Looks like Jelly has a girl friend!Artie,I own an acoustic bass guitar with a flamed purple heart finger board.When it was constructed naturally the finish darkened up the Purple Heart on the body etc.and I left the finger board untreated. Fast forward ten years the finger board was gunked up with the usual stuff hiding the flame. A recent neck reset and refretting gave me the opportunity to try something I had done to another instrument, I had the finger board coated with three coats of minwax wood hardner to preserve the appearance of the board.Several things happened,the bass plays a little brighter,the attack quicken just a little with the brightness and the finger board now cosmetically matches the finished PH. I would ask that you consider this during the build process. I also have a solid PH with Paduk trim spoiler that's extremely heavy for it's size. So heavy that every time I play it on my leg it cuts off the circulation after about 20-25 minutes. I think yours might have the same effect, so be careful suddenly standing up after playing in a similar fashion. Would'nt want to hear about any horror stories.
