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| Author: | j.Brown [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bocote as a fretboard and bridge? |
Anyone have pros and cons re: the use of bocote as a fretboard and/or bridge? -j. |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bocote as a fretboard and bridge? |
Pro: looks cool Con: looks weird |
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| Author: | David R White [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bocote as a fretboard and bridge? |
I have used Bocote as a fingerboard, it works fine, after two years it is wearing well and the frets are holding. The look does mellow a bit with age and use. |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bocote as a fretboard and bridge? |
I am firmly in the "looks weird" camp. I had some of this stuff sitting around in the shop and it is so gaudy, I finally hid it. I have no idea what its functional/acoustic properties might be. |
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| Author: | Bob Long [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bocote as a fretboard and bridge? |
J... I quit using Bocote... I developed a sensitivity to it... really nasty! I think it's just the dust that made it so bad, but it might be a concern for FBs and Bridges for some people. Others may have input about how toxic Bocote is to them. long |
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| Author: | j.Brown [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bocote as a fretboard and bridge? |
Howard Klepper wrote: Pro: looks cool Con: looks weird I am with Howard on both of these points. Aesthetically, it can go either way, but this will be a personal guitar for me (first one in a long time), so for me, I lean more on the cool...or at least the "different, but not BAD different" side. I think I was/am more concerned with the functional properties of Bocote as a fretboard & bridge like tone, durability, and just plain feasibility of this as an option. Good to know about the toxicity of it. I will continue to take precautions. Thanks for the input. -j. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bocote as a fretboard and bridge? |
j, if you can get some that's well-quartered, the look is outstanding. Bocote's medullary ray structure is as pretty--well, to me anyway--as that of maple. And then if you let it oxidize, or photo degrade  , the look will be a rich dark brown.I'd say go for it. Steve |
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| Author: | Frei [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bocote as a fretboard and bridge? |
You could always go with Ziricote, its close, and it would 'look cool'. |
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