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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Salix => Topic started by: Vitas Cricket on May 29, 2014, 12:08:14 PM

Title: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: Vitas Cricket on May 29, 2014, 12:08:14 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/D36nnD5l.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/4tE12ZEl.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/TEuE7pDl.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/u2mZV6nl.png)

One of, if not the earliest Salix bat produced i believe?
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: iand123 on May 29, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Is that in for a refurb or is that from your personal collection?
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: Vitas Cricket on May 29, 2014, 12:14:50 PM
Was bought in by a customer today for a new grip. They have kindly left it here for me to take a few photos.
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: trypewriter on May 29, 2014, 12:33:22 PM
that looks a big old unit  ;)
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: trypewriter on May 29, 2014, 12:38:10 PM
([url]http://i.imgur.com/D36nnD5l.png[/url])
([url]http://i.imgur.com/4tE12ZEl.png[/url])
([url]http://i.imgur.com/TEuE7pDl.png[/url])
([url]http://i.imgur.com/u2mZV6nl.png[/url])

One of, if not the earliest Salix bat produced i believe?



One of our guys has got a Zenith which I think is a slightly earlier model - still in use and going well - another big unit - (erm, does that make me a nerd?)  :o


Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: i12breakfree on May 29, 2014, 12:57:18 PM
Is it just the pic or does it have a slight scoop near the toe on the back side?
How much does it weigh?
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: petehosk on May 29, 2014, 01:14:50 PM
Feel free to send it to me Jake, and I will change the grip and also put a new scuff sheet on after I have had a damn good few nets with it whilst I'm at it!  ;)
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: Vitas Cricket on May 29, 2014, 02:32:07 PM
It weighs 2'10.

The toe area has been flattened off, it's not really a scoop, not really a duck bill either, just looks like its been sanded flat rather than following the contours of the spine.

I want to have a little hit with it, but not sure i could face the chap if it broke!

To my knowledge the Royal and 3 other models that escape me were the first Salix branded bats produced by Kember & his team. Zenith was a brand who's bats were produced by the Salix team I think? Perhaps wrong.
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: sarg on May 29, 2014, 08:00:14 PM
He's looked after it. When would have that bat been made? Certainly an advertisement for using a facing.
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: Vitas Cricket on May 29, 2014, 10:17:15 PM
1991/2 I believe.
Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: yogi206 on June 04, 2014, 02:47:59 PM
I had a chat with Andrew last weekend and he said there were 4 variants released at the same time anyone care to go for the full list??

Title: Re: Oooooo A Salix Royal
Post by: trypewriter on June 04, 2014, 03:11:00 PM
It weighs 2'10.

The toe area has been flattened off, it's not really a scoop, not really a duck bill either, just looks like its been sanded flat rather than following the contours of the spine.

I want to have a little hit with it, but not sure i could face the chap if it broke!

To my knowledge the Royal and 3 other models that escape me were the first Salix branded bats produced by Kember & his team. Zenith was a brand who's bats were produced by the Salix team I think? Perhaps wrong.

I'll check next time I see the guy, it does have salix stickers on it though, and the handle is the thickest I've ever seen - like a pickaxe! I'll try to get pics too.