Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Carbon reinforced double X bracing

The hardness info is very useful Some of my concern is related to grain structure. I think that Maton were using Ironbark fingerboards for a while back in the 60s. (At least I was told it was Ironbark.) The fingerboards developed holes under the most used spots (like D on the B string). I had come t...

I have a buyer that wants all Australian wood. I have been collecting some spotted gum to play with but I don't know if I can trust it for a fingerboard on a steel string. Has anyone had long term good results with it?

I don't know if anyone is still using this thread but I can give you quite a lot of info on 3220 precat There is a tech at Miratone Aust who actually knows stuff. His name is Lyndon. This is some of the info he gave me. It is 20 to 30% nitrocellulose which is why it dries so quick. The catalyzed par...