Bamboo is good for cutting boards too and is surprisingly light weight.
Bamboo is good for cutting boards too and is surprisingly light weight.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
I stand corrected. Waz is right. Looked it up and Bamboo has about the same density as basswood but is considerably harder. Light and stuff should make it great for guitars.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk
It is an intriguing possibilty, how would a bamboo fretboard feel? Inquiring minds want to know!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
We have bamboo flooring in a unit where my wife's parents live. Great product and doesn't show signs of wearing. If contemplating a fret board buying a strip or scamming a sample floor board would be the way to go. Likewise for building a body as it comes in vj tongue & groove making it easier to join. Mind you, from memory the planks are probably about 13 mm thick so 3 layers would be required to do a body.
Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
Probably would be O.K. as long it's not exposed to water.
Saxophone reeds have been made from bamboo for years...and as they are constantly exposed to moisture,
they don't last very long.
cheers, Mark.
Stick Enterprises have used bamboo in recent times for some models. Strikes me as a good material to work with.
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
This is the audiophile DIY favourite.
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/60233431/
Stencil a Tele shape on that, get the bandsaw out and you're good to go.
First (proper) build: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=8546
Second build: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ad.php?t=10229
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8