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Author Message mike1762 Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 456 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010 - 8:42 am:    What are the position markers on the side of the finger board made of??? The markers on my Orion have nearly faded away (or was this perhaps intentional?). Is there any way to "refresh" them? keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1505 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010 - 9:55 am:    On my Orion they are aluminum. Have you tried buffing them with a little lemon oil on a rag? Keith adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2410 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010 - 10:59 am:    They used to be brass, I think they changed to aluminium just a couple of years ago. nnek Junior Username: nnek Post Number: 22 Registered: 8-2009 Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010 - 11:06 am:    My series1 from 1975 has silver markers (they do tarnish to black so the aluminum would be an upgrade over polishing) mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6589 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010 - 11:51 am:    I don't have an exact record of the date, but the side dots have been inlaid aluminum for at least 12 years. Prior to that (and still on special request) they were bronze. Since the edge of the fingerboard is not finished, you can either a fine sandpaper or the extrafine sctochbrite and remove the surface tarnish. Then a drop of lemon oil on the edge of teh fingerboard will restore the Ebony's dark color. josh_emmons New Username: josh_emmons Post Number: 4 Registered: 2-2010 Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 7:10 pm:    Some times aluminum, or brass.