Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:03 pm
Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:10 pm
docdynamite wrote:Chechen boards...what do you think? Thanks!
Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:09 pm
Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:17 pm
docdynamite wrote:Wow, not one opinion on a chechen board?
Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:07 am
Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:49 am
docdynamite wrote:Craig, I have heard just the opposite...G L is totally out of rosewood and Chechen is the replacement option for the unavailable rosewood.
Hi Craig,
No Chechen is something else. It is sometimes used under the name “Caribbean Rosewood” although it is a separate species from both Indian and Brazilian Rosewood.
It’s very similar in tonalitay and density and is not restricted for international trade. We’ve so far just done a limited pilot run to see how people like it before potentially opening up as a regular option.
Thanks,
Spencer
G&L Musical Instruments It hasn't become an option yet, but it's heading that direction. Google Chechen and look for the entry in the wood database.
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Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:33 am
Craig wrote:docdynamite wrote:Craig, I have heard just the opposite...G L is totally out of rosewood and Chechen is the replacement option for the unavailable rosewood.
Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:56 am
Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:13 pm
docdynamite wrote:Craig wrote:docdynamite wrote:Craig, I have heard just the opposite...G L is totally out of rosewood and Chechen is the replacement option for the unavailable rosewood.
This information was by phone call with GL on January 4th. Update on Jan 6th...G L is totally out of rosewood for now. They are waiting on a large shipment of rosewood that is months behind.
Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:00 pm
Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:17 pm
neutralomen wrote:I wouldn't go chechen for a fingerboard, myself. Rosewodd is a good choice because it's a hard wood. Dense and rigid like maple.
Chechen is sometimes called "carribean rosewood," but it's not a true rosewood. It's actually a softwood, if I'm not mistaken.
Rickenbacker uses Chechen for their boards, but it's specifically because it takes lacquer well. Once it's lacquered, it's nice and hard. I'm afraid unfinished chechen would cause premature fret lift, or generally get mashed up more than typical fingerboard woods.
I could be totally mistaken.But that's what I've been told about Chechen.
Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:11 pm
killerburst wrote:
Chechen is very hard. Not as hard as Ebony but similar to Indian rosewood. Janka scale between 2200-2500. Hard maple is 1450, in comparison. I just got 2 guitars in with Chechen boards and they remind me a lot of Pau Ferro, one of my favorite fingerboard woods. I admit I was skeptical, but am quite happy with the result.
Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:00 am
neutralomen wrote:killerburst wrote:
Chechen is very hard. Not as hard as Ebony but similar to Indian rosewood. Janka scale between 2200-2500. Hard maple is 1450, in comparison. I just got 2 guitars in with Chechen boards and they remind me a lot of Pau Ferro, one of my favorite fingerboard woods. I admit I was skeptical, but am quite happy with the result.
heh. Shows what I know!