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Originally Posted by DethWshBkr
Ha! Carbon fiber is more resilient to abrasion and such than wood, but carbon fiber is not invulnerable.
The surface is probably clear coat paint, but still that will wear away.
I have used carbon fiber for 25 years in many things, and it is much more vulnerable to certain things, and much more resilient to certain things than other materials.
Crush/impact? Carbon is very weak unless it was designed for it. Flex? Carbon is extremely weak, unless designed for it, and then it has zero fatigue.
Stiffness? Carbon cam be ridiculously stiff, yet flexible, when designed so.
It's a great material, but it is not invulnerable.
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This being the case, then it seems to me it might be a good idea to develop a picking hand technique in which the picking hand contacts only the strings and not the guitar top if carbon fiber is so vulnerable.
This is certainly possible, as I have seen both flatpickers and fingerpickers do it.
Tony