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GJ

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Visiting a Bat Maker
« on: February 07, 2010, 07:02:27 PM »

Is there anywhere that offers this service of going and visiting their workshop and watch it being made. Ive tried a few small companies in the past but not very useful.
Reason i ask as i'm keen to give it a go and would be useful to go to a bat maker and get tips and pointers in where you could improve. Plus they would be there while you make, instead of communication on the net.
I think Tom said he did this with Fusion a while back???
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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2010, 07:05:36 PM »

hunts county,solitare,gm i think
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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2010, 07:06:59 PM »

fusion, hunts county, solitaire, millichamp and hall, hell4leather, redback?, blackcat? and many more im sure....

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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 07:11:19 PM »

Dont think you can with Blackcat?
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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 07:12:25 PM »

gj,where are you based ? you can visit me
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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2010, 07:13:27 PM »

Chase at Dummer Hampshire
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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2010, 07:20:32 PM »

Dont think Black Cat have established their own workshop yet. Though Charlie said they were looking into it.

Have PM'd you H4L...
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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2010, 09:24:21 PM »

Go and see Matt H4L, nice guy, and great little set up!

The guys at Hunts are nice too, and happy to spend time chatting bats, as are newbery in sussex.
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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2010, 01:51:12 AM »

Gunn and Moore are very secretive and will not let you in their factory unless you have a very good reason to go in, Hunts County are more freindly, they have a showroom where you can chat to a couple of guys and then the workshop through the back is where you can find Tony the batmaker listening to his power ballards! very nice blokes who are easy to talk to about cricket or otherwise
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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2010, 04:29:51 PM »

hawk, salix, warsop, nixon...

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Re: Visiting a Bat Maker
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2010, 04:37:24 PM »

SAF
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