My friend ordered a Gnarwhal 2 from yoyoraven 3 and a 1/2 weeks ago and it's still not at his house... He's freaking out and wondering what's taking it so long to ship :(
No idea, but if he's in the US it could be stuck in customers. Has he contacted YoYoRaven? They're good folks. -Steve
What is it about the Yeti that means it needs so much maintenance? I really want to buy one but the amount of maintenance it needs with making sure the string doesn't break put's me off buying one
It's a combination of two things...the angle where the plastic turns from the bearing seat to the inner wall, and the unique material we use to mold them. I personally haven't had any problems with string breakage, but then Chris says that he has to polish his every few months. It seems to vary greatly from person to person, and it's not widespread enough that we consider it a huge problem...but it's definitely a nuisance. As such, we're finalizing some things now but I think we'll be blowing out the rest of the Yetis as a super reasonable price, and including a bit of sandpaper and maintenance instructions to make sure that people understand better what they are buying in to. It's not a perfect solution, but the Yeti really is an amazing player, and we think it's worth the hassle. Once these parts are gone (and there aren't really all that many left) we'll revisit the design and either try to fix that wall or just move to another shape for a new plastic return top. -Steve