thomasteven Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 I was planning on having a fingerboard with bindings on each side made with Ivoroid(.05)/Black(.02)/Ivoroid(.02) and was wondering if the 90/1000" is wide for a fingerboard binding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsilver Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 I don't think 0.090 is too wide in the sense it will cause any fretboard or fretting problems, although you will have less fret tang in the board assuming you use that method of fretting i.e. trimming the fret tang. I think it is more a matter of looks. IMO, a single color binding that thick wouldn't look good but a laminated one like you suggest may. I assume you are putting the thin strip of ivoroid on the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasteven Posted January 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 The laminate is a black fiber. It's from LMI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 To me, it looks a little confusing (from the players perspective) to have layered binding on the fretboard. At a glance it looks too much like extra strings. I know some high-end archtops have this, but I'm not a big fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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