Jatoba / Brazilian Cherry as a Fingerboard Wood

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I recently did a kitchen floor with Brazilian Cherry AKA Jatoba and I
have a fair amount left over. I would like to know if anybody has
used this as a fingerboard wood? Some of the pieces show really nice
figure and are almost quarter sawn. It seems as if it should hold up
unfinished and I know it turns a nice reddish brown with a little time
and light.

[tho x. bui]

That's what I'm using now for fingerboard wood. It seems to hold up
pretty well.

I asked the exact same question about a year ago, you can probably
google and find the thread.

Tho
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my last guitar i built, i made the neck out of oak w/ aluminum bars
for support. it works great.
you could cherry for a fingerboard.
see brian may's guitar-it has an oak fingerboard that is heavy poly'd
to give it a smooth "ebony feel"-it's painted black too.
some day when the supply of wood that's normally used is low and
short, people will think outside the box.
i believe that martin has a guitar that uses cherry for neck and body-
it was reviewed in last month's guitar world.
think outside the box....
good luck.
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[tho x. bui]

In my experience, jatoba doesn't feel like normal cherry. It feels
harder and denser.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatobá

I like cherry a lot and have used it for instruments...but I think it's
not hard enough for a long lasting fingerboard.

Just my opinion.

[David Hajicek]

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Just my opinion.

Tho

Tho:
As your link shows, Brazilian Cherry is almost twice as hard as White Oak.
So it should be pretty durable.
Dave Hajicek