Members Glenn F Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Hi, I've been looking at some Hagstroms, and see that some of their models have 'resinator wood' fretboards. Having seen Martin fudge the meaning of plastic fretboards by calling them 'micarta,' I was wondering if anyone knows what 'resinator wood' is? Thanks, and cheers, Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nevermind Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 new hags have resin boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silmaneero Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 I assume 'resinator' is a play-on-words meant to inspire thoughts of resonance for a guitar with a plastic resin fingerboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members datru Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 "Resonator wood" is what I get when I want one of these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mygal Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 it's supposed to be a substitute for ebony, I wonder how the two materials compare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 A lot of resinator guitars are made of birch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 "Resonator wood" is what I get when I want one of these: /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anni_Lover Posted January 13, 2011 Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 Sorry for digging up such an old thread, but for ayone considering buying a new Hagsrtom guitar, I have the true answer. I was looking at the mahogany Hagstrom HL550 and asked the same question. What is resinator wood on the fretboard? Well, this has been translated from Swedish, and here's your answer: Resinator Wood: Resinator wood is a dark wood composite materials laminated in multiple layers used in the fretboard on guitars branded Hagstrom . The material is said to be stronger, more homogeneous and stable than ordinary wood. According to the manufacturer, the material is approximately the same acoustic properties as Ebony of good quality, but avoid giving a balanced tone across the fingerboard and remove "dead" tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 13, 2011 Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 Yup - it's a composite of Hagstrom's makings. I quite like it on my Viking. That guitar plays especially sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DTrane Posted January 13, 2011 Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 i wondred the same thing. when in doubt assume the worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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