Hi:
Where do you live? I am from California and there are
a number of wood recquet tournaments out here.
Dennis
--- Barron8272@... wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am new to this group. Can anybody tell me anything
> about wood racket tournaments? Is there an
> organization or a place to go to find info on a
> movement back to wood?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J. Barron
>


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Hello,

I am new to this group. Can anybody tell me anything about wood racket
tournaments? Is there an organization or a place to go to find info on a
movement back to wood?

Thanks,

J. Barron

--- In classicwoodtennis@yahoogroups.com, "simcoesteve"
<simcoesteve@y...> wrote:
> Hi. Joe.  I just purchased a matching pair of old tennis
rackets.They
> are 27in. long , and have the name WARRIOR in purple and gold on
the
> thoart. On the opposite side thoartthey have double inverted
> triangles in gold trade mark. the handle is solid wood and on the
> side is stamped Slazengers [ Canada] Limited. Does anyone have any
> info on this? Thanks.  Steve I keep gettin thi mail, not sure why.
Kathy

--- In classicwoodtennis@yahoogroups.com, "simcoesteve"
<simcoesteve@y...> wrote:
> Hi. Joe.  I just purchased a matching pair of old tennis
rackets.They
> are 27in. long , and have the name WARRIOR in purple and gold on
the
> thoart. On the opposite side thoartthey have double inverted
> triangles in gold trade mark. the handle is solid wood and on the
> side is stamped Slazengers [ Canada] Limited. Does anyone have any
> info on this? Thanks.  Steve I keep gettin thi mail, not sure why.
Kathy

Hi. Joe.  I just purchased a matching pair of old tennis rackets.They
are 27in. long , and have the name WARRIOR in purple and gold on the
thoart. On the opposite side thoartthey have double inverted
triangles in gold trade mark. the handle is solid wood and on the
side is stamped Slazengers [ Canada] Limited. Does anyone have any
info on this? Thanks.  Steve

--- In classicwoodtennis@yahoogroups.com, "simcoesteve"
<simcoesteve@y...> wrote:
> Hi. Joe I am interested in corresponding with fellow collectors in
> Canada. Do you have a list?  I have many rackets to trade many were
> made in Canada only. Thank you . Steve

Hi. Joe. I have many old rackets that were made only in Canada to
trade or sell. Please email for description.  Thanks. Steve.

Hi. Joe I am interested in corresponding with fellow collectors in
Canada. Do you have a list?  I have many rackets to trade many were
made in Canada only. Thank you . Steve

HI:
Can you send me some photos of the racquet?
That would help.
Thanks,
Dennis Claus
--- owczarr79 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> Hello
>     I found a racquet in my house but i don`t know
> anything about it.
> I wonder: how old it is, is it rare racquet, whose
> autograph is
> there, does it have any value and everything you
> know about it. I add
> some pictures in "Photos" (in "Schlazenger" folder).
> I would be very
> grateful if you give me any informations. Thank you
> very much.
>                                Micha³ Owczarczyk
>
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     I found a racquet in my house but i don`t know anything about it.
I wonder: how old it is, is it rare racquet, whose autograph is
there, does it have any value and everything you know about it. I add
some pictures in "Photos" (in "Schlazenger" folder). I would be very
grateful if you give me any informations. Thank you very much.
                                Micha³ Owczarczyk

I am looking for the Pancho Gonzales Professional Model that was made
in Australia between 1966-1972.

JR

Hi:
I would not string a wood racquet that has a broken
string. Just leave the current string, (broken and
all) in. If you put newer string in it would lower the
value of the the racquet.
--- kaycee3619 <kaycee3619@...> wrote:
> Where would one get stringing information on wood
> raacquets?
>
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I have a tennis raquet circa 1930's.  The manufacurer is Courtland
Line Co., Inc.  There is a "National" decal.  It was my Grandfathers
used to play in local tournaments.  I would like to display it with
its history, if available.  Any information on this raquet would be
great.

--- In classicwoodtennis@y..., schartj wrote:
> Thanks for posting cosmobigtennis, I also like
> the TADs but prefer the imperials, as for the
> Wilsons, I like the JKramers, and prefer the autograph
> over the prostaff. I dont mind the heavier, less
> tapered beams since Im pretty big. I bet you also like
> the dunlop maxply's ? If anyone is looking to play
> some wood tennis in S.Cal, Id love to setup a match.
> Dubs would really be a blast.<br>Best regards, Joe

  Hi Joe. I am a new member. I have an extensive Tad collection and
would like to try them out again.  It has been about 7 years since I
have tried one.  I will have to dig them out of storage.  I am in San
Diego.  Bruce

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Thanks for the post !  All dont be afraid to state your favorites or
ask uninformed questions, I get them all the time from
www.woodtennis.com and if posted here you could get answers from a
variety of experts.  Really been enjoying my woodies, latest favs are
my JK midsize sticks, was playing the wilson jk prostaff & advantages
before those and the borgs before those, bancroft & donnay versions.
Anyone ever hit a turn of the century convex wedge ?  I strung a
1900 Writght & Ditson with recent syn gut and gave it a try, pretty
nice, I always like heavy rackets with big grips anyway so was very
comfortable for me.  Would have been really neat on grass with white
balls & attire :)  Looking forward to hearing all or your stories,
especially nice collector finds and woody play.  PS : Just acquired a
flattop Horsman racket.
Cheers, Joe

Hey everyone - talkative bunch that we are.  Spring is here and the
outdoor season for northern hemisphere.  How about any of you ebay and
racquet collectors talking it up.  Joes has been kind to maintain the
perch here. Lets start the pot boilin'.    What do people collect????
How many of us actually played (or play) with a wood frame.  Anybody
string one recently?   They are quite different, shared holes and no
tie offs on the mains.   Was Mac the last great wood racket player???
HEY, are you talkin'

Any idea how to find one in good condition?

Its one of the more valuable autograph/decal
types of rackets, which are popular with many tennis
collectors because Ted Williams was a famous baseball, not
tennis, player. None of these rackets are that valuable
now but you may be able to treat yourself to a good
dinner ;-)<br>Thanks for posting, Joe

Greetings Bart,<br>Thanks so much for your nice
post.<br>I too love the transitional rackets, which started
basically when the makers started laminating the woodies
with fiberglass and graphite, then went to
mid/oversizes and then to different materials like aluminum,
metal and composites : kevlar, ceramic, boron, graphite
and mixes ... Now the trend is to go with ultra light
rackets made with stuff like hyper carbon that are like 9
oz. The old woodies were all over 12 oz. simetime
almost 16. I love the thick old convex wedge wood
racquets that had large handles without grips. Some had
nice carved or cross etches in the handles for wood.
Anyways, sorta got a little off tapic. Thanks for your
post and hope it does help to spur on more surprise
posting from transparent members :-)<br>Best wishes to
all, Joe

Hi Joe,<br>I saw your answer on the message of
Igor which he has send to this Collectorsclub.Between
the lines I saw your challenge and take up the
challenge. I am Bart and I am a (wood)tennis racket
collector for about 4 years.I live in the Netherlands, not
far from the capital Amsterdam. I am 53 years old en
worked allmost 30 years in the Dutch
sportsbusiness(sales). My purpose is to collect wooden frames and
rackets, the first metal and the glassfiber rackets. On
this moment I have over more than 500 rackets. Most of
course Dutch, but also from Germany, Belgium and France.
My oldest racket is a Slazenger (S&L)1886 I'am
trying to get a archive of wooden tennisrackets, a
hopeless task of course, but let me dreaming. I am
collecting tennisballcans and tennisbooks to.In your answer
to Igor you mentioned that more collectors will tell
something on this platform. My suggestion is the following,
The first collector on the list ( Allenrlevin) is
starting the carrousel and gives a little story from his
hands end asked the second one (Avocat50) to go further
on. At the end all collectors are known by the others
en I am sure that from time more collectors will be
on this platform. If someone has questions to this
side of the ocean do not hesitate to write it
down.<br><br>Sorry for my English.<br><br>Best regards of the wooden
shoes country.<br><br>bart

Lyndamenth is asking for information of Pinguin tennis rackets. This was a Dutch
sportsmanufacturer and I worked for them in the past. Please give the questions
and I will try to answer them.<br>Bart

Welcome Igor, Glad you found this club I founded.
Excellent post and introduction. Wish more members would
introduce themselves like you did but suspect only a few
have the kind of rackets that are in your collection
:-) Best wishes, Joe

Hi, I am from Basque Country (Spain) and my
english is not very good...<br>For your knowledge I am a
youg collector (36). I was tennis player (90th in
spain) and also I'm technical director of the basque
tennis Federation. I'm journalist and my main job is as
Comunication Director of the Bizkaia's Patronal (Enterprises
owners association). I writte some articles about tennis
(technical, Davis Cup,...) for spanish newspapers and
magazines aswell.<br>My collection is not very big but I
have some rackets from 1890's, 1910's, 1920's,
30's,...until 1980. slazenger Demon, Prossers, Forrester and
Sons, Wilson, Spalding, Slazenger (pm
Maskel-Perry),....<br>I have Kuebler's and Cherrys books and I'm very
happy for been member of your club .<br>I am also
member of the Gerald Gurneys Collectors
Society...<br>Regards to eveyone<br>Igor

Welcome Ken, What are your favorite types of
rackets to collect ? Seems to be a split in this club
with recent woodie vintage rackets that players still
hit with and collectors who just like to hangup the
old classics. I fit in both categories as I have
played most of the recent player type rackets and love
admiring the really antique rackets like the flat & tilt
tops from the late 1880s to 1900s. Looking forward to
some new posts, its been sorta quiet lately.<br>Best
wishes, Joe

I am a new member of the collectors club. Have
been collecting vintag rackets for a number of years.
My collection has grown to 98 rackets. Some 80+
years old. Look forward to chating with other
collectors.<br>Regards,<br>Ken Roush

Hello - I saw your response to the vintage tennis
racket question and thought maybe you could shed some
light on a racket set I have. Any info at all would be
appreciated; I'm really curious. It's a Spalding Poncho
Gonzalez Pro Champ Tennis Set, with racket, balls, and a
red-white-and-blue cloth of some kind (maybe a pouch for the
racket). I can't tell because it's never been opened.
Spalding couldn't or wouldn't tell me how old it was. I'm
of course curious about value but mostly about age.
<br><br>Thanks, Russ

Hello everyone & Joe,  Just an invitation to visit my collection site for all
members.  There are quite a few of these around now.  www.driftwaycollection.com
Comments welcomed.

I have for sale a matching pair of Head Vilas
wood rackets 4 1/2 L in near mint condition. <br>NO
court rash/wear/head scuffs at all. No cracks or
warping that I can detect. Varnish perfect. Strung with
vintage VS Babolat natural gut. Original covers in great
condition as well. Asking $75 for the pair + Priority Mail
shipping. <br><br>Gil <br><br>gil_w@...