AcornHouse
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All gloves so I don’t contaminate it.Careful you don't get "nickel itch" handling it.
All gloves so I don’t contaminate it.Careful you don't get "nickel itch" handling it.
I don’t think many actually play that high on mando family instruments, but looks weird to have bare fingerboard. Also, while you may not be able to fit you finger between frets up there, as long as your pressing behind the fret, the note should still come through.My fingers are too fat to play high up on the neck with that fret spacing.
Weight and stiffness. CF weighs almost nothing and is stiffer than any comparable sized wood. These strips are only 1/4" deep by 1/8" wide. That's smaller than the oak strips I use in my go deck; the ones that I can bend into place.That's interesting. Why CF and not some other hardwood?
Sorry, I had to double check since 1/4” sounded too small. These are 3/8” deep.Weight and stiffness. CF weighs almost nothing and is stiffer than any comparable sized wood. These strips are only 1/4" deep by 1/8" wide. That's smaller than the oak strips I use in my go deck; the ones that I can bend into place.
Thanks. I know CF has great properties but mixing it in with a fine wood instrument seems like the kind of thing that makers of fine wood instruments would eschew.Weight and stiffness. CF weighs almost nothing and is stiffer than any comparable sized wood. These strips are only 1/4" deep by 1/8" wide. That's smaller than the oak strips I use in my go deck; the ones that I can bend into place.
Some builders are using thin strips of CF to make laminated braces. I don’t feel the need for that myself, but for necks, it’s the best material for the job. Far better than the steel beams Martin used back when.Thanks. I know CF has great properties but mixing it in with a fine wood instrument seems like the kind of thing that makers of fine wood instruments would eschew.
Some builders are using thin strips of CF to make laminated braces. I don’t feel the need for that myself, but for necks, it’s the best material for the job. Far better than the steel beams Martin used back when.
They generally aren’t thinner, just stiffer. There is a new bracing system that some have been working on call falcate bracing, where the braces are curved. It’s pretty much a necessity there.That's interesting. Does that mean the braces could be thinner and thus provide more surface area on the top to vibrate?