Hi: tht ebony strip definitely does NOT look origianl. The model that I saw in the Horniman museum is almost identical to this one, the main difference being the fact that the Horniman modelhas friction pegs. The strips along the outside fo the fingerboard are pearl or ebony. brad
Stuart Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, > I'm restoring a Preston English guittar to playing condition and am > now at the stage where some > decoration on the fingerboard needs to be restored. I don't really > know whether to use bone, ivory, > ebony or something else. The fingerboard is tortoise shell. I have > looked at a few Prestons but > have not found any with the same fingerboard. I'll bet some of you > will know what material should be used. > > I've put some photos up at www.art-robb.co.uk/rest2.html. All advice > gratefully received. > > All the best, > > Art > > > It's a puzzle, isn't it. You suggest the ebony strip on each side of the fingerboard might not be original? But if it is original then more ebony would be a real possibility and it would contrast with the ivory nut. I'm sure I've seen English guitars with tortoiseshell fingerboards - has anybody else? Stuart > Arthur Robb Luthier > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.art-robb.co.uk > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. --
