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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/how-its-made-carbon-...
This is amazing and brings up so many questions. I was wondering how much of this was tried, or in fact is used on the Adamas or the Q. I notice this instrument is essentially 100% Carbon fiber. Although the top is laminated, it's all CF, no wood.
Pretty interesting all in all. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Very, VERY cool! |
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Location: south east Michigan | I think this is a duplicate thread. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | BFLG Members: Don't try this at home! |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Spendy little critters, too! $6500.00 for a cello? I suppose if that's what you use to make the rent each month, it's cool. |
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Location: NJ | Considering that Adamas re-issues have been going for close to that, I think $6.5K for a nice cello is pretty reasonable. |
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Location: Ballston Lake, N.Y. | A member of our Worship Team plays one of those carbon fibre cellos. Sounds very nice and projects like crazy. $6500.00 is not bad for a cello. A nice medium quality wooden one can go for $25,000. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | When my wife and I first started dating, she showed an interest in learning cello, but was afraid to spend a grand on something she'd never tried. So, I got her a used Kay cello off eBay that Christmas. I put some money into it to get it set up, but all told, I probably put less than $400 into it thinking if she didn't like it, I could sell it and get the money back.
The luthier I took it to (Randy Woods near Savannah, GA. He's fantastic and is something of an expert on Kay string instruments among other things.) took a long look and suggested I track down its history if I could.
It turns out that this cello is Kay instrument #98 made in Kay's first year of production. :eek: Randy got it set up and even had a cellist from the now-defunct Savannah Symphony come to his shop so they could listen to it. The sound was...Awesome! :D
Suffice it to say, my wife is NOT selling it! :rolleyes: ;) :cool: |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | And the old Kay basses aren't bad either. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I stand corrected. I only wish I had the talent (and dedication) to pay the rent that way. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by an4340:
And the old Kay basses aren't bad either. You're right there! My wife learned concert bass on one of those and still talks wistfully about them. Maybe some day I'll be able to afford another surprise like that! :rolleyes: But first we need to live in a larger space. ;) |
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OT- How Its Made: CF Chello
