stringer recommendation in hong kong

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  1. red00ecstrat

    red00ecstrat Regular Member

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    who/which shop is the best in town? thx!
     
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    The best is Inskysport in Mongkok. Ask for Vinky. She is good because she learns well and fast. If you prefer a non-Yonex stringing pattern you can look elswhere. :D
     
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    Mr. Keen is very good I heard.
     
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    Winboton in Tai Po Shopping Centre is quite famous for their stringing.
     
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    good HK stringers from my personal experience:

    Ah Sze of Luxis (near Jordon MTR station) strings very nicely, and will handle any tension.

    Mr. Keen in Aberdeen also strings very well. i have a few rackets i am using now that were strung by Mr. Keen. very solid.
     
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    thx guys. :) i m gonna take my rackets to luxis then. coz it only takes me about 10 minutes to get there.
     
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    You get to make sure that it is Mr. Ng who actually string your racquet. His assistant may not want to string as high as you want to.

     
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    yes. that's important. i haven't tried the assistant's string job.

    and tell him kwun & peter says "hi!"
     
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    His assistant's string job feels like 23 - 24 lbs even though I asked for 28 lbs. From the posting I read, Mr. Keen seems to offer "what you ask is what you get" type of string job.

     
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    how can i make sure pete? just tell whoever in the shop that "plz let mr ng string my racket" something like that?
    it's a bit embarrassing. coz i don't even know mr ng.
     
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    tell Ah Sze that his stringing technique is legendary (which is true to a certain extent) and you really want to try it... ;)

    seriously, i am not sure if Peter managed to duplicate the feel of Ah Sze's stringing, i have tried but failed.
     
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    yep kwun and i m gonna say "hi" to him for u guys too. thx.:)
     
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    That is a problem. Mr. Ng isn't always around his shop to string racquets. Just mention you need a special 30 lbs string job and I am sure Mr. Ng will obliage ;).

     
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    HIs technique produces good result but don't last long. I just go for the good old wooden board feel :D:D:D. You should try my CAB 22 at 30 lbs X 33 lbs constant-pull string job ;).

     
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