daveq Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I'm looking for a birdseye maple fretboard (slotted or unslotted) with either a compound radius or no radius at all (25.5 scale). Warmoth sells them in 10" radius only. Do you think I could do a compound radius on top of a fretboard with a 10" radius? I know I will lose some thickness in the process but I'm wondering if it's just not a good idea to attempt it. Any ideas on where I might find one of these? I tried all of the links in the wood supplier list in the ProjectGuitar site. The closest I could find was exoticwoods.com but their wood comes unsurfaced (very rough - nothing is straight or flat). I was hoping to find something a little easier to work with than that. I would also settle for no birdseye if I could find a compound radius fretboard but my first choice would be the birdseye. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 If you can get somebody to plain it down this guy has plenty of really good looking birdseye maple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 whoa thats cheap I might buy that my self! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Well check on his other auctions he is loaded up with the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 holly rock bottom prices batman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh right the radius thing.... well i've tried it on a neck and... i duno i'm still kinda iffy on weather not i like it... i mean i think i did a fairly good job... but.. well right now the neck is "doing it's thing" for a month or so cause i'm lazy *cough* i mean cause the wood needs to relax!!... but i think from now on i'll be sticking to 10-14 constant radiuses.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Well check on his other auctions he is loaded up with the stuff. I'd be cautious though, you are most definately buying blind - every auction has a photo of the same piece of maple, and that's just a small area of a board. I'd definately request more photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 Try USA Custom Guitars, click under the link "Do It Yourself" at top-right. They've got all kinds of fretboards; dimensions aren't specified, but just contact Tommy. USAGC has really excellent customer service, Tommy is a great guy. USA Custom Guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I've read.. is that birdseye maple and other figured woods look great as a guitar neck, but they are very touchy and warp, twist.. and is very unstable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted August 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 I'm not sure that is true but I'm not using it for the neck anyway - just the fretboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKG Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 Online, Warmoth doesn't sell non-radiused fretboards. But try giving them a call. They've helped me out on non-stock items in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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