| Blackbird | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:{{{image}}}|225px]] | |
| Manufacturer | What's Next |
| Release date | 1990s |
| Shape | Original: Imperial 1999: Butterfly |
| Color | Black |
| Weight | 51 grams |
| Dimensions | Diameter: 55.6mm Width: 31.75mm |
| Material | Three-piece wood |
| Bearing size | Fixed wooden axle |
| Response system | None |
The Blackbird is a yo-yo produced in the 1990s by What's Next Mfg. as part of the BC line. It is made of maple wood, colored primarily in black, and it always features a stylized depiction of a blackbird.
The yo-yo was originally made with an Imperial body shape (No. 17 and No. 18 models) typical of most other yo-yos in the BC line-up, until a Butterfly-shaped version (No. 19) was released in 1999.
U.S. National Yo-Yo Master "Dazzling Dave" Schulte had used a No. 19 Blackbird yo-yo to win the BC/Tom Kuhn Extreme Team Fixed Axle Challenge at the 1999 World Yo-Yo Contest in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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BC No. 17 Blackbird (from Dave Schulte's collection)
No. 19 Blackbird w/ Fixed Axle Challenge stickers (from Dave Schulte's collection) NOTE: This is the very yo-yo used by Dazzling Dave to win the 1999 Fixed Axle Challenge!