Lined Fretless Fingerboards.

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Anyone know what the material is that Ernie Ball uses for their body binding in liquid form?

I'm looking at a lap steel build, and would consider back filling with the same material, then sanding flush.

 

[stratamania]

No idea but I have seen the video where it is shown. No doubt Dudley Gimpel, knows but I doubt it is widely publicized. Some Musicman patents are credited to Dudley, but I have not seen one for liquid binding.

Probably a mix of binding and acetone could be made to work in the small workshop.

 

[mayfly]

Maybe the same stuff that Rickenbacker uses for inlays?  Those are also poured in as a liquid...

 

[stratamania]

From what I have been able to find by a search based on Rickenbacker apparently, they use some form of polyester resin.

 

[cdub]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr58e9yE8uk

Not liquid binding. But darn cool!

Clamp some forms down the neck, you’d get colored epoxy fret lines. Wonder if tape would do it?

 

[swarfrat]

I think some body bindings are epoxy, and they're done before the body is milled out. Could still work if you're glazing the fingerboard like a fretless bass.