I'm sure it's been talked about many times on this forum, but I just couldn't find anything about a purple heart fingerboard, which I'm planning on doing, and how to keep it purple.
I've read somewhere that UV light destroys the pigment in the wood so a UV protective varnish etc. is probably a good start.
Thanks Tom. Not sure if you can use varnish on a fingerboard. Epoxy is the word I often see when it comes to fingerboards. I have to dig deeper into the fingerboard building first, I think .
On one of my builds, a few coats of oil varnish and it did the job. (or not) Edit : Will try to find the can to see if some UV protector is in there...
Uv inhibitors don't last forever. Purpleheart will eventually turn brown. It may take 5 years(in a sunny room) or it may take 500 years(in a cave). Plan your color scheme for the future, if you expect your bass to last/live that long.
Thanks, for the advise, varnish it''ll be. Today I made 2 fingerboard blanks from yellowheard, I think I'll do the same to them. {} {} {} I think those will make some nice FB's.
This gentlemen is right. I just saw the guitar this afternoon and it took 2 years for the fingerboard to turn brown ... I guess my varnish didn't have the UV thing in it...
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