>Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 >From: Ron Nossaman >Subject: Re: lexan or plexiglass for soundboards? > >I don't see any reason that a light weight synthetic material with a high >strength/weight ratio, and a high elastic rebound rate wouldn't work in >soundboards if it were set up right... Ovation has already done this on their top line guitar: "The neck, the top, the body. All the main components of the Adamas Q are made completely of carbon fiber. This makes the Q both very light and extremely strong. The acoustic characteristics can be controlled by varying the thickness of the composite in key areas. We've chosen to give it a a balanced and even response from the lowest sub-harmonic to the highest partial. In construction and performance, the Q is in a league of its own." http://www.kamanmusic.com/ovation/html/guitars.html Keith McGavern kam544@earthlink.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA PS - Sorry about all that previous lengthy signature stuff.
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