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Equipment => Bats => Custom Made => Topic started by: Talisman on January 11, 2009, 09:19:52 PM

Title: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 11, 2009, 09:19:52 PM

Make way, Gumpert is coming....

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Howzat on January 11, 2009, 09:20:45 PM

You What?!

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 11, 2009, 09:50:59 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/camelotcricketer/P1110770.jpg)

Is this the best bat you seen for some time/ever???

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: yvk3103 on January 11, 2009, 09:58:27 PM

very good grains...How many?

Is this one of your creations??

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Tom on January 11, 2009, 10:00:38 PM

The grains don't look too good imo (lots but uneven) and the willow I'd guess would be quite a low grade. But I bet you're now going to tell me who it belonged to or show a profile pic of a massive bat.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Chrissy on January 11, 2009, 10:12:32 PM

Willow looks poor!

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 11, 2009, 10:15:42 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/camelotcricketer/P1110776.jpg)

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/camelotcricketer/P1110777.jpg)

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/camelotcricketer/P1110772.jpg)

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/camelotcricketer/P1110771.jpg)

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/camelotcricketer/P1110784.jpg)

Gumpert is big, very big, very very big. It weighs???

Pictured with Fusion Superbest at 2.10 and lastly as part of our family, from left to right, Gumpert, GT Bomber, Mjolnir Storm, Redback Monster, Laver Firefly and Newbery Middling bat.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: slogger02 on January 11, 2009, 10:18:13 PM

haha, that is huge. i bet it weighs something stupid so 2,11??

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 11, 2009, 10:22:25 PM

Forgot to add that Gumpert has 40mm edges and is made in the UK, air dried willow too.
GT Bomber has 39mm edges, made in UK, air dried willow and weighs in at 2.11 with a single grip under the spiral.
Mjolnir Storm is a custom made to an upcoming shape, made in UK, air dried at 2.10.
Redback Monster is a mere 2.12, made in Devon which has applied to join UK, air dried.
Laver Firefly, Stunning bat, custom made to specs completely different to mine, 2.14, made in New Zealand.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: gramw on January 11, 2009, 10:22:44 PM

bloody hell, thats stupidly big!

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Dobbs on January 11, 2009, 10:23:25 PM

I guess 2.12.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Chrissy on January 11, 2009, 10:27:13 PM

I guess 2 11.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: gramw on January 11, 2009, 10:28:14 PM

i reckon its going to add up being something stupidly light considering the edge size

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: bucko2007 on January 12, 2009, 12:32:27 AM

Ugliest bat I ever did see

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: tugga on January 12, 2009, 06:07:45 AM

What shape is the Storm? From the profile pic it seems like a standard Mjolnir profile?

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 12, 2009, 08:59:56 AM

It actually is not a Newbery. It is similar but with a few subtle differences.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: eaowbear on January 12, 2009, 09:07:24 AM

Another monster! Reckon either 2lb 9 or 2lb 10?

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Sam to the C on January 12, 2009, 09:44:59 AM

2.14?

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 12, 2009, 10:42:05 AM

Bingo

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: SAF Bats on January 12, 2009, 11:38:28 AM

made in Devon which has applied to join UK

How dare you! Devon is the UK without it counterblancing the UK at the toe the UK would drift off.

In the immortal words of Bruce Springsteen

"She ain't a beauty but hell she's alright"

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 12, 2009, 01:50:59 PM

You do know its sinking, at the rate of an inch a year or something like that. I blame the horders of nice clefts living near the sea.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: SAF Bats on January 12, 2009, 02:09:10 PM

thanks for the heads up I will put a marker in the red cliffs next time I'm down there and keep an eye on it. 

"Save Devon from the Sea and Save the UK from France"

Luckily those clefts are almost at the top of the hill!!!

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 12, 2009, 02:41:23 PM

It is the clefts that are propelling the loss of our coastal towns, I live high on a hill so will clear a spot in my workshop to keep them dry.

Norb, should I post Gumpert as a 2.7 of the other side to annoy James?

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: SAF Bats on January 12, 2009, 02:53:15 PM

Damn Gary and his hoard of nice clefts, your right but best he split them up between you and me for balance reasons.

Post it with some techie babble he likes that stuff....  I actually think he is an ok guy and has amused me immensely over the weekend.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Talisman on January 12, 2009, 03:47:54 PM

I've done it, don't tell him and we'll split the clefts evenly, 60/40 between me and you.

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: stevie on January 12, 2009, 07:32:05 PM

That is huge!

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: Sam to the C on January 12, 2009, 11:39:21 PM

my bats 2.12 and nowhere near that?

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: E-Unit on January 13, 2009, 08:59:00 AM

We need to talk about a 2.8 newbery in the profile of that bomber GT :P

Title: Re: Gumpert
Post by: danspink on January 13, 2009, 12:44:36 PM

thats massive for a 2.14

:)