Fixing a Kendama string is a normal part of Kendama maintenance and actually very easy to learn. Re-stringing your Kendama is also another way of customizing it with fresh string color if your string has worn out or has broken. Knowing how to fix Kendama string is an essential component of a player’s game and a valuable skill to learn. It might be confusing at first, but after constant practice, it can be second nature. Here are some tips on how to fix Kendama string.
Re-stringing your Kendama
Learning how to fix Kendama string is almost the same as re-stringing your Kendama. Re-stringing a Kendama doesn’t need much explanation as there are already tons of tutorial videos showing it all for you step by step. But that’s not where the value of Kendama string ends.
Not only are Kendama paint, shapes, and design change over time, but the Kendama string is evolving as well. Most people sometimes take for granted just how important an element string is to Kendama. After all, it is what holds it all together.
If you practice a lot, you will inevitably be re-stringing Kendamas either because the string is dirty, broken, you want to adjust the length, or you want a different color. So re-stringing is a method you definitely want to be familiar with. But with so many various knots, string types, and lengths, it’s hard to get an idea of just what to do when you need to re-string your Kendama.
Determine What String Types to Use
Aside from learning how to fix Kendama string, you should also be aware of the different string types. Various types of string come in handy when you decide just what sort of Kendama you want to string up. For example, say you want to learn how to do more string tricks. Since you’ll be using the string around your bare fingers routinely, a softer silk string would carve you up much less than a thin nylon string.
Knotting Cord is another alternative string type that many players also use. Knotting Cord may be as thin as 1mm, so it’s excellent for juggling tricks as it avoids getting tangled up.
Know your String Lengths
String length is estimated by how many fingers fill the space within the base cup and the arch of the string when the tama is on the spike. Most players prefer long string because it provides more time for juggle tricks.
The string length has gradually grown to become somewhat of a new standard with how Kendama companies use the string in their products. And why is that? It’s because playing Kendama with a longer string provides you more ‘airtime’ between the ken and the Tama.
Tie it Properly
One thing that is just as challenging as landing a spike is being able to tie the correct knots when re-stringing consistently. There may be times that you won’t tie strings properly out of sheer laziness, and this might set your tama flying off. And one way to prevent such thing from happening is to learn the old and reliable bowline knot. Once tied, the knot won’t come undone.
Another useful way is to tie one right above the tama string hole. This will prevent the bead and string from jumping out of the bevel during play.
Ultimately, Kendama players will end up getting a knot in their string. Knots can be frustrating at times, as they can be challenging to undo. However, with some patience, the string can be unknotted too.
Tips on How to String
Follow these simple steps on how to fix Kendama string.
Stringing the Sarado
With the Sarado’s big cup facing up, and the string holes at the top, insert a stringing tool into the Sarado string hole on the right if you are left-handed, and on the left, if you are right-handed. Then insert the string into the stringing tool and pull the stringing tool down to force the string through the hole of the Sarado string hole.
Stringing the Spike
In stringing the Spike, insert the string tool through the Spike, insert the string from the already strung Saradon into the string tool, and pull through. Then, tie a knot at the end of the string. Ensure that it’s big enough so that the string does not escape from the Spike’s string hole. Put the Sarado and the Spike back together and push the Sarado down, to make it nice and snug.
Stringing the Tama
To string your Tama, insert the String Tool into the top of the Tama string hole, then insert the remaining string into the string tool and pull through. Next, insert the string tool through the Bead, and insert the string through the String Tool and pull through. Finally, tie a knot at the end of the string and make sure the Bead is not able to fall off.
Conclusion
As you see, there are various avenues to go down when it comes to the Kendama string. It actually possess great importance and role when it comes to the Kendama. And having a fixed/new, or properly installed string in your Kendama will go a long way. Fixing or restringing your worn out Kendama string is like customizing it, giving it a new life. So we hope that this article gave you some essential tips on how to fix Kendama string. Now that you’ve fixed the string, you’re ready to play again. Know more about toys.