Luthite

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Body of a Cort Curbow bass guitar from Luthite Cort Curbow bass guitar body and pickup.jpg
Body of a Cort Curbow bass guitar from Luthite
Luthite sticker on bass guitar body Cort Curbow bass guitar Luthite body.jpg
Luthite sticker on bass guitar body

Luthite is a lightweight synthetic material developed by the Westheimer Corporation [1] (a United States-based importer of Cort Guitars) for the construction of bass guitar and electric guitar bodies. The term refers both to the composite material and to its forming process.

References

  1. "Westheimer Corporation". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2020-02-07.

U.S. patent 5,905,219