fingerboard wood question

[tjclem]

I know there is a very hard wood that starts with the letter "A" sorry brain fade I can't remember what it is. Are there any "blond" woods that are near as hard as Bubinga, Ipe, bloodwood or Ebony? It will be used for fretless basses.........t

[FBB Custom]

No "A" woods or very hard blond woods come to my mind. Persimmon and sugar maple are reasonably hard, but not in the range of the woods you listed.

[tjclem]

I think this is it Aningre, an African Hardwood. I have seen it spelled several ways. ANIEGRE is another spelling. http://wwww.cirad.fr/activites/bois/...ca/aningre.pdf

I don't know what it is on the "hardness scale" Does anybody have a link to that?.......Thanks ......tom

[James Hart]

contact www.galleryhardwoods.com

They can "Stabilize" any wood to be as hard enough for a fingerboard.... my fretless bird's eye maple board feels harder than any ebony I've ever played.

[tjclem]

Good idea. I was looking for some naturaly hard wood at the moment. I have a credit with a wood seller and was looking to use that for some fingerboards......t

[FBB Custom]

If the aniegre you're talking about is genus aningeria (which is likely), then you're looking at a wood that is on average about 20% less dense than sugar (rock) maple.

[Suburban]

How about Avenbok?

Very blond, about as hard as rosewood (facts taken from the top of my head - which sometimes seems removed )

Anyway, it great for fingerboards, I use it frequently.

[tjclem]

Is that the same thing as Hornbeam?

[Suburban]

As far as I know: yup!