African Ebony

$17.61
Overview A African Ebony Fingerboard 470x70/60x9mm Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent playing,...
Overview Pinhole African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent...
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Overview B African Ebony Fingerboard 470x70/60x9mm Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent playing,...
Overview B African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent...
Overview AA African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent...
Overview AAA African Ebony Fingerboard 470x70/60x9mm Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent playing,...
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Overview AA African Ebony Fingerboard 470x70/60x9mm Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent playing,...
Overview A African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent...
Overview AAA FSC 100% African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and...
Overview AAA African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent...
Overview AA FSC 100% African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and...
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Ebony Fingerboard 470/530x75x6 mm. The fingerboard is one of the most defining parts of a guitarist’s experience. It’s the surface where the strings are pressed and where the fretting hand interacts with the instrument. A good fingerboard wood should feel comfortable, resist wear, and allow precise playing, no matter the musical style. In addition to...
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This product is a B-Stock product. B-Stock products are products that are discarded for direct use in instrument construction, unless they are repaired. They are items that fall outside of any of the grades in the quality selection. These B-Stock products are sold with some kind of defect or defect, and are intended for use in repairs, tests,...
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This product is a B-Stock product. B-Stock products are products that are discarded for direct use in instrument construction, unless they are repaired. They are items that fall outside of any of the grades in the quality selection. These B-Stock products are sold with some kind of defect or defect, and are intended for use in repairs, tests, decorations,...
Overview Pinhole FSC 100% African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and...
Overview B FSC 100% African Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and...
Overview A FSC 100% Ebony Fingerboard Classical Guitar: Ebony is a highly prized wood that is commonly used for guitar fingerboards. It is known for its exceptional hardness, durability, and smooth texture, making it an ideal choice for guitarists. One of the main advantages of ebony is its ability to withstand constant string tension and frequent...

Ebony has always been the most used wood in instruments building. That’s due to the density, stiffness, and the acoustic proprieties that a fingerboard needs. Without any doubt, Ebony has a great resistance to wear and frictions produced by guitarist and by string tension, so it’s very easy to understand the massive use of this wood in this part of Classic Guitar.

Regarding to the acoustic, African Ebony adds a brilliant and dynamic touch to the sound of your instrument. What is more, Ebony is a perfect material for fingerboards due to is stability, its physical appearance, and its great attachment to frets.

For all these reasons, in Maderas Barber we have a wide range of qualities in African Ebony fingerboards for classic guitar. Discover all them with us!

BOTANIC NAME: Diospyros crassiflora hiern.

COMMON NAMES: African Ebony, Black Ebony.

ORIGIN:  Central and Western Africa.

DESCRIPTION:   Density 1030-1050 Kg/m3. Sapwood is light colour and hardwood is jet-black.

Occasionally dark brown or greyish-brown streaks may be present. Grain is usually straight but can also be interlocked. Fine even texture with very high natural luster.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Easy sawing but can be difficult to work due to its extremely high density. Has a dulling effect on cutters. Tear out may occur on pieces that have interlocked or irregular grain. Due to the high oil content found in this wood, it can occasionally cause problems with gluing. Finishes well, and polishes to a high luster. Responds well to steam bending.

DRYING: Drying process speed can vary from normal to low speed. Tendency to split.

USES:  Fingerboards. Wind instruments.

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