StewMac Unslotted Guitar Fingerboard in Royal Blackwood - Sustainable, Kiln-Dried, Ebony Alternative for Enhanced Stability and Workability # 103360

Unslotted Fingerboard for Guitar

As you probably know, in recent years the availability of high quality, old-school, style fingerboards—the kind players have come to expect on their guitars—have been harder and harder to find.

As a result, our team set out on a mission to scour the world to find sustainable stashes of the best quality fingerboards available anywhere, and now, after much searching we're proud to stock one of the finest assortments of fingerboards you'll find anywhere.

Each of our fingerboards has been kiln dried and is stable and ready for use once it's been acclimated to your shop's environment.

Royal Blackwood

Royal Blackwood is created by the torrefication of Purpleheart (Peltogyne catingae). This process changes the wood's color to pure black, while keeping its natural grain and workability. Unlike dye, the black color is uniform throughout the piece and does not react to glues, moisture, or solvents. With a density between Ebony and Indian Rosewood it's ideal for fingerboards. Many builders use it in place of Ebony for its remarkably similar color and feel without the export restrictions.