@SharonC said.."....lessons--convenient to be able to run into the store for a few minutes without having to worry about leaving it in the car (would never do that with my wood one with this heat)."

EXACTLY!!!! YES... Its an issue on a trip because i wont trust leaving my wood violin in the car..  and on a plane the worry that theyll make me check it.. really depending on the flight crew to let me put it in bin.   but now if its checked.. with a hard case.. womt worry as much.

@AndrewH said

Gordon Shumway said

I think they probably discussed this on VCom, but since wood is fibrous (and carbon-based) and CF is carbon fibre, I'm not sure why CF couldn't one day imitate wood well.

  

I think it's already being done to some extent. Over the last 15 years or so, I've seen a handful of Luis & Clark carbon fiber instruments in orchestras I've played in. If I were blindfolded, I probably wouldn't be able to identify them as carbon fiber, even in comparison with wooden instruments in the same price range.

  

I notice this one when immediately compared to my Jay Haide euro ( which is NOT a 960.00 violin )

 Its like listening to music with earplugs in and then taking them out.   ESPECIALLY on the A and E strings.   The glasser is more focused or id even say softer and focused... the wooden more open and alot morr projection... my wife could tell the same sitting across the room.  but we both agree that both sound great...just different animals.🙂

its easy to play as violins ive had go.  other than weight i dont feel uncomfortable with it vs the jay

the glasser is fun... no weird feeling or sound.. and like above a lot less environmental type worries.