79Sunburst Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I have a 1987 Chap that needs a refret and I want to inlay boomers on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 This is my Chaparral Standard neck with new fingerboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 You can use this drawing for reference. if your Chaparral has dot inlays then you won’t be able to just replace dots with boomers, because boomerangs don’t cover dots. In this case you need to make new fingerboard. But you always can do crown inlays without of fingerboard replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, Sasha said: You can use this drawing for reference. if your Chaparral has dot inlays then you won’t be able to just replace dots with boomers, because boomerangs don’t cover dots. In this case you need to make new fingerboard. But you always can do crown inlays without of fingerboard replacement. Thank you so much Sasha. Would it be possible to remove the dots and fill them? Not that I am concerned with too much devaluation, but what does the replacement fingerboard do to the value? Did you do this work yourself? It looks incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, 79Sunburst said: ... what does the replacement fingerboard do to the value? I'd say about as much as adding boomers with filled in dots next to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, 79Sunburst said: Thank you so much Sasha. Would it be possible to remove the dots and fill them? Not that I am concerned with too much devaluation, but what does the replacement fingerboard do to the value? Did you do this work yourself? It looks incredible. To be honest I can’t say about devaluation, but I think yes, because it is modification which will affect the price. Anyway I am not going to sell this guitar, because I like it so much. You can remove dots and fill them, but I think on the rosewood fingerboard it will be obvious that dot was there before. Another option is crown inlays. They also look cool. Here is photo of Chaparral with crowns on rosewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, kizanski said: I'd say about as much as adding boomers with filled in dots next to them. I hear ya. However, I can fill spots on rosewood boards that I would dare you to be able to find short of examining it with a magnifying glass. Ebony is even more forgiving. Stew-Mac offer great products for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sasha said: To be honest I can’t say about devaluation, but I think yes, because it is modification which will affect the price. Anyway I am not going to sell this guitar, because I like it so much. You can remove dots and fill them, but on the rosewood fingerboard it will be obvious that dot was there before. Another option is crown inlays. They also look cool. Here is photo of Chaparral with crowns on rosewood. Thank you. A much easier task and it does look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, 79Sunburst said: I hear ya. However, I can fill spots on rosewood boards that I would dare you to be able to find short of examining it with a magnifying glass. Ebony is even more forgiving. Stew-Mac offer great products for that. Modified is modified. Modified guitars with exemplary work are worth about $4.00 more than modified guitars with crappy work. Whether I can see it or not is not the question, unless the aim is to misrepresent the instrument, which is another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Just now, kizanski said: Modified is modified. Modified guitars with exemplary work are worth about $4.00 more than modified guitars with crappy work. Whether I can see it or not is not the question, unless the aim is to misrepresent the instrument, which is another story. No, that is not the aim. Like Sasha, I do not ever intend to sell the instrument. However, if something unforeseen made selling necessary, I would inform any prospective buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Replace the fretboard. Even if you do an excellent job of matching wood and finishing it to fill the dots it will still be a bunch of filled dots. Replacing the fretboard would be a more professional way of getting boomers. It will be more impressive, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Steve Haynie said: Replace the fretboard. Even if you do an excellent job of matching wood and finishing it to fill the dots it will still be a bunch of filled dots. Replacing the fretboard would be a more professional way of getting boomers. It will be more impressive, too. Yep. I am going with ebony too. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, 79Sunburst said: No, that is not the aim. Like Sasha, I do not ever intend to sell the instrument. However, if something unforeseen made selling necessary, I would inform any prospective buyer. I was just responding to your challenge to detect the inlay fill. I guarantee you I'd be able to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, kizanski said: I was just responding to your challenge to detect the inlay fill. I guarantee you I'd be able to see it. Well, I am new to the board and I am sure that there are quite a few experts with a sharp eye so I don't doubt you. It's always helpful to determine who the contrarians are. They generally keep everyone else on their toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamerCustomEr Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 20 hours ago, kizanski said: I was just responding to your challenge to detect the inlay fill. I guarantee you I'd be able to see it. Challenge accepted! I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptm1diver Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I think I may know someone with a new fretboard with boomers already in the board. But I do know Shannon at HEL Guitars can do a refret and replace the dots with boomers. You may want to call him. He has done some great work for me and some others here on the HFC. He is doing some building and custom work for me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 38 minutes ago, ptm1diver said: I think I may know someone with a new fretboard with boomers already in the board. But I do know Shannon at HEL Guitars can do a refret and replace the dots with boomers. You may want to call him. He has done some great work for me and some others here on the HFC. He is doing some building and custom work for me now. This /\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 If you're going thru all the trouble, Tumbling Boomers are the only way to go. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, hamerhead said: If you're going thru all the trouble, Tumbling Boomers are mandatory. Edited slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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