carbon guitars 2007
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Graphite Composite and Other Nontraditional Materials
in Guitar Construction
Beau Richards special 4/27 edition
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Antonito Stradavari(1644 – 1737)
•Know for violins
Guitars current design not changed much since circa 1600
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Resonator GuitarsNational Stringed InstrumentsNational Dobro Corp.
•Brass Bodies•Cast aluminum“spider” bridge•Spun aluminum cone.
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Mario Maccafarri•Injection molded Styron•Not meant as a joke
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Ampeg
•1969•Lucite
Danelectro
•1954•Masonite
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Yamaha FGB1•Top – Back – Sides are bamboo•Sustainable material – 3 years for bamboo to grow to maturity
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Adamas Guitars
•First carbon sound board•1973•“Fibronic Soundboard”
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Modulus Guitars
•First patent 1978•Later patents 1989, 1993•Geoff Gould •From Voyager to Red Hot Chili Peppers
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•Tow size (34K, 48K, 240K)•Twill – Exhibits warp and weft
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Rainsong Graphite Guitars
•Started 1983•Patented 1990•“entirely” made of graphite
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•Vacuum Bagged•Convection oven
Mold Bodies
•RTV mold
Cleaning flash
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•Cheap•Easy to work with•Worth experimenting with
HobbiestsSmall production shopsRepairmen
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