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Chris Paulick
 Post subject: Source of Ebony
PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:33 pm 
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Where are you getting your Ebony from? I'm looking to dress it out myself for fret boards, bridge blanks, head plates and binding and what ever else.
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Dave Stewart
 Post subject: Re: Source of Ebony
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I'm surprised you can't get it locally. I get mine , 1"x4" sticks (either macassar or gabon) from one of several exotic wood dealers in the area. (I know "A & M" in Cambridge sells a lots in the states.)

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ZootMan-he has rough blank ebony for such sized items. Gaboon(Gabon) is getting harder to find in dense black, so some places it is rapidly rising in price. Unquestioned quality from Bob, though.mt
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Chris Paulick
 Post subject: Re: Source of Ebony
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Zootman? I've found that Madagascar is the stuff that is very hard to get now. Probably getting out of reach for guitars.
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Barry Daniels
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Exotic Woods usually has a good supply of ebony.
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Vikwood has Madegascar Ebony fingerboards in all sizes, and in two grades.

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Lars Stahl
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Hi chris. here´s a good place to find some larger pieces to cut up by yourself from, etc. http://www.gilmerwood.com/
quick link to madagascar ebony etc. http://www.gilmerwood.com/instrument_wo ... -ebony.htm

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Madagascar Ebony is almost commercially extinct; it's definitely on the way. Last I heard, the government of Madagascar had locked down exports.

For the hassles involved in drying ebony (it loves to split), I get mine from Shane Neifer (High Mountain Tonewoods) or Todd Taggert (Allied Lutherie). The fretboard blanks are thick enough to saw up into bridge blanks. They both import directly from Africa, so you're not going to do much better than that. The quantity you buy is going to be a larger determinant of cost than the condition you buy it in.

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Dave Fifield
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[gloat]I scored a whole big box of ebony f/b mishapen/split blanks at the recent LMI annual clear out sale (real cheap!) - they work great re-cut for bridges and game pieces for Christmas pressies![/gloat] 8-)

I have been happy with the consistantly high quality black ebony I get from LMI.

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