Re: Carbon Fiber Mandolin
My friend is ecstatic about her carbon fiber fiddle. She plays it at inside jams and hot, muggy outdoor festivals and it sounds great both places. I have a carbon fiber bow and there is almost no noticeable difference between it and a wood bow. It is slightly denser than my main wooden bow, but I have several wooden bows and the difference between some of those bows is even greater. The only thing noticeable about the CF fiddle is the color, it is almost black. I've played it and it plays well.
Were there a CF mandolin without too high a price, I know a few folks that would be interested for outdoor gigs, especially the rainy and cold ones folks have to put up with here in Minnesota.
Rob Ross
Apple Valley, Minne-SOH-tah
1996 Flatiron A5-Performer, 1915 Gibson F-2 (loaned to me by a friend), 2008 Kentucky Master KM-505 A-Model
1925 Bacon Peerless tenor banjo (Irish tuning), 1985 Lloyd Laplant F-5, 2021 Ibanez PFT2 Tenor Guitar (GDAE)
and of course, the 1970 Suzuki-Violin-Sha Bowl Back Taterbug
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