A Good Knot

Frame, First loop sits then second loop

 

beautiful!!!!

 

Two Works of ART!!!!

 

Thanks Alan!

 

knotting

 

Wow - all your Toshi's are standing out of the grommets. I must be pulling my knots way too tight...

 

My first try!

 

Doesn't look quite right, need another angle. =)

 

Those trombone-grommets make any knot look small.

It looks like a Toshi to me, though.

 

anybody came up with a clear tutorial video yet?

 

Here are two videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85mXmT04o-M
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150302731986948&set=vb.591276947&type=3&theater

 

Thanks for sharing, it's much clearer now

Kindest regards,

-Ajay-

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Thanks for the videos

 

Here's the "double" version of mine - forced because of a seprating coating:



This is as tough a test of a knot as can be: 32/33 with a 0.62 (well, it's called "0.62"!), and this is after a week and two sessions.

 

I've seen that professional stringers use all kinds of knots to start or finish the stringing. In your experience which knot works best for you? (both for starting and finishing)

 

My simple knot..




sorry for my unfocus camera.....

 

There really is no best knot I reckon, however some knots that work at low tensions may slip at high tensions, and knots others recommend to counter this problem.

 

A good knot, IMO, is one that

limits tension loss,
doesn't sink into the grommet, and
has a tail that sits against the frame

and that's about it.

(A tip for anybody trying my triple-Parnell, while I'm here: only pull the first loop very tight. The others are only for bulk and locking, and if you pull those too tight you will strip the string by the end.)

 

I also gave the Toshi a try but I didn't dare to directly use it "in battle" before gaining some confidence that I do it properly. So does this look like right to you?

Front:


Back:


I also tried the Double Parnell on a customer's racket:


I really like that it doesn't sink into the grommet so much like a normal Parnell and it's still quite easy to do. However, handling an additional third loop could seriously spice it up as well.

 

TheToshi and double-Parnell look right from that angle.

The best way to compare them is to see how much the knot tail turns as the string bed ages - this tells you how far the knot has sunk.