Richard, the company is in your neck of the woods.might be an interesting field trip given your educational/professional/musical background. The joke was that the nose tips were a better deal for GE than the diamonds, because they were more expensive. The process was developed by General Electric, which had earlier developed a process to make diamonds. It doesn't survive fully intact, but it wears off in a predictable way, largely preserving the extreme accuracy with which the guidance system delivered the warhead to its reentry point. When the missile reenters the atmosphere, the small rounded nose tip heats up to temperatures hotter than the photosphere of the sun. missiles are made by 3-dimensionally weaving the shape with organic polymer fiber, then compressing and heating it to high temperature to drive out the non-carbon elements: pyrolysis.

The nose tips of the conical warheads of U.S. intercontinental missiles much more accurate than their Soviet counterparts. One of the much earlier applications of pyrolitic carbon made U.S. On their home page, all Black Diamond say is that theirs is neither graphite nor fiber, and that it's expensive to make. But there are dozens of forms of 'pyrolytic carbon', each with its own unique properties. Richard Jernigan -> RE: black diamond saddles (Feb. But who amongst us is guaranteed to be proof against seduction by the flattering advances of a prominent Warlock ? Guitarbuddha -> RE: black diamond saddles (Feb. Images are resized automatically to a maximum width of 800px

here is some patent infoĮstebanana -> RE: black diamond saddles (Feb. The material used for the saddle is pyrolytic carbon which is quite different from tusq. It solves the 'problem' at low cost and have some other pros as well Why don't just go the canadian graph-tech stuff. That made me smile on this sad day thanks for that Richard.īeno -> RE: black diamond saddles (Feb. Gerundino63 -> RE: black diamond saddles (Feb. When dropped, due to the secret form of carbon in them, instead of striking the floor they levitated a few inches above it. 25 2014 22:39:49)īut they're ONLY $99.99 each, so what's the problem? Wonder it they acceptĪnders Eliasson -> RE: black diamond saddles (Feb.

most of the saddles are for steel string but they make a classical/flamenco type.Ĭ. a few classical guitar luthiers at another site have been experimenting with them with very positive results. although these saddles are initially expensive the company says they resist the nicking that occurs with bone so in the long run the cost may even out. Thought folks might be interested in this.

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