Dalbergia latifolia imported from a partner business from India which was responsibly sourced through the government auctions.
Expertly prepared and seasoned.
Dimensions for bass fretboards:
4 string - 720 x 75 x 9 mm
5 string - 720 x 85 x 9 mm
6 string - 720 x 95 x 9 mm
Indian rosewood grading explained.
Indian rosewood is one of the most stunning and desirable materials used for musical instruments fretboards and this is due to its density and appearance. The fretboard along with the neck, plays an important part in structural integrity of the instrument and also important factor in how the instrument will respond tonally.
We are grading our fretboards taking into account those two factors.
Colour range and intensity and general appearance.
Higher grades will have a range of dark brown, and/or black and/or purple colours across the blank. Those fretboards will be more pleasing to look at and they will have a higher ‘wow’ factor.
Grain straightness and cut.
Higher grades Indian rosewood fretboards will be quartersawn or nearly quartersawn with the grain orientation being 80-90 degrees with the face of the blank and running straight and uninterrupted across the board.
A grade -
not perfectly quartersawn. The grain might be curved and wide and not running perfectly straight across the fretboard. For example one end of the fretboard might be quartersawn and the grain might be ending slab sawn on the other end. These fretboards might have a knot. It will have a lesser amount of the colour range and intensity.
AA grade -
these fretboards will be quartersawn or near with the grain running across the board and covering the most of the material. The grain will be wider than AAA and might be slightly curved. These fretboards might be a downgraded AAA features due to a knot. The AA grade fretboards will have an excellent range of colours and intensity and will have a great ‘wow’ factor.
AAA grade -
the AAA grade will be the most scarce and the most difficult to yield from a log. I reckon 20-30% of the log will be suitable for this grade. These fretboards will be quartersawn 80-90 degrees and will have the grain running straight across the whole board. The grain will be narrower than the AA grade. The AAA grades will have an excellent ‘wow’ factor. The colour range and intensity of these fretboards will be the most stunning.
Pinholes/defects -
the fretboards with pinholes and defects won’t be sold under these 3 grades and if sold, they will be advertised as such.
Mastergrade -
when dealing with large amount of Indian rosewood fretboards, we will come across some superb materials. These will be very rare and the most unique and will be advertised as Mastergrade.
