Dying fretboard

[GitDiv]

Is it possible to dye a rosewood fretboard using alcohol dye and not color the inlays?

If not, should an oil based stain be used?

I want to "Orange" it.

Thanx,

Dave

 

[dmraco]

I would say no because it is too dark...but a better question would be WHY?

 

[GitDiv]

Well, mine is fairly light w/dark stripes.

Point 2...why not? It's mine, after all. Eye of the beholder, and all that.......

 

[tfarny]

I think rosewood would probably be too hard and oily to take a stain well. You should definitely try it out on scrap rosewood first if you really want to go this route.

 

[DangerousR6]

Is it possible to dye a rosewood fretboard using alcohol dye and not color the inlays?

If not, should an oil based stain be used?

I want to "Orange" it.

Thanx,

Dave

Just get a canary neck if you want orange..... :dontknow:

 

[blue313]

I think rosewood would probably be too hard and oily to take a stain well. You should definitely try it out on scrap rosewood first if you really want to go this route.

+1  It probably won't stain well, but leather dye should do the trick.  Definitely test it out on a scrap first.

Whats the inlay material?  Most of them should be impervious to dyes.

 

[dmraco]

Well, mine is fairly light w/dark stripes.

Point 2...why not? It's mine, after all. Eye of the beholder, and all that.......

it is not the color...but I think a plain maple fretboard would work nicely.  I did not know you already had the neck.

 

[tfarny]

In addition to all of that, the dye would possibly accentuate the stripes not hide them, if the dark bits are more porous than light bits, like in other woods.

 

[bbl4ck]

Well, mine is fairly light w/dark stripes.

Point 2...why not? It's mine, after all. Eye of the beholder, and all that.......

:headbang: Touche  :headbang:
This has always been my opinion.  Unless your pitchin' in on the payments, your opinion don't count unless I'm askin!

 

[GitDiv]

That's what I want to do......Accent the stripes!

I've been playing since before most of you were born :binkybaby:, and I've never played a Maple fretboard I liked. They just don't feel right to me. Each to his own, I guess.

Thanks for the backup there bbl4ck. When you ask a question, you're looking for info, not opinions on artistic choices.


Back on point, though, the inlay material is supposed to be MOP. It's probably just plastic. (unless all mother-of-pearl is plastic....don't know about that one :icon_scratch

I'm using this build as a learning experience before I invest the big bucks in a Warmoth body/neck.

On another point, does anybody know the formula for Tobacco ? Skip the lung cancer jokes, please.

Thanx,

Dave