Collings Tech: Carbon fibre T-bar for Waterloo

[Kerry Krishna]

 I am looking for the new T-bar material, and can't find it. Any ideas who is manufacturing it?

[Frank Ford]

I expect  Collings makes it for in-house use.

[Kerry Krishna]

Frank, if this product is not available, what sou;d have to happen for a place like StewMac to start making them? Would there have to be a ton of folks calling and asking them too? 

[Frank Ford]

For sure - it's about the money, as always.   I'd bet on LMI to be more responsive to such requests.

What advantage might there be to the T-shape?  Wouldn't a standard rectangular or square bar be strong enuf?   

[LARRY KLOSE]

Has anyone asked Collings about their source?  The worst they can say is it's not for sale.

Larry

[Kerry Krishna]

 Larry, I got an Email from Collings's  Mark Althans. He says the t-bars are being made  for them, and that they are proprietary from that company.

They want no one to know they are making them.  At some point, they will be for sale I would imagine. 

[Howard Klepper]

I don't see the engineering advantage of a T-bar.   It appears to me to be a marketing nod to traditionalists.

[Russell Vance]

What Howard said +1.

Rusty.

[Andrew]

Bit of a shot in the dark, but perhaps to replace a metal t bar in an existing neck that needs work for some reason? I.e. Weight reduction.