Description
Richlite is a composite material made from recycled paper that can be used in place of traditional tonewoods for guitar bridges and fretboards. It products a hardened, durable material that can be superior to other woods such as ebony.
The original color that quietly proved that Richlite was a great replacement for ebony on fingerboards for stringed instruments. Jet black like the best ebony available, inlays and frets pop visually against this fingerboard with no need to dye or stain visually inferior material. Low maintenance, minimal shrinkage, and a density that is right in the middle of the range for ebony, there are only advantages to using Black Diamond Richlite on your manufactured 3/4 guitar all the way up to your fully hand-made custom creation.
Features
- Unslotted
- Acoustically superior and consistent density
- Moisture acclimated and inherently stable
- Durable while maintaining an ebony look and feel
- Hand made in the U.S.A. and FSC® Certified
- Impact resistance and span superior to wood products
- 20″ x 2.75″ x 0.3125″ (508 x 70 x 8mm)
: Richlite Guitar Fretboard Blank 20″ Unslotted – Black Diamond
: RL-FBGUB-BD
UPC: 746760489098
Jeff Beardall (verified buyer) –
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Richlite, but I was pleasantly surprised. Super smooth, easy to work and took the frets very well. The fact that it is (hopefully) dimensionally stable and immune to humidity is a plus. Do not use Titebond on this. The first attempt peeled right off…lol. After roughing the glue side on neck and fingerboard and using decent 5 epoxy, I got a good hold. Still holding after a week so I believe it will be stable long term.