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Mr. Colosi provides a very specific service for which one pays, should one desire that service. My conclusion is that if one avoids the very inexpensive "alternate" sources, one can obtain good quality bone, at moderate prices, from respected luthier supply houses without having to seek out premium suppliers. |
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I'm curious, does Bone really sound all that better than Tusq. It's a synthetic ivory and has none of these issues that an organic bone does
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You'll have to try a few and trust your ears. My ears tell me bone is far better than Tusq, which I find to be one of the worst sounding materials commonly used. Hate it.
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I agree that the bone we get from the "usual sources" is generally very good.
"Over-bleaching" can really destroy bone, though, and I have had material that felt just like chalk on the surface when I handled it. I also found it was soft through most of its thickness as well.
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I’d heard a long time ago that the best came from the thigh or leg bones of oxen, but that could be an unproven old tale -
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No, not a tale. The long bones of cattle provide a strong and dense substrate for making saddles & nuts. Like any natural material, quality can be variable. I can get saddles/nuts that are very white and polish as well as ivory and except for the absence of Schreger lines, it's hard to tell the difference. I have also seen unacceptably low quality from time to time - fissures, variable density, yellow/brown, etc. I pay a dollar more to have that stuff culled.
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