Five years ago when I was on shooting a lot of competition I would chance strings and cables three times a year on each bow, normally I would keep them on hand and change them out myself. I was always blessed to have so many sponsors and most of my equipment was free (Bucknasty was my string sponsor). I will never shoot stock strings on a bow, even when I was shooting for Bowtech that's the first thing I do is change them out, that's one reason Matthews IBO is so high is because those thin Zebra strings. Get a hold of a good string maker and have him make you some good strings. Even if you don't shoot a lot a string will have a tendency of drying out, and 14 years is too long brother, I'd be afraid of shooting that bow.
well i had it changed a few years ago...but its fraying already and im thinkin i got shafted on my last string replacement. so looking for a cure...
i did shoot the crap outta it before and after restringing it. maybe the guy before me just never used it as much?