ButchA

Good morning....

I was wondering how much of an ordeal it is to take my old classic 1996 PSE Edge 1000C lefty compound bow to the shop for a string replacement.

You might remember my setup: About 3 years ago, I got the bow off eBay for about $70 bucks (auction was for a bow, so all I got was A bow. Then spent over $100 bucks getting it outfitted with sights, arrow rest, quiver, stablizer, arrows, etc...etc...

Anyway, the old bow is still going great. It's a heavy old tank and rugged as all getout, but it's still squarely aligned and true. At 65#'s and 65% letoff, it can still shoot straight and hit the bullseye at 40 yards.

I have never had the bow string replaced or anything replaced on the bow since I got it. The bow string's serving is starting to wear out right where I clip on the Tru-fire magnum release (roller bearing release - clips right on the string).

If I asked the bow shop to install a whole new bow string, serving, nock, and re-install my peep site, how much of a huge job is this? What is the average cost?

I'm just wondering because I still like this rugged old bow. I'm comfortable with it and I'm accurate, so I plan on keeping it going for as long as I can. The bow has the old style round wheel dual cams with the string loops that go on the metal teardrop hook things.

Thanks for the help and suggestions to getting my bow setup for the coming season!

Butch

adams

I had a string done on my old thunderflight express in January before I got my new bow. I had to leave it overnight for them to string it but it was ready the next day and If I remember right only cost about 30$. I bought a ton of other things at the time so the price may not be exact but should be pretty close.

Double Creek

Shouldn't be a problem. I took a 15 year old XI in the other day to have new strings put on it. The guy must have thought I was crazy.

ButchA

Wow... $30 bucks (roughly)?? [8D] I'll call up Green Top Sporting Goods' bow shop and get a pricing from them. They did all the setup work on my bow when I first got it off eBay back then, so they should still be familiar with it. Thanks!

Butch

P.S. Yeah, Double Creek... I know the feeling. When I first brough the bow into the shop, the guys looked at it, put it on the scale, put some alignment tools on it to check it over. Then they chuckled at me and said, "Man, you need everything!", then they proceeded to fully setup the bow and outfit it with all the gear.

PABowhntr

It should not be that big of an ordeal. Most of the work done locally prior to the season is string replacement with a basic tuneup. Cost of a tuneup varies from $10 to $35 for the same service. String prices also vary but generally are between $4 and $12 considering the type of bow you are referring to.

You will, of course, have to retune it to some extent though if your measurements are adherred to then it should not be extensive.