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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Carbon fiber vs. tonewood paper |
Hi everyone I found this link on another list http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jdh74/interests/spring_2006.pdf and thought some of you might enjoy it. Fred |
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| Author: | Michael Jin [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carbon fiber vs. tonewood paper |
Though I prefer wood, I can honestly say that I don't find the conclusions drawn to be at all surprising... |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carbon fiber vs. tonewood paper |
Interesting and I'm not surprised either. I was not impressed when I played a Rainsong. I did think it might be a good campfire guitar although my 0-16NY did that just fine for many years and survived nicely, thank you. There's just something about wood 
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carbon fiber vs. tonewood paper |
Now that we live in an age in which every college student's homework is available on the net, lots of science experiments are out there purporting to prove, well, a bit of everything. Given this student's assumptions, the conclusions are not surprising. Turns out that a guitar made of carbon fiber sounds rather like a guitar. |
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| Author: | Peter J [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carbon fiber vs. tonewood paper |
Thanks for sharing the link Fred. I found it interesting and also was surprised that through their modeling exercise they were able to predict and produce a CF soundboard that had such similar mode responses. It has been my experience that the CF guitars that I have heard do tend to sound a bit sharper and more nasal. Perhaps this is the lack of the mellowness in the CF that they attribute to the wood topped guitar. It would be nice to have a physics lab in which to play and experiment....... I have recently been attempting to set and attain 1st mode response targets for my tops at varying stages of construction; unbraced, braced and joined to sides. It has been an eye-opening exercise... |
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