My lust for a Roscoe worsens every time I see one (which is every day I log on TB ). Recently, I have been noticing many of these fine instruments having ebony with sapwood fingerboards. They look amazing, however, I was wondering how stable is the wood. Doesn't sapwood have a higher moisture content? If so, won't shrinkage eventually become an issue? Would using sapwood decrease the necks stability as in frequent truss rod adjustments? Thanks for your input.
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Hey, no, we let our fingerboards dry until they're of uniform moisture content before we use them on a bass. We haven't had any issues with fingerboards causing twists or being less stable than non-sapwood fingerboard basses.
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Gard, thank you for answering my questions. I assumed as much, but wanted to hear it from someone in the know.
__________________ Play what you can, when you can, while you can.
Atomic | Fender | Hamer | Roscoe | Spector
Aguilar | Mesa-Boogie http://myspace.com/bobunit9
). Recently, I have been noticing many of these fine instruments having ebony with sapwood fingerboards. They look amazing, however, I was wondering how stable is the wood. Doesn't sapwood have a higher moisture content? If so, won't shrinkage eventually become an issue? Would using sapwood decrease the necks stability as in frequent truss rod adjustments? Thanks for your input. 
