rradams Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Has anyone tried Persimon on a fretboard? I am going to build a guitar using only locally found wood and the fretboard is my last hold up. What I have read about persimon is that it is very hard as it is part of the ebony family. I realize I may have to deal with a lighter color. Thanks...:-) Rubin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy_elephant Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 i dont have any personal experience with it, however from what this website says: persimmon It is simply white ebony. Same properties etc. Far as i can see it should work fine. - Like the idea of using only local woods. Nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 it says it has "large movement in service" that sounds like it is not stable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdw3332 Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 In the old days, it was used for high quality golf clubs - when "woods" were really wood. It must be fairly stable and really hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Alan Carruth has used it to build acoustics, and says it performs very well for fingerboards. He compares the sound and workability to Rosewood, less hard than ebony, and less punishing to edge tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rradams Posted May 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Thanks everyone for your help on this one... School is out on Monday (I teach 4th grade) and I will have some time to get started on this one. I have an LP style to finish up, gotta glue the neck on, stain and finish. 2 SG's one for myself and one a gift to move along and the self designed all local wood "Southern Man" that the persimmon will be used on. Good times... :-) Thanks, Rubin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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