What's your opinion on carbon fiber instruments?
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I recently had a chance to audition a carbon fiber violin and I must say I went in with low expectations and walked away throughly surprised. Would you consider something other than a wooden instrument? Submitted by scott.mclewin on Mon, 2008/02/04 - 10:53pm.
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United States
January 10, 2007
It weighed almost nothing, and was quite pretty to look at... the finishing process makes it shimmer with a moire look to the surface. It did not sound quite as good as it looked, but they are still in the process of finding what works and what doesn't. I suspect they will become more popular as the makers get more of them under their belts.
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United States
February 11, 2008
I have played both Rainsong & CA Acoustic guitars. And they both are fantastic sounding guitars. The CA Acoustic was all one piece construction (body & neck laminated as one piece). No problem with warping neck. But, I still prefer the mellow tones of real wood. Especially Koa wood!!!!!!
Russ
United States
March 23, 2006
No fear here, actually. I ended up getting it a week later and I love it. I also love my wooden instrument. I use the CF fiddle for jams and the wood for playing in the orchestra. The two instruments play very differently.
So far I don't get much flack for it - more outright curiosity - but I've also not brought it into the other world I play in. I'm not sure how a shiny black fiddle would go over in a sea of wooden instruments. :)
Like you describe with your guitar, it could care less about the humidity. The hair on my bow cares, but the violin just stays in tune.
Anybody out there have any hands on experience with a CF mandolin?
United States
February 5, 2008
I've been playing an Ovation 12 string guitar for 21 years. I catch a lot of flack from the traditionalists, but it sounds great, always stays in tune, and doesn't have a problem with humidity. Woods nice, but don't fear change!