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Topic: Mother of Pearl Inlay. |
Austin Tripp
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Westminster SC
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Posted 22 Sep 2010 8:37 pm |
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Where can I find some mother of pearl inlay strips for a Sho-Bud project I'm working on? Or something that looks like m.o.p? Thanks!!
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Per Berner
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Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 22 Sep 2010 9:52 pm
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Try Luthiers Mercantile (lmii.com) or Stewart-MacDonald (stewmac.com), they should have everything you need.
IMHO, "something that looks like MOP" doesn't look one bit like MOP. The nickname "Mother of Toilet Seat" is well earned, and fake pearl would absolutely ruin an otherwise beautiful wood finish. |
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Martin Weenick
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Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2010 5:23 am Mop
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Austin, go to" andydepaule@LuthierSupply.com " he is a forum member and has every thing you will ever need in MOP and Abalone. I buy from him and have never been disapointed. Martin.
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Martin Weenick
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Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2010 5:27 am Mop
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Austin, you will have to type that address for Andy in the search mode. I dont know how to cut and paste.
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Per Berner
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Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 23 Sep 2010 5:39 am
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| Just try http://www.luthiersupply.com to get to the website. Amazing quality pre-cut stuff at very reasonable prices! A good find, Martin! |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2010 7:30 am
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I get my inlay material from Constantines.
www.constantines.com
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Storm Rosson
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Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2010 9:54 am
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Brian Henry
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Posted 19 Oct 2011 11:15 pm
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I went to Andy's site and could not locate inlay strips. Could someone give me a link please.
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Per Berner
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Skovde, Sweden
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Brian Henry
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Posted 20 Oct 2011 2:07 am
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Thank you Per.
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Bob Muller
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Oregon, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2011 9:06 am Inlay
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I actually went to the Luthier supply company located in Eugene Oregon just this weekend. It is actually just the guys house, but he has an amazing supply of high quality inlay in stock. All of the items shown on the website are actually available for purchase exactly as shown. They are all handmade and appear to be very high quality. I was very surprised to see such an amazing selection in person. I purchased a few of the items, now the problem is how to install them. I've contacted a local person who does laser engraving, I will see how that works out. Here are a few photos of the supplies that I purchased.
This next one is a complete fretboard inlay, it's not exactly scale correct, but I believe it can be adjusted when it's installed to be fairly accurate.
There is quite a bit of detail in this inlay, and it is made from many individual pieces, should look really good if I can get it properly inlaid.
All of the inlays come mounted to the cardboard as shown, when they are removed from the cardboard They become individual pieces which must be mounted separately.
If you're looking for inlays for your guitar this is certainly a great source. |
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Peter Harris
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South Australia, Australia
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Posted 22 Oct 2011 5:30 am
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If you're talking about inlaying them in wood (I presume..) you need a good eye, patience, a few #11 scalpel blades, and some superglue....
One (tiny) drop of glue to first hold the inlay in place while you trace around it with the scalpel .... warm it gently to remove it, deepen the 'outline' cut to the depth of the inlay piece, then slice from the centre of the area back towards the edge at an angle... being careful, because you don't actually get a second chance if you screw that up... 
Once the entire outline has been carved out in this manner, you go back and deepen the centre (center!) of the inlay area to match the depth of cut at the edge... then glue the little sucker in the hole...
...or bring it down to my jewellery (jewelry!) workshop.... 
Cheap rates...but remember to figure in the airfare.... |
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Larry Robbins
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Fort Edward, New York
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Gary Patterson
From:
Gallatin, TN
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Posted 24 Oct 2011 5:35 am
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Another possible approach is to use "near zero" thickness stick-on decals. An ebay search of "inlay decal" will bring up a seller with a huge variety of patterns aimed at guitar players. While I might hesitate to use them on a guitar fretboard, they might be very well suited to marking a metal or plastic PSG fretboard. If you look long enough, he has straight sections of MOP or abalone which could be used to mark the fret lines.
They might also work well on the apron of the guitar and buried under lacquer if you'd like. |
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