I have a custom lapsteel, and need a new fretboard and am looking for recomendations.
The reason why I need a new fretboard is that the existing fretboard is made of Birdseye maple, and it reflects too much light to the point of sometimes not being able to see the strings, this can happen at gigs under stage lighting, or outside in the sun. The color black however absorbs light and I can see the strings much clearer.
Does anyone know of a solution to get a black fretboard overlay of some type? Here are my options I was thinking.
1. a custom aluminum or vinyl over lay that I could lay over the existing board.
2. have a custom made out of ebony, and remove the current fret board, and replace it, however this would probably be expensive.
3. Some type of decal fretboard that could layover the top of the existing.
This is a 22.5" scale fretboard with a unique shape, so it would be a custom job.
This guitar is a custom build by our loving friend Tom Pettinigil who we lost several years ago.
If anyone has any information or contacts for me in this regard i would be much grateful
