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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: SteffanLangholz on March 24, 2017, 12:06:15 PM

Title: Salix handle writing
Post by: SteffanLangholz on March 24, 2017, 12:06:15 PM

Refurbed my Salix Pręstantia this weekend, finding a peculiar bit of writing on the "knob". I hope someone can figure what it means?

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/2017-03-21%2014.25.15.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/2017-03-21%2014.25.15.jpg.html)

I contacted Salix to get a new set of stickers, and they were forthcoming enough to allow it. (my stickers were lifting quite badly, so they acknowledged this as a factor for me needing new stickers)
Title: Re: Salix handle writing
Post by: Wickets-then-runs on March 24, 2017, 12:12:32 PM
How did you think you were going to use the words "peculiar" and "knob" in a sentence and get Fattus aroused from his slumber?
Title: Re: Salix handle writing
Post by: Alvaro on March 24, 2017, 12:27:27 PM
you can't move for knobs around here at the moment.
Title: Re: Salix handle writing
Post by: Blank Bats on March 24, 2017, 12:31:10 PM
Stab in the dark

I think its Pro Direct 3rd out of 4 bats
not sure on the last bit but short handle?
Title: Re: Salix handle writing
Post by: Alvaro on March 24, 2017, 12:32:23 PM
Stab in the dark

I think its Pro Direct 3rd out of 4 bats
not sure on the last bit but Praestantia short handle?

Perhaps?
Title: Re: Salix handle writing
Post by: Vitas Cricket on March 24, 2017, 12:34:08 PM
Its Andrews shorthand, its on the top of all bats he makes. My understanding of it is as follows.

The top bit is the customer/retailer name, in this case Pro Direct Cricket by the look of it.

The 3 refers to bat number 3 from this particular batch, with the 4 referring to this batch being 4 bats in total.

The bottom is usually the model, grade and size. P for preastantia i'm guessing, SH is obvious, but the bit in between isn't clear. Is it a low grade? I'm not sure i've seen him refer to anything as grade 5 but thats what it looks like.
Title: Re: Salix handle writing
Post by: SteffanLangholz on March 24, 2017, 12:35:48 PM
Stab in the dark

I think its Pro Direct 3rd out of 4 bats
not sure on the last bit but short handle?


Yeah might be, got it of the Bay, so dont know the origin.

Its a 2015-16 graded version
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/s-l1600.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/s-l1600.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Salix handle writing
Post by: Alvaro on March 24, 2017, 12:35:52 PM
I expect PS could be praestantia as P could be Pod?