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Re: Carbon Fiber (was Leviticus spam)


On Saturday, November 23, 2002, at 08:07 PM, David Auker wrote:

> Carbon composite body violin - whoa!  Foxy material.  Sort of similar 
> to
> wood for feel (heft) and sound??

Its actually a composite made up of carbon and wood fibres, so it has
the strength and special acoustic properties of carbon, but also has
the acoustic properties of wood. The actual recipe is a secret, but I
have not played another electric violin quite like the D&H models
(http://www.design-harmonie.com). Check out their upright bass to -
Under 6kgs, and can be played with a strap....

I've tried a few fully carbon-fibre electric violins from different
manufacturers, and they sounded just a bit dead. It might have had
something to do with the pickups, I don't know.

One electric violin that I would love to have a look at is Meatleg's
concoctions (http://www.meatleg.com/). They are made out of solid metal
and are reputedly indistructable.  Alas, none exist on this side of the
water....

-- 
Stuart Wyatt (Solo String Project) - http://SoloString.com