Any thoughts on carbon fibre lead pipes?

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Bach5G
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by Bach5G »

Any thoughts on c/f leadpipes? Butler is making them. I’m thinking of ordering one for my Bach 16.
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

I have one, it played great until the threads separated from the leadpipe and now I can't use it.
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muschem
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by muschem »

Tried one briefly for my C12 bass. It reminded me of a #2, but for me it took a bit more effort to get the same sound I can get on a metal pipe. I'm not particularly efficient on bass, so I probably feel the impacts of further reductions in efficiency more keenly than a strong bass player would. I didn't keep it very long. I do recall thinking that the threads seemed fragile. If you tend to settle on a pipe and keep it in for a long time, maybe that doesn't matter.

If you haven't seen Keith Hilson's video review of the updated JJ model, that's worth a watch. First mention of the carbon fibre lead pipe is around 6 minutes in: <YOUTUBE id="Or2thqQxecY" t="360">https://youtu.be/Or2thqQxecY?t=360.</YOUTUBE>
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hiktro
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by hiktro »

It is amazingly light.

But the carbon fiber nut? broke immediately, so I'm not sure about its durability. I asked the tech to replace it with a metal nut.
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by WGWTR180 »

What will we all buy next? LOL
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by GabrielRice »

[quote="WGWTR180"]What will we all buy next? LOL[/quote]

Yeah...my only thought about carbon fiber leadpipes is that I have no interest in a carbon fiber leadpipe.
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BGuttman
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by BGuttman »

The threads are simply plastic. You can't make them out of carbon fiber. I have a plastic trombone with a metal leadpipe and the leadpipe destroyed the threads in the cork barrel.