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Author:  fingerstyle1978 [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Fretboard/bridge choices
I am working on a sinker Redwood/Dalbergia Cultrata baritone and I was planning on using BRW for the fretboard and bridge. However, the fretboard warped during my last move abd I'm glad I never built with it now. It was Ebay junk but definitely BRW. I havent been able to source Dalbergia Cultrata fretboards thus far and I haven't been able to find any BRW either. Anyone know of a good source for either or have a suggestion on a replacement species? I'd go with Ebony but that seems a bit boring. I do have a matching set of Boise de rose but I'm not crazy about the color scheme. The neck will be laminated mahogany/rosewood/mahogany.
Author:  Rod True [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:42 pm ]
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Steve at colonial might have some BRW


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Author:  DennisK [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:11 am ]
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Funny, I'm working on a sinker redwood and D.cultrata 00 with a bois de rose fretboard right now :D Purpleheart binding really ties it together color wise, so you could do that too. Honduran rosewood might look cool as well, giving a lighter fingerboard against the darker soundboard.

But I do love the cultrata, and want more, and have a couple of BRW fingerboards, so how about a partial trade? I'm not sure what the going rate for BRW fingerboards is these days... maybe $40 for the orange one or $50 for the dark one? Orange is 19 5/8" long, dark is 20 5/8", if the length is an issue due to it being a baritone.
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I threw a Honduran board in there as well for color comparison, and incase you want it for $15. That one's perfectly quartered, but it's 1/2" thick so I may never get around to using it because I can't stand to waste that much wood, and don't have a bandsaw to take a slice off first. Honduran does come in darker color as well, which can be had from Colonial or Hibdon.

If you want the dark BRW, I have a matching bridge blank for it as well.
Author:  Chuck R [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:09 am ]
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Amazon rosewood from allied is another option.
Author:  JSDenvir [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:11 am ]
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I used cocobolo for both on a recent build and was really pleased. They have some very nice stuff at Hibdon.

Steve
Author:  Haans [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:21 am ]
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African blackwood if you can find it.
Author:  RaymundH [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:53 am ]
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Madagascar Rosewood from Allied for the headplate, fretboard, and bridge. Just tell them what you want for color and they can usually accommodate.
Author:  Stuart Gort [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:22 am ]
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JSDenvir wrote:
I used cocobolo for both on a recent build and was really pleased. They have some very nice stuff at Hibdon.

Steve


I've made eight guitars with Cocobolo fretboards. Cocobolo is a standard for me and has never let me down. Others include BRW, Argentinian Ebony (homogeneous deep tan color - very nice), Ipe, Purple Heart, Ebony, and Wenge.
Author:  Alan Carruth [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:36 am ]
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Some folks are allergic to coco. Then again, you can find some folks are allergic to almost any tropical wood. I had a student who was allergic to both Indian rosewood and morado.
Author:  DannyV [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 11:39 am ]
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Zircote can work well.
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