Blackbird launches Clara, the world’s first concert-level, plant-fiber composite instrument

November 21, 2013 |

In California, Blackbird released the Clara ukulele, a revolutionary instrument with the tone of vintage wood and the durability of cutting-edge, eco-friendly construction. Made from Ekoa – a proprietary, renewable material – the Clara is a game-changing instrument, delivering unmatched sustainability and performance. Ekoa is made up of fiber reinforcement fabric in resin matrix, but one that is worker and planet-friendly.

The plant-based fabrics and biobased resins have a beautiful designer material quality, which does not always require finishing along with distinct performance advantages over other composites. The Clara ukulele, is the debut application of Ekoa which is suitable for numerous other applications from sports equipment to furniture.

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