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I like to live as conscientiously, as mindfully and sustainably as i can, but save my fretting about guitars for my red hot riffs.
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Totally sustainable, cheap to make and the whole guitar inc fretboard is made from it, they can vary the density and weight, this concept really interests me but will probably be a bloody hard sell for me
(formerly customkits)
Also, do you know how the resin infused pine would machine? Would it require specialist router cutters or saw blades for instance, like Corian does? In other words, could you act as a conduit to sell body/neck blanks to hobby builders?
I think it’s a fantastic idea, particularly when different colours could be infused, and I’d hope there is a market for both the raw material and end product.
I've made a decision to try and not eat foods with palm oil, for environmental reasons alone, though buying a guitar isn't something you'd be doing every day
Yeah I also think its something we should be thinking about.. If you haven't watched it, check the Bob Taylor video out.. Its quite shocking.
Have you guys heard of Rocklite? They do two fretboard substitutes which actually seem really good.. Ebano and Sundari which is an Ebony and Rosewood substitute made from sustainable hardwoods and heat treated I think.
https://www.rocklite.co.uk/
Ive heard really good reports on this stuff.. Seems like a great alternative to me. I think some acoustics have been made from it too.
http://www.rabswoodguitars.co.uk/
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I have 2 sample blank sets to try and I'm working with the guy that supplies it, it's vastly different from what we imagine pine is like, the stuff for fretboards is rock hard and rings like rosewood, no idea how it'll work yet and as soon as i get time I'll get cracking and post a thread up
Even rain water is harvested to produce the resin so it's very eco friendly imo or as much as possible, the trees are grown knot free and sustainable, the only problem might be widths for 1 piece bodys but I've seen them joined and it's so good you don't really notice it
If the guitar works out good I'll be looking at supplying blanks and machined bodys necks and boards etc but that's a long way off yet
My biggest problem will be convincing others although i plan to do back to back tests with a mahogany equivalent to dismiss the nay sayers
(formerly customkits)
However, I very, very rarely purchase new guitars, so my (contemporary) -ve impact upon woodland is minimal.
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What are the alternatives?
well, metals use a butt load of energ to produce, plus all the pollution from smelting and refining, plus tremendous loss of habitat from large scale mining.
Carbon Fibre uses 14 times more energ than steel to produce, plus produces huge amounts of greenhouse gasses.
Trees are almost certainly the greenest option. Pun intended.