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Duncan Imperial AL 2023 x Freshthings
Exhibit #4657
TypeSpecial Release
ShapeStandard (-)
AxleBearing
FinishAnodized
ColorBlue
PackagingDisplay Boxed
ConstructionMulti-piece aluminum
ResponseFriction Sticker
Diameter56.99mm
Width34.46mm
GapFixed
Weight60.4gm
ConditionMint
Date2023
OwnerRick Brough
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From beyondyoyos.com:
"There’s nothing quite like the feeling of throwing and catching a Duncan Imperial: The weight of the yo-yo as it leaves your hand, the humming when it lands at the bottom of the string, the satisfying thud when it returns to your palm. The Duncan Imperial is the perfect representation of everything that made us fall in love with yo-yo in the first place. We pay homage to that love story with the all-new Duncan Aluminum Imperial.

It’s the perfect Duncan Imperial you remember from the early days of your yo-yo career, distilled and refined for the yo-yo player of today. Updated with a sleek look and a slightly flared gap, the Aluminum Imperial brings the classic spirit of the original Imperial to a fully modernized top. It’s a long-spinning ball-bearing yo-yo that you can play how you want: If you want old-school flavor, it’s got old-school flavor; if you want a string-trick ripper, it’s a string-trick ripper.

Throw-back and throw down with the Aluminum Imperial!"

The version in this exhibit was a "collaboration" effort (if you can call it that) between Duncan of the USA and Freshthings of Japan. According to the Freshthings website, "This is the first time to add a big change on the [Duncan Imperial] design since its release in 1954." (I guess they forgot or didn't want to acknowledge the "Hyper" in the Hyper Imperial from 1997.) The reason Freshthings would want to do such a thing to the venerable Imperial after nearly 70 years was never shared publicly, but obviously it was endorsed by Duncan. Odd.

Engraved with Imperial on side A and freshthings on side B. To fit "freshthings" into the design, the font size was notably reduced compared to font size of "Imperial".

Came with one pre-installed white string.

Recipe
Diameter: 56.99mm
Width: 34.46mm
Weight: 60.4gm
Bearing: Size A
Axle: M4 × 20mm
Response: Duncan silicone sticker (ID 12mm)
Body material: 6061 aluminum
Cap material: 6061 aluminum

Released January 15, 2023

Original retail price: $70 USD.
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