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02-06-2011, 12:55 PM
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Binding is the outside edge; purflings are the trim lines between the binding and the top, side, or back of the guitar.
In this pic, the soundhole is "bound" also with the spalted maple, then there are purflings, then the rosette, then more purflings. Although the same materials and designs, there may be other names for the "purflings" used on rosette designs. Luthiers will have to chime in here. On the edge, the binding is the spalted maple, then there are purflings between the binding and the spruce top. I used this picture because it has some inlayed wood - the red (panamanian rosewood) as well as purflings. I don't know if that's technically just a "wider" purfling, or inlay - just as on some guitars they will have abalone or pearl inlays. Also in this picture you can see that the fretboard is bound (in ebony) and there is a purfling line added as well (african satinwood). Generally, most guitars higher than entry level will have bindings of a harder material than the body woods - maple, ebony, ivoroid, etc. Not all have purflings - it's more work, and sometimes it doesn't fit the artistic look the luthier is after. Best, Phil 
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