I like the idea of a Titanium Majesty but he may have to tweak the design to add more weight because isn’t titanium less dense than Aluminum?
Ti = 4.51 g/cm^3
Al = 2.70 g/cm^3
I truly believe the Magnum to be the most insane yoyo ever made. The amount of rim weight makes throwing it simply ridiculous. I throw mine almost every single day and have never stopped being amazed by the power of it’s spin. The C22 has a pretty strong presence when spinning fast, but the Magnum knocks it out of the water in that category. There’s really nothing like it that can actually play well!*
*I say that because the Buddha King is pretty damn “powerful”, but doesn’t come close to being a functional modern yoyo in the common sense.
So if we are all going to dream about a General-Yo Ti throw - I think the Model 10 would have to tweaked quite a bit to be all Titanium. I am not sure it would be a Model 10 anymore.
Now the Model 10 with Titanium weight rings…hmmm.
I hope Ernie makes a 100% titanium yoyo someday… I will keep my fingers crossed! (and I better keep some money set aside too ;D)
Obviously, said yoyo cannot be the same design as an earlier model (well, it could, but it would be hella heavy)… but I also don’t think it would be a bad idea to base said yoyo on a prior Gen-Yo. Quite a few good designs have come from the General.
That would be a first… a General Yo that I have zero interest in purchasing.
Not the right place for this question, but, what’s the deal with Ti weight rings anyways?? Couldn’t you just use brass to achieve the same effect while costing less?
I think that all of Ernie’s designs are killer. That being said I think it would be really cool to see a titanium.Hatrick or 5 Star. A classic design. But I honestly don’t care I would just prefer all titanium. If Ernie did it though I’m sure it would be done right :).
I agree. You barely have to throw it to get a long spin time. As far as a playable yoyo goes it probably has the most rim mass of anything else. And it plays really well too!
Ti = 4.43 g/cc
Brass = ~8.4 g/cc
When combining with Aluminum body, the density of the Titanium is less than the Brass, so there is less weight consumed by the ring. This yields more possibilities for ring/vs body engineering.
Also - conceptually, a rotating ring has twice the rotational momentum as that of a disc. You can see that by combining a dense ring with a less dense disc will yield a more stable whole than the sum of the parts. This is the principle behind the Anglam.
Well, that didn’t really help answer my question. Thanks for responding though. Think I may go make a thread about this in a more appropriate sub-forum.
I am getting 20 M10’s in that are custom anodized by Aman.
Soon as they arrive, I will divide my total count between the selected stores, and ship.
We are looking at this weekend I hope.
Aman does great work. Pics when you get them please. 
Other than for aesthetic purposes, I don’t see the rationale for making titanium weight rings.
Aluminum and titanium are quite close in weight. There’s not much of a point in making weight rings out of titanium. You’re better off making the rings of a denser metal like steel or brass.
The value of titanium when it comes to yoyos is in its structural strength which allows for innovative shapes not possible with aluminum, not for weight rings.
I just asked the general on General yos facebook, he says he is LOOKING INTO TI MAJESTIES. He says “I need to look into that. Actualy, I need to find a deal on 2.25” dia ti bar."
I am so excited that he even considered it. I am not going to buy any yo-yos for a while.
Has anyone had any issues with the Model 10 eating up string due to the bearing seat not being smooth?
I heard the bearing seat wasn’t masked off when blasting so it didn’t stay smooth <–(rumor, not true), and was claimed that string needs to be changed every half hour <–(for horizontal play only)
I’m just going to leave this here…
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/313468_438367732908799_32605985_n.jpg
I have probably 32 and a half hours on the first Mitty string I put on my Model 10.
No issues here. My catch zome on my M10 has been masked off. I think Ernie was refering to horizonal play that if you play that way then change your string often.
If I blast the throw, the bearing seat area is always masked.
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That colourway is something special.
Thanks for clarifying ernie! I wasnt trying to cause any trouble just wanted to double check before i got one