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Fodera Club Part XIII

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Without having the instrument in front of me, it is really hard to tell. Our record keeping is not that granular that we tie specific pieces of Ebony to specific instruments. That said, almost everything we have been pulling from this year for the custom instruments has been in the shop for at least 5 years (some of it far longer than that) and comes from either India or Western Africa. All of the FB's for the YYS have been from India.

With newer purchases we are actually asking about specific countries of origin, but prior to several years ago no one was keeping those kinds of records here...the majority of the Gaboon that we use comes from a parcel of Ebony logs that Joey and Vinny purchased from Ken Parker in the early (I believe) 1990's...

Regards,

J

Gr8tbass said:
Jason,

I'm the proud owner of this beauty and I'm curious of the origin of the ebony used on it's fingerboard. It's totally black without a hint of any discoloration at all. It's the 4th Fodera I've owned and it's exactly how I would have ordered it.

http://www.fodera.com/Main/NewBornDetails.aspx?FeaturedItemID=332
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Tom7 said:
Here is an interesting video by Bob Taylor (co-founder of Taylor Guitars) that everyone who enjoys basses -- particularly boutique basses made from fancy woods -- should probably see.

It really makes me think about the ebony in my basses especially.
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I wonder if they went back and picked up all of the B-grade trees that were cut down. That would be a huge amount of lumber available without having to cut anything still standing.
 
#469
Jason - The 5 piece neck here. Is that a more flamed ash neck vs. the light ash neck

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steubig said:
sorry, business section of the l.a. times.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-taylor-ebony-20120607,0,7945909.story

basically laying out what this vid is saying.

i'm impressed and like what they're doing.

i could dig a white ebony fingerboard . . .

jason, how does this work with you guys?
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Since seeing that video, I've actually gone a bit... I don't know; I wouldn't say I'm black-ebony averse, but I think I'd prefer a slab with coloration if I were ordering a new axe today. I'd be jazzed about what it represents. As a bonus, I think that ebony with some creamy streaking it is is pretty as hell.
 
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We are going to be using some additional stringer materials in our 5-piece necks in the future...one of them is in the rosewood family...embarassingly I have forgotten which one at the moment! I will report back later!!

Hou said:
Thanks Jason.

Are you having some basses made with Bolivian stringers in a 5 piece neck coming soon?
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So the reason that I could not remember the name is that the board that we used is from around 1995 (in terms of when Vinny and Joey bought it) and we cannot figure out exactly what it is. We are calling it "South American Rosewood."

J

Just Thumpin' said:
We are going to be using some additional stringer materials in our 5-piece necks in the future...one of them is in the rosewood family...embarassingly I have forgotten which one at the moment! I will report back later!!
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