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Old 08-18-2010, 06:39 AM
Tone Gopher Tone Gopher is offline
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Durability issues are real for violins, basses, etc. because there are no frets. For guitars, the strings bear against the fret - depending on the height of the fret and the type of string, in some cases the string may never touch the fretboard. If that is the case, the only wear issues come from fingernails gouging the surface.

Although all my current guitars have ebony fingerboards, I suspect that my next build will have Brazilian rosewood from head to bridge - unless the builder has well-reasoned strong feelings against it.
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