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Old 02-25-2018, 08:12 AM
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Question: I have pock mark on my fretboard about the size of a pinhead. Should I leave ity alone? It's absolutely harmless, but I am wondering if I should do something to prevent it getting bigger. I once heard that filling in with superglue then sanding down lightly might work. It's a rather expensive guitar though, and I don't want to damage it. Rosewood fretboard, if they makes any difference. Thanks!
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Old 02-25-2018, 08:16 AM
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I would chalk it up to "wood varies" and leave it alone. More likely to have an "OMG!" moment fixing it than ignoring it.
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Old 02-25-2018, 08:30 AM
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It does not sound like it needs immediate attention so if it were mine I would simply wait until the next time I had it in for a professional set-up and at that point ask the luthier to take care of it. As has been pointed out, wood varies and rosewood is a bit more porous than ebony. Ebony is more expensive though and that is why it is usually used on expensive guitars rather than rosewood.
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I can't imagine why it would get bigger. I'd leave it alone.
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Leave it be, in my opinion.
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Question: I have pock mark on my fretboard about the size of a pinhead. Should I leave ity alone? It's absolutely harmless, but I am wondering if I should do something to prevent it getting bigger. I once heard that filling in with superglue then sanding down lightly might work. It's a rather expensive guitar though, and I don't want to damage it. Rosewood fretboard, if they makes any difference. Thanks!
Thanks for the input everyone. My biggest concern was w whether or not I should expect it to get worse, and sounds liked itg probably will not, so that's a relief.
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Hi Seadra,
I’d leave it be. It’s not likely to be an issue.
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pick or pock? just play it.

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If it doesn't have a crack extending out then it's almost certainly a natural occurrence and not something to worry about. I had a Hummingbird once that a Gibson builder nicked with a chisel, and that divot was much larger than what you describe and I felt no need to deal with it. The fretboard is glued to a large chunk of wood and is probably one of the most stable areas of the guitar.
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Hmmm.... surprised nobody's said this: both Ebony (especially) and RW get wormholes, which is what this might be. (Can't tell w/o pics.) If that's the case, a drop of superglue scraped flat with an XActo is an easy remedy, though it's not necessary to do anything. If it were mine, and if the fretboard is ebony, I would do the old epoxy/india ink mix, use a toothpick to fill, and scrape to level. Because I have guitar OCD. Smarter people would say, "It's wood, dude. It's fine."
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Hmmm.... surprised nobody's said this: both Ebony (especially) and RW get wormholes, which is what this might be. (Can't tell w/o pics.) If that's the case, a drop of superglue scraped flat with an XActo is an easy remedy, though it's not necessary to do anything. If it were mine, and if the fretboard is ebony, I would do the old epoxy/india ink mix, use a toothpick to fill, and scrape to level. Because I have guitar OCD. Smarter people would say, "It's wood, dude. It's fine."
Haha... I have OCD when it comes yo guitars too. Now that I finally noticed it, it's the first thing I see when I look at it now. But, my biggest cincerrn is that it would get bigger. I've never had a wormhole, but thasts what it appears to be, no cracks or damage around it that I can see. Also, probably too small to show in a pic. I guess that's t hed good news!
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Haha... I have OCD when it comes yo guitars too. Now that I finally noticed it, it's the first thing I see when I look at it now. But, my biggest cincerrn is that it would get bigger. I've never had a wormhole, but thasts what it appears to be, no cracks or damage around it that I can see. Also, probably too small to show in a pic. I guess that's t hed good news!
Apologize for all the grammar mistakes. My fingers are much better at picking than texting!
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