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Location: Up North | I saw a show on TV a while back about a company building cello's completely out of carbon fibre, (I think it was Louis & Clarke). Maybe you could track them down to build your custom stand-up bass? |
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Location: Tampa, FL | The company is Luis and Clark.
I told my nephew about this company a while back. He's waiting for the Bass version. I believe I heard about them on this board.
Here's the link |
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Location: Tampa, FL | If you read their (luis and Clark's) copy, you find their reasoning follows the lines of: Form following function, consistency of materials/product, use of contemporary materials, results oriented design without overarching concern for tradition (other than the music).
Sound familiar.
Oddly, there is not a lot of pushback from peers. I believe there are a couple of these instruments in the National Symphony (nephew's gig). There are certainly A number of them around in various big time orchestras around the US. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Here is another builder that uses composite materials:
Birk Custom Guitars |
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I've never seen one of these before.
