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| Author: | sdsollod [ Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
Which is better for purfling on the edge of the fingerboard, wood/fiber or plastic? Would the white portion of wood/fiber stain with finger oils? Would plastic be better choice? |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
Yep, plastic will stay cleaner. If you use wood or fiber you can seal it with some CA and that will prevent adsorption of dirt and oils, to a degree. |
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| Author: | mike-p [ Fri Mar 01, 2019 3:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
If I'm allowed to piggy back, is a maple line on an African Blackwood board a bad idea? |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
I had an old Washburn (1920's?) with a white purfling line on an ebony board, and although it was not bright white because of finger oils it was still noticeable as a "white" purfling line. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
I would not use purfling on a finger board... you sure thats gonna look good? (yeah, I know, 'bout to see pictures of it) |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
I have done a light purfling line between the FB and binding and it looks great. But. . . once the strings go on, no one really notices it. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
Mike OMelia wrote: I would not use purfling on a finger board... you sure thats gonna look good? (yeah, I know, 'bout to see pictures of it) Ya, it looks fantastic! It especially looks great when you line up the headstock purfling/binding with the fretboard. |
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| Author: | Freeman [ Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
My only thought is to use whatever binding and purfling you use on the rest of the guitar - carry the them thru, don't use different colors or products. This is simple - cocobolo bound in coco with a maple line - back, fretboard, head. The rosette is coco with maple and ebony lines, the top is bound in coco with maple and ebony lines. Attachment: IMG_4379.JPG
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| Author: | George L [ Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
I've used wood fiber and not seen it get unsightly ... yet. I'm with Freeman on the preference for a unified design aesthetic. |
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| Author: | Tim Mullin [ Sun Mar 03, 2019 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
Not sure I would use "fibre" or super-white "holly", but I've used maple purfling on fingerboards extensively since 2009. I asked the owner of the first in that year to tell me how the purfling looked. This guitar has been played a lot, generally for studio work (he's a producer/engineer). He felt it still looked good, still looked like maple. He sent a photo. Doesn't look new, but I'm OK with the way it looks on a 10-year-old instrument: |
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| Author: | mike-p [ Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
Looks great to me. Did you seal/ flood it with CA? |
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| Author: | Tim Mullin [ Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
mike-p wrote: Looks great to me. Did you seal/ flood it with CA? It’s 10 years ago — kinda hard to remember. There was likely some wax on the naked board. before glueing the refrets with CA, my usual practice, but nothing else. And I doubt the owner has done anything but play it. I did an adjustment on it a year or so after the sale, but haven’t had it in my hands since then. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Tim Mullin [ Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
I should add that, as a card-carrying forest engineer, I don’t use any plastic anywhere on my guitars. Ever! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Hans Mattes [ Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fingerboard Purfling - Wood/fiber or plastic? |
I bind fingerboards a lot like Tim. I think it looks good, but it does emphasize any misalignment between strings 1 & 6 and the edges of the fingerboard. |
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