They are not indestructible

Near mint . . . . .

[Chelembound]

Sorry for your pain. I have a Rainsong that I have had for like 15 years....it's part of me now and I would be crushed right along with her if that happened to it! Your overall attitude and perspective is really good...wish I could be that "Adult" about things when they happen....I usually have to make amends after the fact. Looking forward to seeing either the repair or the replacement. Condolences...

[tdq]

Originally Posted by EvanB

This thread poses an interesting question; can CF be recycled? The environmental advantage of not cutting down trees might be off-set by the disadvantage of not being able to repurpose the waste. ???

In theory, but then again not really - and it doesn't bio degrade at all, apparently. Something to consider. I don't think, on balance, that CF is a very green material, even when you take into account the trees that don't get used for it. Still CF guitars are minuscule part of the CF industry.

"The bicycle market is a drop in the bucket. That doesn't mean it isn't important -- but compared to what aircraft makers are using, we're a drop in the bucket"

And guitars even less.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/76172.html

the-dirty-secret-of-carbon-fiber

Tdq;

Well you realist you! Actually, I suspect that your reference to the dirty secret of CF is true. But I hang on to the notion that the value is sound--cf changes the dynamic of guitars. Then again, so does plywood, another composite that I also like in guitars--and which also has environmental problems.

My thinking on recycled cf is that it should make great, long lasting, highway material.

[Mbroady]

Originally Posted by EvanB

Tdq;


My thinking on recycled cf is that it should make great, long lasting, highway material.

Actually, as per you suggestion way back when, the guitar is in the closet and will be recycled into a flower pot this summer.

[Mbroady]

Originally Posted by Chelembound

Sorry for your pain. I have a Rainsong that I have had for like 15 years....it's part of me now and I would be crushed right along with her if that happened to it! Your overall attitude and perspective is really good...wish I could be that "Adult" about things when they happen....I usually have to make amends after the fact. Looking forward to seeing either the repair or the replacement. Condolences...

Thanks........make no mistake....it really was a a crappy moment. But let that be the worst of my problems.......