Inlay made of wood

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=017

This guy replaced his fretboard inlay with inlay made of wood. Wht don't luthiers do this more often?

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Why don't luthiers do this more often?

Because it looks like boarded up windows?

 

[Mingus]

[quote="Darryl Hattenhauer":2owsevyz]Why don't luthiers do this more often?

Because it looks like boarded up windows?[/quote:2owsevyz]
:lol:

 

[chazmo]

Actually, luthiers do wood inlays all the time, Darryl. Just not Guild.

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Chaz,

On fretboards? I've seen only a couple references to it on the net.

http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:n- ... cd=7&gl=us

http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:0i ... cd=6&gl=us

 

[chazmo]

Yeah, for sure, Darryl. Wood inlays can be breathtaking, not like the blocks in this picture. Taylor has done some gorgeous inlays... If I recall, the John Denver commemorative (JDCM) was one example. I'll see if I can dig up some pix for ya'!

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Chaz,

You're right. I looked up the JDCM:

http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:9F ... tive+(JDCM)&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

I think blocks would look great if they had a lot of grain.

 

[danerectal]

Flame or birdseye maple would be intense.

 

[chazmo]

I agree with you guys that blocks of maple or some flamey/quilty light wood would look very nice inlayed in ebony or dark rosewood fingerboard. Nice contrast.

 

[guildzilla]

On a classic guitar like this, I'd prefer the pearl inlays as replacements.

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

GZ,

Me too. I don't like putting anything on a guitar if it's something that couldn't have come from the factory. To get a Billy D. Light sound, I bought a 50's CE100 project guitar. Even though it's very worn and needs repairs, I'm not putting anything on it that it couldn't have had from the factory.

 

[Walter Broes]

Don't like the wood fretboard inlays, they look like they'd go nicely with a macramé strap, a pair of sandals and a sarong.

 

[Guildmark]

Don't like the wood fretboard inlays, they look like they'd go nicely with a macramé strap, a pair of sandals and a sarong.

All teed up for you, Graham! :shock: