Neck woods — one-piece Maple or Maple with Rosewood fingerboard?
Most of the instruments I build have one-piece, quarter-sawn, flamed Maple necks of the Hard Maple variety. I find there is much more tonal articulation and definition with the one-piece Maple design. A greater control of tone, just from your hands, is also possible with necks made of this timber. Most musicians are aware that Rosewood fingerboards tend to have more mellow tone characteristics. For those who prefer a Rosewood fingerboard I maintain a few select pieces of Brazilian Rosewood.
