On Fri, May 15, 2009, Narada <blues.for.nar...@ntlworld.com> said: >> I don't think this guy is for real. This is a scam.
i dont see that. The concept is modern and very plausible, the financial end of it is risque until tested; how much was he asking? >> My business, which is in 3D visualisation, animation and 3D modelling >> offers this service thru' a third party company. He's right when he >> says you'll get it back in a week, the actual printing process is >> quite quick. But once you load it with strings it will just come >> apart. If you get back a wax model, its not intended as a finished product - but could be a legitimate intermediate stage for a luthier to finish off. Dont forget to consider the season before ordering (also an issue for super-glue), modeling wax deforms easily in transit when in hot vehicles or trans-shipment warehousing. If you are getting a carbon-fiber shell from him thats more interesting, figure out a way to join it to a traditional top and thats a lot of work saved, could be worth a couple hundred to a busy luthier. I suspect carbon-fiber would make a good body, assuming hide glue works. And if it doesnt, maybe they can work in a light-wood rim around the inside (willow, poplar...). -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
