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Mr. Bordwell is a brave man! I do some woodworking (furniture) and used some black palm for a blanket chest and I've never used a wood that had so much tendency to tear out. Perhaps it was just the stock that I had, but it was to Wenge as Wenge is to Cherry or Maple.
That said, it's beautiful and unique looking and the panel inlays I made with it looked spectacular.
That said, it's beautiful and unique looking and the panel inlays I made with it looked spectacular.
I am not a woodworker, but am curious -- once finished, would you say that it's pretty stable/durable/chip-resistant? Re. the hardness and (perhaps guessed-at) wear, how would you say that it compares to ebony? An interesting-looking wood, for sure -- looks a bit like grass in the wind or a streaked, long-exposure photo of stars. I wonder how my eyes would deal with the relative busy-ness on a fretless fingerboard...
Anyway, looks neat. Will be interested to see the finished instrument!
I don't know what your eyes would do, but this fretless is a dream to play, and it's pretty just, but lower contrast.
And here I'd forgotten that was a thing you could do with wood - true or not, that's a good guess/good thinking.
It's allowed builders like Cliff to use some really beautiful woods that would otherwise be unusable. Very cool! My own bass, built by a friend, has a stabilized ebony board. It's never moved or had the fret ends sprout out, which usually happens with ebony.
My experience with it is that it is certainly dent resistant and hard. If I were using it my concerns would be primarily the end grain, but that's really not a concern in a fretboard application. In my case only 1 face of the wood was exposed, it was framed on all 4 sides by maple.
If it is stabilized with resin then it's a very different material.
Chambered for weight. Under 7 pounds. 30" 4 string. Bartolini 2J Squared pickups. Passive. VVT. 3 way toggles for each pickup to switch between the single coils and humbucking. Gotoh resolute tuners. Hipshot bridge. Luminlay dots.
Dola.
I'm planning a total of 6 30" bordwells. 3 solid (chambered) dolas and 3 semi hollow SCBs.
The next one is #4.
I'm planning a total of 6 30" bordwells. 3 solid (chambered) dolas and 3 semi hollow SCBs.
The next one is #4.
That SCB is one of my favourites!
You'll need to get sok family shots when they're all complete!
So not sure how I missed this, but found on his insta an example of his other single cut shape in a 4 string. Looks great as a 6 string, but I must say I think the original SCB looks better as a 4-banger, imo.
Was wondering if the newer shape would sway me to change, but definitely going to stick with SCB now.
Was wondering if the newer shape would sway me to change, but definitely going to stick with SCB now.
Completely torn on what look to go for, and need to confirm within a month or so. Gonna be a 4-string SCB, 32", Cream Fralin PJ, Banjo frets
But I'm really torn between a Selected top (maybe olive wood?) and wenge, or Matte Black and Maple. I love black and maple but this will be my one and only custom build so feel like maybe I'll regret not getting a top.
What do?!
But I'm really torn between a Selected top (maybe olive wood?) and wenge, or Matte Black and Maple. I love black and maple but this will be my one and only custom build so feel like maybe I'll regret not getting a top.
What do?!
You have some hard decisions.
Olive wood and Wenge sounds like a cool idea though.
-ScottM
Olive wood and Wenge sounds like a cool idea though.
-ScottM
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