Fingerboard material on this ebay Ale... Log Out | Topics | Search
Moderators | Register | Edit Profile

Alembic Club » Miscellaneous » Archive: 2005 » Archive through June 03, 2005 » 2003 Archive » Archive through January 24, 2003 » Fingerboard material on this ebay Alembic « Previous Next »

Author Message
F. Michael Miller (fmm)
New
Username: fmm

Post Number: 2
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 5:57 am:   Edit Post

Can anyone ID the fingerboard wood on this Alembic on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=922454893 ?

It doesn't look like rosewood, and it doesn't look like ebony.

Thank!
Rami Sourour (rami)
Member
Username: rami

Post Number: 89
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 6:38 am:   Edit Post

It certainly doesn't look like Rosewood or Pau Ferro. It looks like Macassar Ebony. This type of Ebony is sometimes referred to as "Striped Ebony" ... characterized by dark and light stripes. I believe that it has all the same properties as the black Gabon Ebony (Density & Weight). The only difference is its color.

Mica Wickersham (mica)
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 393
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 11:20 am:   Edit Post

The file indicates Ebony - and also that this a rare 34" scale with a Small Standard body. That combination is one of the few things we won't make anymore. You can see from the photos at least one hole where someone attempted to improve the balance, which really isn't possible without extending the upper horn.
Michael Delacerda (dela217)
Member
Username: dela217

Post Number: 54
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, December 09, 2002 - 8:39 am:   Edit Post

I have owned 2 Small Standard bodied Alembics with the 34 inch scale length. I never noticed a balance problem!

Topics | Last Day | Last Week | Tree View | Search | Help/Instructions | Program Credits Administration