Newbie, curious about carbon fiber - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T06:49:03Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/newbie-curious-about-carbon-fiber?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A182484&feed=yes&xn_auth=noComposite Acoustics guitars w…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-12-26:2177249:Comment:1824842018-12-26T16:17:00.384ZMark Foglemanhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkFogleman
<p>Composite Acoustics guitars were popular ~10 years ago with performing rhythm players. They were based in Lafayette, LA at the time before being bought by Peavy and made a dread size which came in two different "voices" in addition to smaller models similar to the Rainsong pictured above.They wouldn't win any prizes in a sound quality contest with an equivalent priced wooden Martin/Taylor etc played in a living room setting but were bulletproof once set up.</p>
<p>I have not worked on one…</p>
<p>Composite Acoustics guitars were popular ~10 years ago with performing rhythm players. They were based in Lafayette, LA at the time before being bought by Peavy and made a dread size which came in two different "voices" in addition to smaller models similar to the Rainsong pictured above.They wouldn't win any prizes in a sound quality contest with an equivalent priced wooden Martin/Taylor etc played in a living room setting but were bulletproof once set up.</p>
<p>I have not worked on one but the frets are installed and removed just like a standard wood fretboard. Melt the CA glue holding them in with a soldering gun, etc. They came without a trussrod so you may need to be more aggressive with a file on frets number 14 to the end of the fretboard to prevent string rattle.</p> I've had my OM1000 since Dec…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-12-23:2177249:Comment:1821852018-12-23T19:59:26.539ZJeffrey L. Suitshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JeffreyLSuits
<p>I've had my OM1000 since December 2001, no trussrod, no problems whatsoever, other than if I take it outside to play in the sunlit garden, the top gets REAL hot! Stays in tune, though; it's my de facto baritone, BEADF#B, 13-56.</p>
<p>Here it is: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jeffreylsuits/here-we-go-runnin-13" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/jeffreylsuits/here-we-go-runnin-13</a></p>
<p>I've had my OM1000 since December 2001, no trussrod, no problems whatsoever, other than if I take it outside to play in the sunlit garden, the top gets REAL hot! Stays in tune, though; it's my de facto baritone, BEADF#B, 13-56.</p>
<p>Here it is: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jeffreylsuits/here-we-go-runnin-13" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/jeffreylsuits/here-we-go-runnin-13</a></p> hi Danny,
rather underwhelmin…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-12-23:2177249:Comment:1822822018-12-23T03:13:15.402ZRussell Vancehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RussellVance
<p>hi Danny,</p>
<p>rather underwhelming response to your queries eh, Carbon fiber and composites have had a a shaky existence in guitar making for quite a while. My observation is that its taken a while for the combination of wood and composite to be fully understood and exploited and this has led to a fair degree of mistrust and disinterest from general luthiers and repairmen. The composite Martins are a guitar that most of us are familiar with and a fair number of us have repaired them…</p>
<p>hi Danny,</p>
<p>rather underwhelming response to your queries eh, Carbon fiber and composites have had a a shaky existence in guitar making for quite a while. My observation is that its taken a while for the combination of wood and composite to be fully understood and exploited and this has led to a fair degree of mistrust and disinterest from general luthiers and repairmen. The composite Martins are a guitar that most of us are familiar with and a fair number of us have repaired them when the top has sprung loose after a knock or drop. But, they are repairable and sound ok for what they are. I've refretted composite necks and providing you use the appropriate procedure it can be done. That's not to say its easy or cheap to do. The carbon fibre you generally see is kiddies stuff and it will bend/creep if you put sufficient pressure on it - the stuff they make aircraft and bridge reinforcements out of is stronger but it will bend just fine under load. So keeping a neck in relief with a set CF neck with no truss rod becomes a crap shoot if you change string gauge significantly unless the neck is sufficiently stable to maintain a pre-dialed relief under a wide load set. All this stuff is up to you the buyer to consider, but I presume that the next generation composites will be better than the originals as the knowledge base and manufacturing expertise increases. The word "presume" means I probably don't know -so go buy one and tell us how it goes,</p>
<p>Regards, </p>
<p>Rusty.</p>
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