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Old 11-16-2010, 09:18 PM
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Cool exotic?

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Originally Posted by Samuel Budnyk View Post
Thinking about the possibility of getting a chromatic put on. There are little idiosyncrocies with the mechanical, like it is slightly out of tune and two of the levers jam. While I realize those are probably rather easy to fix I would kind of like to have a fingered extension like on my Shen, although a bit flashier if possible
Regardless, does anyone have experience with exotic, attractive chromatic extensions? I just want something different than straight ebony, a "fingerboard" on an attractive piece of wood would be quite nice.
You want the Chromatic because as I mentioned earlier, the mechanical is not as practical today and harder to work, correct? If you want it to actually 'work', be more concerned with the function of it than the looks. Laminating woods is fine. All Ebony to me is more in line with your Fingerboard.
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