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Flat or compound radius playing surface

Mandolin Fingerboard


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Our kiln-dried ebony and rosewood fingerboards are accurately slotted for 29 frets and 13-7/8" scale length. The .023"-wide fret slots are ready for our fretwire. Each fingerboard is supplied unprofiled (rectangular); you can simply cut it shorter to fit an A-style mandolin.

Available with traditional flat playing surface, or with modern compound radius surface for lower string action.

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Mandolin Fingerboard
 
  Item# Description In stock Price Quantity
2115 Ebony, compound radius Yes
$30.88

2115-R Rosewood, compound radius Yes
$18.48

0762 Ebony, flat Yes
$26.36

0762-R Rosewood, flat Yes
$15.27


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Dimensions: 1-15/16" x 12" x 13/64" (49.21mm x 304.80mm x 5.16mm)

Compound radius fingerboard: The playing surface radius gradually changes from 7-1/4" at the nut, to 10" at the 12th fret, to 12" at the 29th fret, to allow lower string action and easier playability. 13" bridge saddle radius is recommended. Learn more about compound radius with this Free Information Compound Radius: Explained.

A note about ebony:
Ebony is usually not uniformly black. We offer Black Fingerboard Stain, as used by Gibson®, Paul Reed Smith® and other makers, for darkening the streaks on ebony fingerboards, bridges and peghead overlays when desired.
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Mandolin Fingerboard
Mandolin Fingerboard
 
4.5 out of 5 stars
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4 11-06-2011
Nice but not perfect

It came fast as always but with a small crack that it is not nice

Yaron Naor  Bat Hefer, Israel Read my reviews (12)
4 10-31-2011
Consistent quality

I have purchased a number of pre-slotted fretboards, both guitar and mandolin, from StewMac over the years, and they are of consistently good quality: the faces are always flat, the slots are always cleanly cut, with no fuzz or chips, and the wood choice is excellent. I have tried fretboards from others, and occasionally I get a more dramatic piece of wood, but not the same reliable quality. It means satisfied customers and less time on the workbench. I can cut my own slots if I get a weird order, but usually I order from StewMac.

Fred Hocker  Stockholm, Sweden Read my reviews (8)
5 10-12-2011
mandolin fretboard

I cut my own fretboards for my own builds, but for those starting out this is great. I use them for all my resoration projects

Foley String Instruments  Dallas, Texas Read my reviews (4)
5 9-08-2011
They are great!

I don't know why the other reviews only show 4 stars when there is no complaint to be had that was not promptly remedied. I have used two of these, and both had well-cut slots and an even radius.

Nick Waters  Brookfield, CT Read my reviews (3)
4 8-04-2011
Worth the Money

The Ebony was solid if a bit variable in color. The slots were precise and properly spaced. Saves me a lot of time.

The Lefty Luthier  Spring Branch, Texas Read my reviews (14)
4 4-08-2011
compound radius fingerboard

Very nice fingerboard,accurate compound radius centered well on the board. I have made a few myself and this is a real time saver, well worth it in labor savings.

Michael Wygmans  Grand Rapids, MI
4 12-09-2010
Compound Radius Fretboard

Beautiful wood. Consistent radius. Have ordered more than one. I did have one that had a slanted cut on the nut end of the fertboard. Informed Stew-Mac and they sent a new one immediately. Wonderful customer service. Wonderful product.

markgrant  tennessee Read my reviews (7)
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