MeyerFittings

I think it is one of those Bighonkin model chin rests.

3 wheeler?

I''ll inlay it for you, or you could pull a "Master and Commander" and do it with a mirror and a Dremel. I don't think Medicare has dental care anyway.

If you went to the Czech Republic you could get a tooth with Swarovski Crystals.

I just got he permit, mostly covering my Brazilian Rosewood. but including my pernambuco. I will be calling to ask more questions about what to expect when selling overseas.

Not with the USFW permit.

If you find an Atlas 6 inch somewhere you can do not only the small stuff but all kinds of other uses both wood and metal. Parts are easy to order because they are so ubiquitous. I've got two.

Pernambuco can be shipped in board or unfinished stick form if you obtain A USFW permit by proving that you owned the wood before the CITIES declaration. I know because I just was granted one. You can get a one time permit for about $100 or a master fle for $200 which gives your buyer a record that the wood is legally obtained and follows the wood to completion of the product.

Bone is not such a great material since it is so brittle. You will have a hard time getting them made from ivory unless you can find them in Austria, since they run the risk of getting confiscated. Even mamoth is problematic since small pieces are hard to distinguish from elephant. I can certainly make them, they are modified guitar bridge pins , getting them to Europe is the conundrum. Any good bow maker might help you out with a small lathe.

1 kg/dm^3, is 62lb/ft.3 which is about as hard as box.wood. How did you get the measurement? Does it float?

Since I don't have to fit pegs, just make them, I will let others coment. 1to20 is not common, regardless of wood choice. Real boxwood is harder than the junk used for mass produced pegs and rosewood isn't very dense at all. As to the assertion that 1/20 is considered the "right" taper for box--- I'll just sit back with some pop corn and see what others think.

i've come across a few (maybe tow) makers who used that steep a taper for a reproduction instrument.

I've tried many times to make a relatively invisible joint between two pieces of ivory. I have an carved eskimo bear missing a leg that eventually i would like to repair. All glues show up as a obvious joint. My Dentist deals with matching tooth colors all the time and not only has many shades of white and off white to choose from, but a blue light that cures the two part glue. I do know a bit about gluing ivory to contrasting woods, although when I look at the guitar I wonder if I could manage it again thirty five years later.

If you want to glue up ivory, talk to your dentist. Not Kidding.

Rarely large and less often straight, I have some of Victor's wood though not the fingerboard pieces. Read my earlier post. I will be out of cyber space for a few days.