• mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      and it would be heavy as fuck. if you held it by the neck it would probably bend. and you couldn’t tension the strings.

      probably a pretty shitty fiddy

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      3 months ago

      Ever heard of alloys? All things “gold” are actually alloys because pure gold is pretty damn useless for the reason you cited.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        I thought people usually just did a gold coating around a more reasonable material. In this case, your fiddle would still be wood, but it would have a gold finish to look pretty.