I think one other issue with CF instruments is cost. Several years ago I had a chance to try out Peter Mix's prototype CF mandolins. They were nice, to me not too attractive, played well. I did feel that there was a harsh edge to the sound I didn't care for. At the time, maybe 2007(?), the A styles priced out at $3500 and the F's were $1000 more. Even understanding the difficulty in manufacturing them, no one who saw them or played them bought one then or subsequently although some bought traditional wood instruments costing as much or more.
Might be an expectation, perhaps an unreasonable one, that these things should sell for much less than wood.
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