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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: FvanN on January 19, 2014, 06:06:48 PM
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Just want to know what you guys think of bat shelf life?
Is it worth buying a bat that has been sat on a shelf in a shop for 3-4 years?
Do bats start to degrade at all over time?
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Dependant on how it's been stored/shop conditions. It may have gained weight/moisture. Or it may have dried out a little bit more.
Light sand, oil and a knock in and it be fine.
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As Chris has said, it should be fine.
Light sanding, oil and knock it in and you're good to go.
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The other thing you should be aware of is that PKI bat is likely to need a full knock in if it has been in the shop for a while. I seem to recall James Laver saying that a bat that has been left unused can become less knocked in as the willow fibres decompress, if left for a long enough period of time. I'm not sure how this might affect pressing though, but I suspect the theory is similar.