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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: white_cloud on July 31, 2008, 05:58:15 AM

Title: COCOBOLO FINGERBOARD!!!!
Post by: white_cloud on July 31, 2008, 05:58:15 AM

I was wondering ( dangerous, I know! ) why Alembics only ever feature Ebony fingerboards? Surely there are certain other extremely hard/heavy/stable woods that could also be used - including the Alembic house wood, Cocobolo!
 
Any thoughts anyone?
 
John.

Title: COCOBOLO FINGERBOARD!!!!
Post by: artswork99 on July 31, 2008, 06:06:53 AM

Here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=7507) is a beautiful example of a Coco Bolo fingerboard.

Title: COCOBOLO FINGERBOARD!!!!
Post by: grateful on July 31, 2008, 07:09:40 AM

The Excel (http://www.alembic.com/prod/excel.html) has a Pau Ferro fingerboard as standard.

Title: COCOBOLO FINGERBOARD!!!!
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on July 31, 2008, 08:18:39 AM

There are basses in the Custom Archive with Coco Bolo Fingerboards

Title: COCOBOLO FINGERBOARD!!!!
Post by: rami on July 31, 2008, 12:24:17 PM

I've also seen Alembics with Purpleheart fingerboards.
 
(Message edited by rami on August 01, 2008)

Title: COCOBOLO FINGERBOARD!!!!
Post by: bsee on July 31, 2008, 12:32:58 PM

One concern there is toxicity.  Some woods, especially rosewoods, can cause reactions.  A fingerboard is usually oiled rather than clear-coated, so the natural oils of the wood still come in contact with the skin.  I recall someone here reporting skin rashes with an exotic fingerboard, but I don't recall the wood involved.

Title: COCOBOLO FINGERBOARD!!!!
Post by: dwmark on July 31, 2008, 07:05:59 PM

When I ordered mine, Mica told me that a fair number of people have skin reactions to coco bolo.
 
dw

Title: COCOBOLO FINGERBOARD!!!!
Post by: dtrice on August 04, 2008, 10:20:57 AM

That is the most expensive rash I know of.