stretching can come at any time. For example, Marcos Baghdatis often writes SMS to Sergey, warning him about when he will need a racket. At the women’s tournament St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Dominika Tsibulkova comes to us and asks us to make the same stretch as last year.We have a computer in which we collect information about all the characteristics of rackets – racket, string, tension force, string stiffness, which are serviced by Babolat. If there is a computer malfunction, we have this information on paper.

– How long does it take to stretch the strings on one racket?

– S.K .: It depends on the complexity of the racket and on the number of strings. Natural strings take longer. On average, this is 15-20 minutes, 25 minutes is the maximum.

– Yu.Ch: An express racket can be made even faster in order to have time to make it in 2-3 games, in about 10 minutes. We are the first to arrive at SIBUR ARENA and the last to leave. Sometimes work drags on until 2-3 in the morning, and at 7 in the morning we are here again, because some athletes ask to pull on their rackets only in the morning. Many players have their own wishes for stretching time, and some do not think this is important. Many people remember the stringers at every tournament – the ones they are used to.Entering the stadium, the player sees which stringer is working and goes to his stringer. Here, at SIBUR ARENA, greenhouse conditions are created for us. The roof is closed to us from the air conditioner, we monitor the air temperature here in the room. As soon as the temperature rises, we make a correction. Therefore, we would like to sincerely thank the executive director of the tournament, Natalia Aleksandrovna Kamelzon. She does everything to make athletes and us, stringers who serve athletes, comfortable.She meets almost all the wishes of the athletes – and ours too.

90,000 Stretched string. “Teatral” raffles tickets for concerts of the Philharmonic – Teatral

The soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic, Ivan Pochekin, turned to the biography of the incredibly mysterious violinist Niccolo Paganini. Ivan himself performs many of the great master’s works (recently, NAXOS has released two discs with works by Paganini performed by Ivan, in addition, the musician is the winner of the Paganini Competition in Moscow).

Answers to questions of the competition are accepted until April 18 by e-mail [email protected]. The winner will receive two tickets to the concert of Ivan Pochekin and Alexander Gindin, which will take place in the Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory on April 22, 2012. And now for the maestro:

– Niccolo Paganini is the king of the violin! His name is covered with numerous legends.

Born in Italy, Genoa. And he began to compose his violin effects when he was a little boy. From a young age, he traveled with concerts in Italy.In Livorno, admirers, delighted with his playing, presented him with a violin made by the famous master. Did they guess then that this instrument would bring Paganini world fame?

In 1805, fate brought him to Lucca, where he was both the accompanist of the court orchestra and the teacher of Prince Baccioka. This prince had a beautiful sister Eliza, with whom Paganini fell passionately in love. Since she constantly attended Niccolo’s concerts at court, the musician hastened to announce that he had composed a “Scene of Love” in honor of the princess.The audience was intrigued and looked forward to when Paganini would perform his work. Finally, the day of the premiere came. The royal palace could not accommodate everyone. A princess appeared in the box, applause rang out. But when Paganini went on stage, he told the audience that he had left only two strings on his violin – “G” and “E”. The idea was that one of the strings represents a man’s voice, and the other represents a woman’s. According to Paganini himself, cries of anger and joy, pain and happiness are heard in this play.

The performance of the piece surpassed the most daring expectations of the audience: the great Niccolo made a splash. Eliza did not remain indifferent either: she was completely delighted with her admirer, but it was not without intrigue. The princess said to the great violinist: “You really did the impossible by playing on two strings, but isn’t one string enough for your talent?” Paganini was struck by the long-awaited compliment and from that time began to work on the G string, which became his favorite string.

90,000 As a stretched string – MK in the Kuban

He did not bring a bouquet of pink peonies to his beloved teacher, did not receive a diploma from the director for his academic success, did not go with his classmates to a cafe to celebrate graduation … , pollen flying in the air, people. Instead, there is a room with germicidal lamps, a medical mask, and a full refrigerator of medicines, solutions and pills.And also an extract from the medical history with the terrible three words – “acute lymphoblastic leukemia.”

This diagnosis, like a sentence, sounded in the Kireev family two years ago. It was summer outside. Dimka, deftly coping with all the exams, finished the 9th grade and was preparing to embark on a cycle of long-awaited vacations. But with the boy’s health, something strange began to happen. Constant nosebleeds, weakness, fever. Local doctors did not give reasons for panic: they say, transitional age, hormones, fever, finally.

“On August 8, just on Dimin’s birthday, we went to Krasnodar,” recalls dad, Ruslan Kireev. “We wanted to choose a present for him in a music store, and on the way we stopped at the regional hospital.”

The birthday boy did not see the present that day. The head of the department of pediatric oncology, having examined the boy, said: “Mom is looking for things, the child is an urgent blood transfusion.” At that time, 96% of the blood cells in the boy’s body were affected by cancer, and the spleen occupied almost the entire abdominal cavity.A little more, and the Kireevs could simply lose their eldest son.

After the Krasnodar hospital, there were 7 months of treatment in Moscow. Dima was sent to the Center for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Dmitry Rogachev. This time the Kireevs remember both with warmth and pain. They say that the center has good conditions for children with cancer. Children are treated without interrupting the educational process. Even if the patient feels weak, for example, after chemotherapy, the teacher himself will come to his ward.There is also a music school in the center. For Dima, this was a special success, because the boy is fond of playing the guitar. So in the hospital, he often arranged real concerts, at which his comrades-in-arms in misfortune, the little one, especially, sticking to the musician, listened to beautiful bustle in all their ears.

“When we entered the center, there were about 200 children in the department. Half of them are gone, – not hiding tears, says dad. – Yes, and there we said goodbye to many in six months… “

But Dima himself is not crying, he has no time for that, ahead of him is the Unified State Exam. The graduate did not choose the most simple subjects. Social science, biology, chemistry, physics … Kireev junior set himself the goal of entering a medical institute. Parents have no doubts about their son’s knowledge: Dima has always been a capable student, and since he fell ill, he has never quit his studies. At home he studies remotely, and his father brings specialists in those subjects that are not taught remotely.

The Kireevs are worried about something else.The fact is that Dima, with his illness, has a separate auditorium on the first floor with a couch for taking the exam, so that the boy can take breaks. Also, due to the intake of hormonal drugs, he needs constant nutrition. And most importantly, the child should be supervised by the parents. Mom or Dad should watch Dima at least from the corridor. The boy can feel bad at any time: fainting or bleeding. But in an educational institution, the family does not meet halfway. They say that there is no separate auditorium, especially since cameras must be installed in it.There is nowhere to take the couch. There can be no question of parents being close at all. What if they give their son cribs? Bitter and stupid.

“Dimka, he is like that, he will feel bad, he won’t tell, he will stay until the last moment,” the father confesses.

The educational system is not the first problem of the Kireev family. The situation with our healthcare is much more complicated. The fact is that foreign drugs that are used in the treatment of pediatric oncology have been banned at the legislative level.Domestic medicines are seriously inferior in quality to imported counterparts, they have many side effects.

The Kireevs felt the difference on themselves. In May, Dima was injected with a domestic chemical. Unlike the foreign, more sparing, analogue, this one literally burned all the mucous membranes in the body. Mold immediately got into the affected lungs – Dima began to choke.

So the Kireevs cannot risk the fragile health of their son. Therefore, they get high-quality, strictly dosed, sparing imported drugs literally through smuggling.Finland, Germany, Poland … At the same time, even the doctors themselves admit that imported drugs are better, and advise them to patients.

You can only imagine how much it costs to treat a child with leukemia. The father does not complain. Thanks the villagers for their help. He points out the window, where a white goat grazes in a clearing.

“People who found out about our grief donated a cash one,” says Ruslan. – For the child to drink fresh milk.

In general, over the past two years, the head of the family had to get to know a goat, ducks, and turkeys.Previously, Ruslan worked in a serious organization, received a decent salary, the family did not need a farm. Now my father had to retrain from an engineer to a farmer. There are no options to work. Ruslan should devote most of his time to his son. Well, in his spare moments – he is engaged in his courtyard. How is it different?

We are talking with Ruslan, and Dima is sitting opposite on the sofa. Thin, pale, behind the mask almost no face is visible. Long fingers play guitar strings easily. The boy is surprisingly capable and an adult beyond his years.The coffee table is littered with certificates and diplomas: for excellent studies, for first places in the Olympics. On New Year’s Eve I asked my father to take him to the bookstore and chose there volumes of Roerich, Blavatsky … Indeed, maybe they, the philosophers of the past, need to look for answers: why is this? The room is filled with the sounds of the guitar, one string is knocked out of the polyphony. Its weak, subtle and at the same time confident sound turns everything inside.

16-year-old boy with severe oncology plays the guitar masterly and promises his parents to become a top-class pediatrician

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90,000 ATV driver broke his jaw and lost his teeth due to stretch marks in the forest

A family trip on an ATV in the Moscow region almost ended in tragedy: the driver’s teeth were knocked out and his face was seriously cut.And all due to the fact that someone installed a metal banner on the road. Where are the traps in the forest and why?

Fractured jaw, lacerated wounds to the mouth and cheek, five teeth torn out by the roots – these are the consequences of a family ATV ride.

“The line went directly at this angle, – shows the victim Alexey Ignatov. – When I was sitting, I cut off the armrest, hit my hand and hit the chin from below, the helmet flew away and the wire touched my face.”

The helmet saved Alexei’s life.Together with him on the ATV was a 13-year-old niece, she miraculously did not suffer.

“She experienced psychological trauma, she saw that I was covered in blood, – recalls Alexey. – She started hysterical.”

It all happened two kilometers from the house. Alexei went to show his niece the beaver dam, but a stretched string was on the way between the trees. Then, walking through the forest, Alexei counted five more stretch marks.

“Found a wire like this,” he showed.“Stretched throughout the forest, every 150 meters, at neck level.”

The tension of the wire can be judged by the marks on the trees. Streamers were placed near the bushes so that it was impossible to notice the death traps. The journalists tried to find out who and why installed the steel braces from the forester who is responsible for this territory, but did not get an answer.

They ride ATVs regularly here, but they say there were no conflicts.

“We had no conflict situations with the residents.With others who ride ATVs, conflict situations have never arisen, – said Alexei’s wife Tatyana. – This is an attempt on the life of a person, we would like to find the guilty. ”

“A local resident has received a statement on the prosecution of citizens who pulled metal cables in the woods near the village of Plaskinino. An investigation is being carried out on this fact,” said Andrey Pyshkin, a spokesman for the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Moscow Region.

Until the trap-setter was found, local residents organized patrols in the forest.It is possible that not all stretch marks have been found.

Conversation with psychotherapist V.V. Sobennikova about anxiety

Do you often experience anxiety? Do you fall asleep and wake up easily, are you nervous for no reason? If you now find yourself thinking that you are tired of constant worry, perhaps you should learn more about anxiety disorders – a group of pathological conditions that are faced by millions of people around the world.

Today we decided to talk about this topic with the psychotherapist of the First Men’s Clinic Sobennikova Veronika Vasilyevna (more about the doctor). From this interview, you will learn about the main symptoms of disorders, what exactly in our life supports this ailment and what methods of its treatment and prevention exist.

It should be emphasized that anxiety is one of the important emotional states shaped by evolution.The main function of which is to maintain “vigilance” and readiness to repel an attack or hide, in case of danger. The presence of anxiety allowed a person to survive in the conditions of an ancient hostile outside world filled with threats.

Definition of anxiety

Increased anxiety is emotional discomfort associated with anticipation and anticipation of unpleasant experiences or danger.Even if everything around is good and safe, the person experiences a background feeling of impending disaster. Anxiety and anxiety are closely related to stress.

Increased anxiety is a condition that affects 25% of the population at different ages and only a third fully recover.

Veronika Vasilievna, tell me how the patient understands that he has increased anxiety? What symptoms can it be accompanied by?

Anxiety disorders can manifest in a person both in a paroxysmal (sudden onset, rapidly developing in a short time period) form, such as panic attacks, and can proceed in the form of a mild, but long-lasting (persistent chronic) disorder.

Frequent complaints of the patient are: depression, a feeling of constant internal tension – “I feel like a stretched string”, a feeling of an unclear vague threat that often does not have a specific explanation, sleep disturbances, annoying thoughts of unpleasant content, and also, in some cases, somatic manifestations of anxiety such as:

– Unstable blood pressure;

– Increased sweating;

– Headaches;

– Voltage;

– Tremor in the body;

– High heart rate;

– Skin reactions: paleness, redness;

– Cold limbs, etc.

Usually these complaints are not supported by objective data, i.e. other specialists cannot find the causes of these symptoms, respectively, they refer the person to a psychotherapist.

When the patient and I begin to analyze these bodily complaints, then either some stressful situations that have arisen in the past follow them, or the patient begins to assess his condition himself and confirms the presence of anxiety.

What are the most common false steps that patients take to suppress their anxiety symptoms?

Most often, people try to suppress the symptoms of anxiety on their own, self-medicate, start taking widely advertised drugs for anxiety, which, often, not only does not help, but also harms the patient’s condition, since this transforms an acute state into a mild chronic one, with who will be even more difficult to cope with in the future.

An even worse option is to “treat” anxiety, such as overeating, drinking alcohol, or drugs.

What causes anxiety in a person?

The causes of the development of anxiety disorders are most often acute and chronic mental trauma (any life event affecting the sphere of subjectively significant human values ​​- from the loss or illness of a loved one to moderate, but long-existing conditions, for example, unemployment, divorce, upcoming exams, etc.) …d.

Are there any medications that increase anxiety levels?

Undoubtedly. There are a number of drugs that have a psychostimulating effect, which, along with positive effects (increased activity, improved concentration, increased efficiency) can also increase the severity of anxiety. In some cases, paradoxical as it may sound, anxiety can be increased by drugs used to treat anxiety disorders (I hasten to reassure you, this effect is usually short-lived and does not require special correction).

How does the process of treating anxiety work? What stages should the patient go through?

To exclude somatic factors, it is usually recommended that the patient pass the clinical minimum of tests (in their absence). Further, therapy is prescribed, usually combined. The combination of medication and psychotherapeutic approaches can improve the patient’s condition. Prescribed medications are selected taking into account the age, duration of the pathological process, the results of previous treatment (if any).Non-drug approaches include clarifying the mechanisms of pathological anxiety, mastering relaxation skills, and learning how to manage the level of anxiety in the long term.

Countless psychological literature has appeared on the shelves of bookstores. Can you use books to relieve anxiety on your own?

Usually, in such books, the authors provide comprehensive information about the mechanisms of the development of anxiety, give beautiful examples, and, as a rule, write little about the actual methods that help to cope with the pathological condition, or these data are given in a very generalized form.But there are really, sensible, good books that can really help people in educational terms.

How close people and relatives react to a person experiencing anxiety. Are there any peculiarities in his behavior?

Yes, sure. such patients are nervous, restless in motion, irritable, relatives notice their lack of appetite or sleep, reduced efficiency. Restrictive behavior is also very often found.For example, a patient spends a lot of time at home, fears transport or crowded places (for fear of not getting help in case of panic), restricts physical activity, follows a diet, often visits doctors, does not fly on airplanes, etc. The type of restrictive behavior depends on the type of anxiety disorder.This behavior, of course, is reflected in the immediate environment. Relatives have to either put up with this behavior, or the emergence of conflict situations is inevitable, since relatives often do not perceive the condition of a loved one as painful.They give advice, such as “don’t be a rag,” “pull yourself together,” “be strong.” Obviously, this can heighten a person’s feelings of guilt and anxious fixation.

If you are concerned about this problem, do not self-medicate and contact a specialist! If a person’s psychological problems have a negative impact on the close environment (family), then come to the consultation together, we will try to figure it out and help.

Make an appointment with the psychotherapist Veronika Vasilievna Sobennikova at the First Men’s Clinic.

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90,000 Violinist Andrei Korsakov. Life is like a stretched string – Radio Orpheus (Moscow 99.2 FM)

The history of the Soviet violin art of the second half of the 20th century, spoiled by stars, will fade without the name of Andrei Borisovich Korsakov. The artist’s inspirational performance has invariably conquered with emotional fearlessness. At the age of 20 he was called a genius, at 30 – great. He did not manage to become the greatest – at the age of 44, Andrei Borisovich died.Korsakov’s sudden death shocked numerous fans. Their memory of the idol was, alas, fatally short. The modern audience, by and large, knows nothing about a musician of indomitable talent. May 7 marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of Andrei Korsakov, People’s Artist of the RSFSR.

The information on Wikipedia about Korsakov is treacherously orphaned. In a short note, insipid facts are presented that do not catch the eye and certainly do not give an idea of ​​a magically gifted person.

It is not known for certain whether participation in the Tchaikovsky Competition was a failure and a painful blow to his pride for Korsakov. As well as the reaction to the speech of 24-year-old Andrey, his teacher, Leonid Kogan, remains a mystery. The greatest musician, as you know, came earlier to the military unit, where his beloved student was doing military service. The maestro asked the ensigns not to burden the musician with manual labor, in order to keep the “apparatus” for playing the violin intact.

You involuntarily wonder how the “extraordinary” violinist ended up in the role of a soldier of the Soviet Army? The journalists did not harass the artist himself with this topic.At the end of the 1980s, they preferred to torment the violinist with manic persistence with the question of why he did not leave to live and work in the West, as did many of his colleagues then? Korsakov nervously extinguishing a cigarette in the ashtray replied that he felt comfortable at home too. One gets the impression that the musician, like in the army, was again tested for strength, now not physical, but psycho-emotional.

But Korsakov also had moments of relaxation. He was very fond of TV people: the violinist was punctual, pleasant to talk to, unhurriedly businesslike and amazed by the phenomenal “running” of his fingers on the neck.The television camera involuntarily reached for his crab grip during the performance of Paganini’s breathtaking passages. But most importantly, the artist played without takes, giving out the ideal version of a piece of music from the first try.