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| Author: | gozierdt [ Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:21 am ] |
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Has anyone heard of using Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril)-commonly Brazilian Cherry, for fingerboards. I've laid several hundred feet^2 in my house. It's extremely hard- the hardest floor wood I could find, and looks to be quite stable. The color ranges from blond to oak when freshly cut, but it darkens quickly to very dark reds, dark cherry to burgundy. I have 30 or so 3 1/2" wide boards left over, and I'm thinking of trying it for fingerboard material. TIA 
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| Author: | Rod True [ Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:46 pm ] |
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I too have some but none of it is very well quartered. This is my issue with it, otherwise I would certainly give it a try. |
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| Author: | paul harrell [ Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:12 am ] |
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I have used Jatoba for back and sides and it makes a nice guitar. Hard and stable, I think it would work fine for fingerboards. Paul |
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| Author: | gozierdt [ Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:05 am ] |
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I'm going to try it on my next guitar. I use bolt-on necks, so if it doesn't work, I can always replace it. I'm not sure that quartersawn or not will be as important on a fingerboard. Guess I'll see... 
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:01 am ] |
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I also got a plank of Jatoba that was given to me by my bud Alain, was wondering the same thing, i think i'll give that a try and make fingerboards, bindings and headplate veneers with it. |
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