Originally Posted by
T-Mar
There was a guy in my hometown with a very small shop who repaired bicycles, strung rackets, sharpened skates and waxed skis. He didn't sell anything, just doing the after sales maintenance. I understand that he's still doing it, though these days skate sharpening is a year round business.
There was a tennis shop next door to the bike shop I worked at.
After Wilson stopped the production of the T-2000 metal frame racket, the tennis shop would bring over a pro's rackets to bend them back into an oval.
Had a habit for a time of whacking them against the court if he missed a shot he felt he should have made.
We used a rim flat spot remover tool to work the head back into an oval.