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RE: What is it about a negra?
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NorCalluthier
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RE: What is it about a negra? (in reply to Ruphus)
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Hello Ruphus, Thanks for the kind words about my website (:->)... I'm using rosewood fingerboards nowadays both because I like the look of them, and because I think that they might help the guitar sound a bit better---no hard evidence yet. Ebony probably wears longer. I tried several types of oil finish to try to highlight the rich look of rosewood, and settled on Minwax Tung Oil Finish. Tru-Oil came in second, but tung oil really looked the best. I look for some white streaking in ebony boards, as a totally black color is not very interesting. I use ebony bindings on classicals and negras, and Gilmer Wood in Portland selected me a beautiful billet of white streaked ebony that was rift sawn to my specs, as well! Rift sawn binding shows straight grain on all its faces. It was 36 inches long too, so that I can scarf joint my bindings off to one side where the joint isn't noticeable. Great service, and the fellow that found the ebony for me is a guitar maker too! Ralph Novak, an electric guitar builder, told me that the fingerboard wood of an electric was an important part of its sound. When I asked if he thought that it would affect the sound of a nylon string instrument he said that the neck and fingerboard were both part of the sound producing system, so very likely they would have some effect on the tone quality of a classical or flamenco. Cheers, Brian
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