Guitarsid -> RE: Corian nuts, saddles (Aug. 30 2013 12:07:18)
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Thanks to all opinionaters, yes, all sources are confirming that it is not as good, and certainly not better than bone, if I use it, it will be for cheaper laminate guitar repairs that have plastic. I just thought I would ask for a general viewpoint/opinion from the experts and that is all, I sure didn't think a harmless little survey about an alternate material would engender and incite a situation here, so I won't be doing this again. As I said, I received a free handful of blanks from a luthier friend, for free. I can tell you why my luthier friend uses it. A bone nut blank is about 5 bucks and saddle blank is about 6 bucks at Stew Mac, then with shipping, he kinda hates Stew Mac prices, and I can't say that I am really enamored with them myself. I am aware of other cheaper sources, such as bones at the pet store. He builds maybe one guitar or so a year, his sole business is instrument repair of guitars, basses, violins, banjos, mandolins, teaching etc. so he uses it a lot, and he has a huge free supply of it. Times are kinda hard, so if he can operate any cheaper,and thus eat a little better, then he will do it. We are just cheap bastards, even though I have a lot of money, but he doesn't.
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