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Bobzilla
Username: Bobzilla

Registered: 02-2005
Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 5:43 pm:   

Is there any way to contact Hoshino, send 'em a guitar (Ibanez of course) and have them inlay a vine into the neck? Like.... a 2622 with a vine.... ar1200av with a vine, mc500nt with a vine? At least if Ibanez themselves did it and it is the actual vine inlay they use/used, I guess it's a bit more legit than other scenarios.
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 10:08 pm:   

Bob:

If you were an endorsee, I'd say you'd have a pretty good shot at it. If not, you'd have a much better shot at getting a custom inlay job from any number of inlay craftsman.

To go from blocks to vine, you'd need to replace the fretboard, frets, binding and maybe the nut.

I'm getting closer to a dream of redoing a 2618 and "vine-ify" it. It won't be a stock Ibanez vine, though. Not sure what I'll do with the body. Maybe I'll "Cowboy" it.
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Bobzilla
Username: Bobzilla

Registered: 02-2005
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 9:23 am:   

John, almost evry day there for a while, there was a guy selling on ebay what he described as the actual Ibanez inlay vine "kit". It may actually be on there right now. It has been there for a long time now. I e-mailed the guy, never heard back. But... if you're gonna vine it up, you may want to look into it. If I see it, I will post the link here for you.
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Snowjays
Username: Snowjays

Registered: 09-2004
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 10:00 pm:   

Bob,

Do you mean this guy in Tiawan??


http://www.qksrv.net/click-1802666-10381315?loc=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI .dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D7357746745

I have been trying to do the same to an old musician, but I'm still waiting for a quote.
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Sixvsix
Username: Sixvsix

Registered: 03-2002
Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 4:19 am:   

They look great but I'd be careful. There is no way of knowing how good the fingerboard material is. If it splits during installation of after 6 months it's going to be painful.

Personally I would hunt about and find a good luthier. Of course it will cost more but you will have some insurance.

six
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Fox
Username: Fox

Registered: 02-2003
Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 7:34 am:   

Six has a point there..Just read a lengthy aricle about furniture imports from China to EU... 90% humidity versus cold climate and dry winter in northern EU causes severe cracks..
I have ordered several custom-inlaid headstocks over the years from Taiwan, and not a single one has remained without cracks. Wood has been both ebony and rsw.. Nowadays I prefer ebony because it is easier to repair..
btw. I still can not see those ICW-friendly URLs....
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Jeffsailor
Username: Jeffsailor

Registered: 01-2004
Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 8:54 am:   

I think Bob is referring to this seller:

http://www.qksrv.net/click-1802666-10381315?loc=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI .dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D7366139096

I've purchased one of these for a project. Keep in mind that its pearloid, not pearl. Its some sort of acrylic. But for $20, the pieces will fit nicely into my jig for cutting the real MOP. I also got a plastic pattern overlay from him for outlining the inlay. He has pre-cut fingerboards as well.

js
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Bobzilla
Username: Bobzilla

Registered: 02-2005
Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 4:21 pm:   

The l;ast one, the one Jeff indicates is the one I was referring to and see all the time.

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