Maccaferri Plastic Violin
Tho X. Bui
think). It seems so silly a concept that I am thinking about buying it.
Anybody here played one? Does it sound like a $135 instrument? $50
instrument? A friend has 2 maccaferri plastic guitars, and they don't
sound all that objectionable...
Tho
Peter Schug
wrote on 11/21/00 6:49 PM:
Hi Tho,
I have no idea, but if you buy one I hope you report on it to the news
group.
Pete
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Peter Held
time, however, I noticed that that requirement seems to have been removed on
their web-site. To be certain you may want to call and ask. I love Elderly
Instruments - since they are only an hour away from me I go their in person.
I have been buying instruments there since 1973.
I can't imagine that these sound any good, though!
I'd love to hear from someone who has tried one.
Pete Held
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Tho X. Bui
full analysis, comparing it to the sound quality of my modest collection
of ebay specials :-)
Tho
David Kaye
" I can't imagine that these sound any good, though!
But, electric violins are made of plastic, no? They sound pretty good for
people who like that kind of sound.
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Ib Therkelsen
>
> Peter Held wrote the quoted material below:
>
> " I can't imagine that these sound any good, though!
>
> But, electric violins are made of plastic, no? They sound pretty good for
> people who like that kind of sound.
>
- just as large truck engines, running at full pelt, sound pretty good
for people who like that kind of sound :-)
Ib Therkelsen
Neal
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> Peter Held wrote the quoted material below:
>
> " I can't imagine that these sound any good, though!
>
> But, electric violins are made of plastic, no? They sound pretty good for
> people who like that kind of sound.
Electric instruments don't rely on body acoustics for tone, though they can.
The electronics can create the sound envelope and tweak the harmonic makeup
of the tone. I reserve judgement of tone, however, till I hear it.
Fran and Adrian Ross
wood-designs... as i've come o find out using vaious woods with the same
design, the wood used is a *surprisingly* large component of the tone... i
probably wouldn't go so far as to say the e'violins require
accoustic-quality tone woods, but you can hear a big different between
woods that are made from maple, sheoak, jarrah, pines, spruce, ironwood etc
from very acoustic to very warm to very bright, depending on the woods used
follows suit that various types of plastics, density and elasticity would
play a fairly big role too... if they've done some fairly hefty research,
its possible these violins could sound quite decent.... (they would have an
upped limit however, much like carbon fibre bows.... a $200 carbon fibre
bow will most likely kick the pants of a $200 brazilwood bow, but a $600
CF bow still wont be able to compete with a $2k snakewood/pernumbuco bow
etc etc)
as student instruments, the plastic violins could be quite good....
i'll be interested to hear how they do sound! = )
Adrian
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