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The Carbon Fiber Mandolin

July 11, 2008

Peter Mix knew there would be a carbon fiber mandolin. He just didn’t know he would be the one creating it.
Mix worked with Rogers Mandolin for a decade, and when the company shuttered its doors in 1996, Mix looked around for something to do. He says he was fascinated by what was happening at Composite Acoustics and Rainsong and how they were building carbon fiber guitars. “I loved what I was hearing and playing, and it just seemed inevitable that someone would build a carbon fiber mandolin.”

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Q&A with Ellis Seal of Composite Acoustics

One of the most arresting visuals at Summer NAMM was a guitar being soaked from a small shower. The display belonged to Composite Acoustics, which makes carbon fiber guitars. Ellis Seal, who heads the research and development department, explains it to us all.

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