Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 How rare are maple fretboards on the early Centauras?Is Pau Ferro basically just a slightly lighter-colored rosewood? Or is it less porous, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atquinn Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 How rare are maple fretboards on the early Centauras?Is Pau Ferro basically just a slightly lighter-colored rosewood? Or is it less porous, too?1) Can't say2) The 2nd one. Feels much closer to ebony to me than the typical indian rosewood freboard (which I tend to not like the feel of due to the porousity).-Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentman Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I don't think maple boarded centauras are extremly rare. Less made than rosewood for sure, but not virtuoso rare by any means.Pau Ferro to me is just a more colorful rosewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-isle rock Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I love Pau Ferro boards. They feel great for playing.My Centaura, T-62 and Vintage S all have them.I do see maple boards on Centuara's pop up on Ebayevery now and then. Pau Ferro feels different to me than rosewood. Non maple board Centauras seem tocome up for sale more often that the maple ones do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I had an all maple Centaura w/ a Tobacco burst finish (I think the body was ash) - that was a really good guitar. I just acquired a Daytona with an all maple neck (to accompany a Daytona with a rosewood neck), I can't wait to A - B them. Here's a quick blurb I saw that describes P-F:Pau Ferro/Morado FingerboardIn the last few years this has become quite a popular fingerboard wood, mostly among electric guitar manufacturers. The devotees include Fender™, Music Man™, Peavey™, Sadowsky™, and several more. It’s likely to become even more popular in the next few years as it will probably be less expensive than Indian Rosewood, the current wood of choice for fingerboards among large manufacturers. Pau Ferro (Machaerium villosum or schleroxylon), also known as Morado, Santos Rosewood, or Bolivian Rosewood is not a true Rosewood, but it boasts many of the qualities that are highly regarded in a fingerboard wood. It’s stable, abrasion resistant, hard, attractive, exotic and has good compression strength parallel to the grain. It’s not so resinous that it can be difficult to glue like a few of the Rosewoods. From Brazil and Bolivia, supplies are adequate and no shortages are anticipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hmmm.. What is less common? A mpale board Centaura or one with an ebony board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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