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Hey y'all. I'm looking to trade some Macasser Ebony parts for some Jet Black Ebony parts.

Here is what I need.

1 FB - must be rectangular, not tapered. I want to get off cuts for fb binding.
1 Bridge blank
1 Headstock Veneer

Here are a couple of pictures of the Macasser that I have.

In the raw, FB and Headstock


Same guitar with finish and frets



And a bridge blank from the same board


So, if anyone has Jet Black to trade (prefer all parts from one person) please let me know, either here, PM or email me at rodtrueatshawdotca. I would certainly like to see pictures if you can also please.

How I see this working, is you ship to me and I'll ship to you, that's it, simple trade. Trust is important too here

I'll update this post when I've decided on the tradee

Thanks.

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Rod, if you don't get any quick takers you might want to sweeten the pot. Quality jet black ebony is worth nearly twice striped ebony with current market conditions

That's for sure...! Gabon Ebony is getting harder to get, and more expensive as a result. Then again, all exotics are going through the roof. I wouldn't doubt it if Mahogany will be $20/bf before you know it....maybe by the end of the year.

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The real reason I want the black black stuff (I would use the stuff I have as personally, I think the stripped stuff does look "cooler" on a guitar) is because the binding on my latest guitar is jet black and I think it would look odd using the Mac ebony with the Gaboon bindings.

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[QUOTE=Don Williams] That's for sure...! Gabon Ebony is getting harder to get, and more expensive as a result. Then again, all exotics are going through the roof. I wouldn't doubt it if Mahogany will be $20/bf before you know it....maybe by the end of the year.[/QUOTE]

Forget Gabon... Madagascar Ebony is the blackest stuff I have found...

If you strike out Gilmer usually has a fairly decent stash of it.

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Thanks guys, Our good friend JJ and I are working out a trade.

Thanks again JJ

Gotta love this place.

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Impending trades not withstanding, would a dye like LMII sells not do the
trick? http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproducts.asp?
CategoryName=Dyes&NameProdHeader=Fingerboard+Dye

All things the same, I think that the Macasser that I have is nice looking wood and I would not dye it just to get black ebony which could be purchased.

Yes I think it would work, but I don't see the logic in altering this pretty wood.

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