Taboo Stringing: Re-do Mains Only (3 & 9 mounting)

Countless have restrung only the crosses of a used stringbed successfully. 

But I have yet to hear about successful restringing of mains only. A previous post (link) explained why it could not be done.

Then I thought, instead of anchoring the main supports at 12 & 6 o'clock of the racket hoop, would it be possible if mounted at 3 & 9 instead?

That would prevent the crosses from compressing and distorting the frame width once the mains are cut, wouldn't it? 

From this perspective, doesn't it seem like the "crosses" were being strung instead?

First 2 pics below was width measurement before the above mains restring. Next 2 pics below was after.

Before:

After:

While the frame width maintained its exact measurement after the mains restring, it is important to note that the width still compressed about 6-7mm from an unstrung state. (The most extreme distortion I witnessed for this frame was a narrowing of about 11-12mm).

Even though the mains did not snap, this warp occurred because tension loss and string creep caused greater elongation in the main strings than the crosses. 

Nevertheless, if this works out, I believe there could be huge implications on how rackets could be restrung, as long as one understands and accepts the risks.


Playtest:
- The first impression was how much tighter the mains felt compared to how it last played.
- The mains dominated the feel of ball impacts. It was nice to feel it pocketing and supporting the ball as the stringbed depresses before rebounding accurately.
- Although this sounds odd, but compared to the more commonly felt feeling of the crosses supporting most of the impact, having the mains do the bulk of the work was way better! I enjoyed this tremendously!
- For this to happen, clearly, the crosses have lost a fair bit of string tension. But still, there was no instance of any odd rebound angle nor trampoline.
- If you try to imagine a freshly strung racket with the main strings about 10-15 lbs tighter than the crosses, that's probably how this felt like to me.
- Control and confidence improved. I felt more at ease just taking full relaxed swings instead of holding back with the previous worn main strings.
- String bite, feel and spin improved significantly over the old mains.
- For second serves, both sidespin and topspin curled the ball down much faster than anticipated, causing many to land short, almost right in the middle of my opponent's service box, before kicking up. So we knew spin increased.
- Sweetspot size felt the same. Likewise, shots hit off-sweetspot did not feel more or less harsh, nor extra low-powered.
- Frame width maintained the same after an hour of play.