All carbon-fibre articles

  • Glass fibre cello
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    Glass fibre cello used to play Takemitsu

    4 February 2020

    Carbon fibre instruments have been introduced on the market for a couple of years. A research team from Ghent University and School of Arts Gent has been investigating the use of composite materials for string instruments. Now, one of their prototypes, a cello made from glass fibre by luthier Tim ...

  • Carbon Cello
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    Making a cello from carbon

    29 January 2019

    In this video Tim Duerinck demonstrates how to make a cello from carbon by hand. The music to the video is also performed on the carbon cello. To read his article investigating the possibilities of flax, carbon, aramid and more in violin making click here.