bigdguitars Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I have purchased some inlays from these guys: Antioniasta Inlay workshop I bought a sea dragon inlay and that was very nice, almost too complicated for me, this was at dirt cheap prices. I like some of thier stuff but I guess its kinda ugly too. I like more traditional stuff. What are your guys thought on them? I will buy from them, just wish shipping was a little faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I've bought inlay blanks from Antioniasta in the past and they were junk. I've never bought any inlays they did, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 I've been eyeing some inlaid fretboard and headstock overlays (for mandolin) for about 6 months now...I'd also be interested to hear of the quality of the fretboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librero Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Errrr... it's Antoniotsai. I forgot his full Chinese name. I bought a set of eagle inlays from him. Tony's a nice guy: sent the package even before he received my payment via BidPay. As for the inlay set itself, they're not bad. They are a bit thin though, so putting them on a low-radius board might be a bit challenging. I'm also not sure if the smallest eagles will fit on the higher frets. I can't really tell right now because a friend of mine is installing it for me. I wouldn't be surprised if those "blanks" are junk. They're likely to be scraps and rejects. Hell, they look awful already in the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Western Vs. Eastern inlay: Hi Guys. Many Eastern inlayers, while they do amazing seemingly detailed work, and they do, use shell as thin as .02" on fretboards, etc.. Most Western inlayers use shell in the .05-.06 range. The main differences are an inlay that will hold up better, wear better, have brighter luminance, and overall better color than eastern inlay given the hopefully long life of the instrument. Western inlay evolved from the instruments themselves, Eastern inlay went from art, to furniture (or vice versa) and then lastly to instruments. The ideas are the same though, as are their techniques. I may be wrong in the historical part of my post, but I am pretty sure about the methods and quality. Western inlay is just flat out better quality most times. And as we have stated before to no end, you get what you pay for. Craig L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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