cigar box guitar fretboard pre slotted African paduak +front position markers .

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cigar box guitar fretboard Exotic  Pre -slotted fretboards ..-   paduak  fretboard Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS Retail Ground. For your consideration i offer these very nice exotic hardwood cigar box guitar fretboard.  .paduak is a exotic African hardwood. with beautiful reddish hues sometimes referred to as African rosewood because it is very similar in durability and tonal properties.    These are already pre slotted for you accurately!  22  fret positions  24 " scale lenght. Slotted with the most accurate templates and highest quality Fret slotting blade available to ensure if you use these boards your instrument will play in tune with accurate intonation. Slots are .023 to accept standard guitar fretwire tangs.These boards are approximately 1-1/2" wide and should fit most cigarbox guitar necks or just buy a board 1-1/2" wide which should be readily available almost anywhere. These particular boards are extra nice grade A luthier tonewood they are also extra thick approximately 3/8"  . These also have inlayed front positions markers on the playing surface.
They are surfaced to 220 on the playing surface and 80 on the back glue up surface because 80 is optimal for a strong glue up . You don't  want the glue up surface to be shiny and extremely smooth glue adheres better to a lightly scuffed surface . if you wish too you could give the playing surface a very light final sanding  with 400 grit to achieve butter smooth action and to make the figure in the wood pop and  highlight the natural beauty of the wood but it isn't necessary most factory production guitars are only surfaced to 220 . This is a Great deal on some quality boards that can take your next build to another level .much better looking and sounding than cheap oak or poplar fretboards most builders use and aren't really suitable for instrument building. . Be aware every piece of wood has it's own unique figuring and grain pattern. No 2 pieces are identical . The board pictured is typical of the wood species listed but may not be the exact board you will recieve . This  is very good quality tonewood usually only found on very expensive custom shop instruments .
You will not find fretboards of this quality specifically for cigarbox guitar anywhere else .
as any professional instrument builder will tell you if you want to build a quality instrument that looks good plays well and sounds great you have to begin with quality tonewood.
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