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'''RainSong''' is an [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]] manufacturer currently based in [[Woodinville, Washington]], and originally based in Kihei, [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]]. The company makes high-end [[carbon fiber]] (graphite) bodied acoustics and acoustic electrics, with past models including nylon string guitars, [[12-string guitar]]s, and a jazz |
'''RainSong Graphite Guitars''' is an [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]] manufacturer currently based in [[Woodinville, Washington]], and originally based in Kihei, [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]]. The company makes high-end [[carbon fiber]] (graphite) bodied acoustics and acoustic electrics, with past models including nylon string guitars, [[12-string guitar]]s, and a jazz arch top. |
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== Company == |
== Company == |
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RainSong is a guitar manufacturing company originally based out of Hawaii that recently moved to the mainland to Woodinville Washington near Seattle. |
RainSong Graphite Guitars is a guitar manufacturing company originally based out of Hawaii that recently moved to the mainland to Woodinville Washington near Seattle. Because the company was in such high demand, relocation allowed for easier distribution. In addition to the 30 states in the U.S., they can now be found in [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom|The United Kingdom,]] [[Japan]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]], [[Singapore]], and [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/washington/woodinville/rainsong-celebrating-a-decade-of-high-end-guitars-in-f8c24137da|title=RainSong: Celebrating A Decade of High-End Guitars in Woodinville|date=2011-05-09|work=Woodinville, WA Patch|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en-US}}</ref> RainSong makes about four or five guitars a day and only about five hundred to one thousand in a year compared to larger companies like [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] and [[Gibson]] which make that much in a day. This attributes to the cost of the guitar, where they range from about $2,000 to $4,000 depending on the model you purchase, the twelve-string tends to be one of the most expensive. |
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| ⚫ | The RainSong guitar is one of the most unique guitars because of how it’s made and what it’s made of. |
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== Creator/Current Owner == |
== Creator/Current Owner == |
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[[File:US Navy 100303-N-8655E-702 Big Kenny, a member of the country music duo Big and Rich, performs on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).jpg|thumb|340x340px| |
[[File:US Navy 100303-N-8655E-702 Big Kenny, a member of the country music duo Big and Rich, performs on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).jpg|thumb|340x340px|Artist, Big Kenny from Big and Rich using a RainSong Guitar in concert]] |
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The creator of RainSong, John Decker designed the guitar, like most inventions, out of the necessity for a product that didn’t exist |
The creator of RainSong Graphite Guitars, John Decker designed the guitar, like most inventions, out of the necessity for a product that didn’t exist. Decker was playing guitar for a wedding in [[Hawaii]] when it started to pour. This posed a problem because his guitar was wooden and would warp after coming in contact with moisture, completely ruining the body of the guitar. He was caught in the dilemma of if he should continue to play and ruin his guitar or should he run for cover and risk angering the bride and family. After this experience, he was determined to create a guitar that could withstand the weather and humidity that [[Hawaii]] offered. Decker had an extensive background in physics, specifically in [[Plasma (physics)|plasma physics]]. He earned his [[PhD]] in plasma physics in 1966 from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] then worked for the [[air force]] as a physics researcher. Then after he moved to [[Hawaii]] and worked as the manager of the [[air force]]<nowiki/>s optical observatory. In 1981 he went into business for himself in cooperation with Luther Lorenzo Pimentel and was determined to create this guitar that he could play in any weather. After finding the perfect recipe for the guitar and making a successful business from it, he then retired and left the business to his son-in-law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200612/decker.cfm|title=Decker Finds the Physics in Building Graphite Guitars|website=www.aps.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> Coomar took over the business from Decker, his father-in-law, and decided that keeping the company in [[Hawaii]] had too many business disadvantages. Coomar, who is originally from [[India]] and then graduated from the University of Southern California, decided to move the business to [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]] in 2001 since one of his toolers, Beaver Machine Works owner Rod Brower, offered him a building for rent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/washington/woodinville/rainsong-celebrating-a-decade-of-high-end-guitars-in-f8c24137da|title=RainSong: Celebrating A Decade of High-End Guitars in Woodinville|date=2011-05-09|work=Woodinville, WA Patch|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The RainSong guitar is one of the most unique guitars because of how it’s made and what it’s made of. John Decker's background and extensive research, conducted at the Sperry Rand research lab in Sudbury, Massachusetts where he focused on plasma stability helped him develop a guitar made from graphite. Using data research he conducted on the stiffness and density properties of wood, he figured out composite materials that had similar properties to this. Most materials ,such as plastics and fiberglass, were rejected because they were too stiff or extremely heavy. He finally settled on graphite which is a composite material of carbon fibers in an epoxy matrix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2001/04/02/story3.html|title=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2001/04/02/story3.html|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> The materials are shipped from [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], at subzero temperatures in order to keep the material malleable. It is then shaped, hardened and cured by baking at 200 degrees for several hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2001/04/02/story3.html|title=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2001/04/02/story3.html|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> This process uses the same technology for bonding the pieces of the bridge and neck together that is used in making planes and rockets and other satellite equipment, therefore its much stronger than any other bond classic guitars and made with like wood glues or [[epoxy]] which can still warp and decay with time and weather changes. No matter the weather, rain or shine, you can still play on the guitars, hence the name Raingsong. |
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== Sound == |
== Sound == |
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Pure [[carbon]] guitars produce a tone that has a very unique sound. It is clear, rich and resonant, similar to a piano, with a treble that rings with clarity and a bass that is warm without being muddy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acousticmagazine.com/reviews/gear-reviews/rainsong-ws1000/|title=RaingSong WS1000 {{!}} Acoustic Magazine|website=www.acousticmagazine.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> It has been shown that this type of guitar because of the material and the way it’s made, produces a very unique sound, the [[graphite]] creates a smooth passage for the energy of the string to the soundboard for greater detail and quality in tone making it much cleaner and broader in dynamic range. Many say that graphite guitars sound clearer and brighter than a classical guitar because of the access to hear the vibrations for longer at higher frequencies in comparison to the dampened sound of how wood doesn’t allow all of the sound to vibrate off of it so it often has a muddy tone. the tone being this unique, and not being made from wood, sell for more than $2,000 and have showed up in the hands of performers including two longtime rockers, [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]] and [[Daryl Hall]]. Dr. Decker said the most responsive possible guitar soundboard would be one with infinite stiffness and zero mass, so that the energy from the slightest tug of a finger on a string would translate most efficiently into moving air instead of diffusing as heat in the structure of the instrument.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/science/28acou.html|title=New Approaches to Instrument Design - String Theory|last=Revkin|first=Andrew C.|date=2006-11-28|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
Pure [[carbon]] guitars produce a tone that has a very unique sound. It is clear, rich and resonant, similar to a piano, with a treble that rings with clarity and a bass that is warm without being muddy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acousticmagazine.com/reviews/gear-reviews/rainsong-ws1000/|title=RaingSong WS1000 {{!}} Acoustic Magazine|website=www.acousticmagazine.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> It has been shown that this type of guitar because of the material and the way it’s made, produces a very unique sound, the [[graphite]] creates a smooth passage for the energy of the string to the soundboard for greater detail and quality in tone making it much cleaner and broader in dynamic range. Many say that graphite guitars sound clearer and brighter than a classical guitar because of the access to hear the vibrations for longer at higher frequencies in comparison to the dampened sound of how wood doesn’t allow all of the sound to vibrate off of it so it often has a muddy tone. the tone being this unique, and not being made from wood, sell for more than $2,000 and have showed up in the hands of performers including two longtime rockers, [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]] and [[Daryl Hall]]. Dr. Decker said the most responsive possible guitar soundboard would be one with infinite stiffness and zero mass, so that the energy from the slightest tug of a finger on a string would translate most efficiently into moving air instead of diffusing as heat in the structure of the instrument.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/science/28acou.html|title=New Approaches to Instrument Design - String Theory|last=Revkin|first=Andrew C.|date=2006-11-28|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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== RainSong |
== RainSong Graphite Guitar Styles == |
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[[File:Rainsong_chart_updated.png|thumb|986x986px|chart describing the different body styles that the company RainSong offers]] |
[[File:Rainsong_chart_updated.png|thumb|986x986px|chart describing the different body styles that the company RainSong offers]] |
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RainSong offers 5 different body styles of their guitars within several different “series”. Their body types they offer which are shown in the graphic below are the DR(dreadnought), the JM, The OM, the WS, and the PA. |
RainSong offers 5 different body styles of their guitars within several different “series”. Their body types they offer which are shown in the graphic below are the DR(dreadnought), the JM, The OM, the WS, and the PA. Each is designed for a different effect and sound quality. Some are made to be louder or softer or just to be more visually pleasing or comfortable. Each of their series are based around an idea or concept. As of 2017 their series collections are named “Concert Hybrid Series” which are made to be good harmony guitars, “Hybrid Series” which are described to have a mellow blend effect on the tone at a more affordable price point in comparison to the other styles, “classic Series” which are engineered to have crystalline clarity in their tone, “Concert Series” which have a warmer tone to them, and last but not least the “Black Ice Series” which are the artistry guitars that feature intricate design patterns on the body of the guitar and every guitar is unique in both appearance and tone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rainsong.com/guitars.html|title=RainSong - Graphite Guitar - Carbon Fiber|website=www.rainsong.com|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Guitar manufacturing companies]] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Woodinville, Washington]] |
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Revision as of 15:42, 24 October 2017
RainSong Graphite Guitars is an acoustic guitar manufacturer currently based in Woodinville, Washington, and originally based in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. The company makes high-end carbon fiber (graphite) bodied acoustics and acoustic electrics, with past models including nylon string guitars, 12-string guitars, and a jazz arch top.
Company
RainSong Graphite Guitars is a guitar manufacturing company originally based out of Hawaii that recently moved to the mainland to Woodinville Washington near Seattle. Because the company was in such high demand, relocation allowed for easier distribution. In addition to the 30 states in the U.S., they can now be found in Canada, The United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Singapore, and Australia.[1] RainSong makes about four or five guitars a day and only about five hundred to one thousand in a year compared to larger companies like Fender and Gibson which make that much in a day. This attributes to the cost of the guitar, where they range from about $2,000 to $4,000 depending on the model you purchase, the twelve-string tends to be one of the most expensive.
Creator/Current Owner
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The creator of RainSong Graphite Guitars, John Decker designed the guitar, like most inventions, out of the necessity for a product that didn’t exist. Decker was playing guitar for a wedding in Hawaii when it started to pour. This posed a problem because his guitar was wooden and would warp after coming in contact with moisture, completely ruining the body of the guitar. He was caught in the dilemma of if he should continue to play and ruin his guitar or should he run for cover and risk angering the bride and family. After this experience, he was determined to create a guitar that could withstand the weather and humidity that Hawaii offered. Decker had an extensive background in physics, specifically in plasma physics. He earned his PhD in plasma physics in 1966 from Cambridge University then worked for the air force as a physics researcher. Then after he moved to Hawaii and worked as the manager of the air forces optical observatory. In 1981 he went into business for himself in cooperation with Luther Lorenzo Pimentel and was determined to create this guitar that he could play in any weather. After finding the perfect recipe for the guitar and making a successful business from it, he then retired and left the business to his son-in-law.[2] Coomar took over the business from Decker, his father-in-law, and decided that keeping the company in Hawaii had too many business disadvantages. Coomar, who is originally from India and then graduated from the University of Southern California, decided to move the business to Woodinville in 2001 since one of his toolers, Beaver Machine Works owner Rod Brower, offered him a building for rent.[3]
How its Made
The RainSong guitar is one of the most unique guitars because of how it’s made and what it’s made of. John Decker's background and extensive research, conducted at the Sperry Rand research lab in Sudbury, Massachusetts where he focused on plasma stability helped him develop a guitar made from graphite. Using data research he conducted on the stiffness and density properties of wood, he figured out composite materials that had similar properties to this. Most materials ,such as plastics and fiberglass, were rejected because they were too stiff or extremely heavy. He finally settled on graphite which is a composite material of carbon fibers in an epoxy matrix.[4] The materials are shipped from Tulsa, Oklahoma, at subzero temperatures in order to keep the material malleable. It is then shaped, hardened and cured by baking at 200 degrees for several hours.[5] This process uses the same technology for bonding the pieces of the bridge and neck together that is used in making planes and rockets and other satellite equipment, therefore its much stronger than any other bond classic guitars and made with like wood glues or epoxy which can still warp and decay with time and weather changes. No matter the weather, rain or shine, you can still play on the guitars, hence the name Raingsong.
Sound
Pure carbon guitars produce a tone that has a very unique sound. It is clear, rich and resonant, similar to a piano, with a treble that rings with clarity and a bass that is warm without being muddy.[6] It has been shown that this type of guitar because of the material and the way it’s made, produces a very unique sound, the graphite creates a smooth passage for the energy of the string to the soundboard for greater detail and quality in tone making it much cleaner and broader in dynamic range. Many say that graphite guitars sound clearer and brighter than a classical guitar because of the access to hear the vibrations for longer at higher frequencies in comparison to the dampened sound of how wood doesn’t allow all of the sound to vibrate off of it so it often has a muddy tone. the tone being this unique, and not being made from wood, sell for more than $2,000 and have showed up in the hands of performers including two longtime rockers, Steve Miller and Daryl Hall. Dr. Decker said the most responsive possible guitar soundboard would be one with infinite stiffness and zero mass, so that the energy from the slightest tug of a finger on a string would translate most efficiently into moving air instead of diffusing as heat in the structure of the instrument.[7]
RainSong Graphite Guitar Styles
RainSong offers 5 different body styles of their guitars within several different “series”. Their body types they offer which are shown in the graphic below are the DR(dreadnought), the JM, The OM, the WS, and the PA. Each is designed for a different effect and sound quality. Some are made to be louder or softer or just to be more visually pleasing or comfortable. Each of their series are based around an idea or concept. As of 2017 their series collections are named “Concert Hybrid Series” which are made to be good harmony guitars, “Hybrid Series” which are described to have a mellow blend effect on the tone at a more affordable price point in comparison to the other styles, “classic Series” which are engineered to have crystalline clarity in their tone, “Concert Series” which have a warmer tone to them, and last but not least the “Black Ice Series” which are the artistry guitars that feature intricate design patterns on the body of the guitar and every guitar is unique in both appearance and tone.[8]
External links
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Refernces
- ^ "RainSong: Celebrating A Decade of High-End Guitars in Woodinville". Woodinville, WA Patch. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Decker Finds the Physics in Building Graphite Guitars". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "RainSong: Celebrating A Decade of High-End Guitars in Woodinville". Woodinville, WA Patch. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2001/04/02/story3.html". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2001/04/02/story3.html". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "RaingSong WS1000 | Acoustic Magazine". www.acousticmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ Revkin, Andrew C. (2006-11-28). "New Approaches to Instrument Design - String Theory". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "RainSong - Graphite Guitar - Carbon Fiber". www.rainsong.com. Retrieved 2017-10-19.