Violin Made Of New “Glass” (Feb, 1939)
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1939
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1939
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Poindexter really should have had one of these.
Violin Made Of New “Glass”
ANEW type of unbreakable, flexible material which has the same transparency as ordinary glass, but weighs less, size for size, has been invented in Germany. A product of artificial resins, the new material can be bent, twisted, punched, cut with a scissors, polished and sawed. As a demonstration of the possibilities of the new “glass,” the full-size violin shown above was made entirely from sample sheets, with the exception of the usual strings.
I assume this is the Plexiglas violin presented by Rohm and Haas at the 1937 World’s Fair. It’s not exactly “unbreakable”, but it’s definitely awesome stuff compared to the alternatives at the time.
Comment by Chris Radcliff — October 27, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
As opposed to the electric violins of 1933.
http://i.acephotos.org/images/.....p0880q.jpg
Comment by jayessell — October 27, 2009 @ 3:52 pm
Looks like Dan Armstrong was 30 years late with his Plexiglas guitars.
Comment by George — October 28, 2009 @ 3:55 pm