| Author | Message | ||
| Kris Stewart (elwoodblue)
Junior Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 28 Registered: 6-2002 |
after seeing the featured guitar this month(Rosie),with the ebony faceplate on the headstock... I imagined a fretboard with frets that were anodized or ? to a dark color,essentially giving the look of a fretless instrument from afar. Is this possible or do you think that any treatment wouldn't be permanent enough, ...any inlays would surely stand out against a dark dark fretboard. : ) thanks for thoughts, Kris | ||
| Dave Houck (davehouck)
Junior Username: davehouck Post Number: 20 Registered: 5-2002 |
What an interesting idea! | ||
| Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 604 Registered: 6-2000 |
Since the frets are usually sanded and shaped after getting installed on the fingerboard, I don't think it's possible as this would go through the plating or anodizing before the instrument is even played. The frets would need to be made out of a dark material so the color was good all the way through. |
