Ebony fingerboards on Ricks..

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:17 pm

I recall seeing a 360[slant fret, I think?] from around '69-'70 in a book, that had a dot neck ebony board.Were any 12s ever made with ebony boards,experimental, or otherwise?

wints · Post by **wints** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:16 pm

I don't know of the guitars Don, but I do know of a 71 bass.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:01 am

In 1974 we built a White 4001 with an Ebony fingerboard and pearl dots instead of inlays. We also built a 360/12 WBBS with Ebony and pearl dots, the peg head was cut thru like the new ones. It was Autumglo in color.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:38 am

Most interesting Dale. Who knew? Thanks for this.

wints · Post by **wints** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:27 am

Where are they now.....

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:08 pm

Wints, the Bass was a custom order, all I remember was the guy we built it for lived in L.A. and his name was Dennis. The Autumglo 360/12 was mine. It was stolen from my shop in the summer of 1981. Here is the serial # NJ 6505 Novenber 5th 1974. Someday this guitar will come back to it's rightful owner, I've got lots of time.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:00 am

Dale, I hope you get that back. It certainly won't be hard to spot.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:05 pm

Well it's been 25 years, I suppose it's been refinished and had the pickups changed by now. What really hurt was my Dad's 1952 Tele was also stolen at the same time.

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:36 pm

Where was your shop at that it was stolen from? Oregon? I'll be on the look-out up here in Seattle.

wints · Post by **wints** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:11 am

That's just terrible Dale.

I sincerely hope they both come back to you one day.

Good memory about Dennis!

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:13 am

Fortune Guitars
2650 Walnut Ave.
Tustin, Calif. 92680

ginger_lee · Post by **ginger_lee** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:13 pm

my '82 4002fl is ebony fretboard

linganstan · Post by **linganstan** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:07 am

i do believe all the 4002's are ebony..as is my 79............very nice........

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:10 am

I was at the lumberyard yesterday picking up some maple, bubinga, and walnut for acoustic necks.

I was shocked at how much the price of ebony has gone up since I last bought it. They no longer sell it by the board foot, as they used to. Now, it's by the pound...

How much, you ask? Ummm...$12.50. Bear in mind that this is dense, heavy wood. All the small pieces they had were too short for fretboards, and they would not cut down planks. So a small S2S plank (8" wide by about 6' long by 3/4") was a tad over $450.00...In other words, out of sight.

I did, however, pick up some stunning curly bubinga that will make some spectacular fretboards. Regular bubinga was about $5/bd ft.; the curly was $12.75 and worth every penny.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:49 am

My local hardwood dealer has similar prices on ebony. The prices have also spiked lately for Honduras rosewood and African mahogany. Bubinga has held, for some reason. Also, they have recently began carrying some really nice quilted maple (western big leaf). Prior to about a month ago they would only special order it. One of the guys there told me that the supply has recently loosened up and much more is available for by-the-board sales.