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I would assume that a "cap board" is opposed to a "slab board" , the
latter being a fingerboard that has, I think, a straight bottom where
it attaches to the neck, whereas with a cap board the neck would be
curved and the underside of the fretboard too. or the other way
round. I dunno, just making assumptions based on etymological
guessing and the fact that I see 'slab board' all the time on ebay
adverts. do you know how this works Mel?
a cap board is of course also the little circuitboard that holds the
filter caps in a Fender tube amp, residing in "the doghouse".
WR
--- In , "Mel Waldorf" <mwaldorf@...>
wrote:
>
> Specifically, a "Cap Board" is a fretboard where the fretboard is a
separate
> piece of wood than the neck. 50s Fender maple necks were made from
one
> piece of wood, with the frets directly in the neck wood. These
necks have a
> "skunk stripe" on the back, a darker piece of wood filling the
route where
> the truss rod is installed. When Fender switched to rosewood
boards, the
> fretboard was now a separate piece of wood (a cap) over a maple
neck. These
> necks don't have a skunk stripe since the truss rod is installed
between the
> two pieces of wood. When Fender re-introduced the maple fretboard
necks in
> the later 60s, they used the same production process as with the
rosewood
> fretboards, so the maple fretboard is a cap over the maple neck.
I'm not
> sure when Fender started making one piece necks again, probably
when they
> started the re-issue series in the early 80s.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bruce duncan" <wetreverb@...>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Maple boards
>
>
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Maybe the term is unfamiliar to you, but if you read the entire
posting,
> it becomes extremely obvious that what is meant, is "fingerboard".
What
> else COULD it be, with "black dot markers and matching headstock"??
> >
> > Jeff <bigtikidude@...> wrote:
> > Call me stupid but what is a Cap Board?
> > I don't think I've ever heard that term on sg101.
> > Jeff(bigtikidude)
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Jack Booth" <lwoodyj@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > About six or seven years ago at a guitar show at the Nashville
> > (TN)
> > > fairgrounds, I saw an Olympic White mid-60's Jaguar with a maple
> > cap
> > > board and black dot markers and a matching headstock. I think
the
> > > maple cap boards were a special order option. Remember, there
was
> > no
> > > Custom Shop in those days. I used to have a '61 P-Bass that had
a
> > > maple cap board. Fender switched to rosewood boards in mid-'59,
> > but
> > > this was definitely a 1961 model. In the early 60's, Maple
boards
> > were
> > > most commonly ordered optionally on Telecasters and Esquires.
> > >
> > > I've also seen photos of an alleged '57 Jazzmaster prototype
that
> > had
> > > a gold anodized pickguard (as did the production '58 and early-
'59
> > > models) and a maple board. Not sure if this one was "real",
> > though.
> > > The '57 prototype in the Chinery Collection with the black
> > anodized
> > > guard had a rosewood fingerboard, but a 1997 NAMM Custom
> > > Shop "Prototype Jazzmaster" I recently saw on eBay had a maple
> > board
> > > with a black anodized guard.
> > >
> > > And for the record, Fiesta Red is a 1956 Ford T-Bird color. The
ad
> > > posted for Mr. Fullerton's (grossly overpriced, IMO) Jazzmaster
is
> > in
> > > error, as Leo used DuPont Duco automotive colors for the custom
> > color
> > > guitars. The paint codes are still available from DuPont, PPG,
and
> > > other sources.
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a bit of googling says a slab board is indeed straight, (early
sixties) and later boards are curved. the curved board is commonly
called 'non-slab' (duh) ... I see "cap board" only in relation with
maple fingerboards.
WR
--- In , "mono_tones_1" <rockverb@...>
wrote:
>
> I would assume that a "cap board" is opposed to a "slab board" ,
the
> latter being a fingerboard that has, I think, a straight bottom
where
> it attaches to the neck, whereas with a cap board the neck would be
> curved and the underside of the fretboard too. or the other way
> round. I dunno, just making assumptions based on etymological
> guessing and the fact that I see 'slab board' all the time on ebay
> adverts. do you know how this works Mel?
>
> a cap board is of course also the little circuitboard that holds
the
> filter caps in a Fender tube amp, residing in "the doghouse".
>
> WR
>
>
>
> --- In , "Mel Waldorf" <mwaldorf@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Specifically, a "Cap Board" is a fretboard where the fretboard is
a
> separate
> > piece of wood than the neck. 50s Fender maple necks were made
from
> one
> > piece of wood, with the frets directly in the neck wood. These
> necks have a
> > "skunk stripe" on the back, a darker piece of wood filling the
> route where
> > the truss rod is installed. When Fender switched to rosewood
> boards, the
> > fretboard was now a separate piece of wood (a cap) over a maple
> neck. These
> > necks don't have a skunk stripe since the truss rod is installed
> between the
> > two pieces of wood. When Fender re-introduced the maple
fretboard
> necks in
> > the later 60s, they used the same production process as with the
> rosewood
> > fretboards, so the maple fretboard is a cap over the maple neck.
> I'm not
> > sure when Fender started making one piece necks again, probably
> when they
> > started the re-issue series in the early 80s.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "bruce duncan" <wetreverb@>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Maple boards
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Jeff,
> > >
> > > Maybe the term is unfamiliar to you, but if you read the
entire
> posting,
> > it becomes extremely obvious that what is meant,
is "fingerboard".
> What
> > else COULD it be, with "black dot markers and matching
headstock"??
> > >
> > > Jeff <bigtikidude@> wrote:
> > > Call me stupid but what is a Cap Board?
> > > I don't think I've ever heard that term on sg101.
> > > Jeff(bigtikidude)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In , "Jack Booth" <lwoodyj@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > About six or seven years ago at a guitar show at the Nashville
> > > (TN)
> > > > fairgrounds, I saw an Olympic White mid-60's Jaguar with a
maple
> > > cap
> > > > board and black dot markers and a matching headstock. I think
> the
> > > > maple cap boards were a special order option. Remember, there
> was
> > > no
> > > > Custom Shop in those days. I used to have a '61 P-Bass that
had
> a
> > > > maple cap board. Fender switched to rosewood boards in mid-
'59,
> > > but
> > > > this was definitely a 1961 model. In the early 60's, Maple
> boards
> > > were
> > > > most commonly ordered optionally on Telecasters and Esquires.
> > > >
> > > > I've also seen photos of an alleged '57 Jazzmaster prototype
> that
> > > had
> > > > a gold anodized pickguard (as did the production '58 and
early-
> '59
> > > > models) and a maple board. Not sure if this one was "real",
> > > though.
> > > > The '57 prototype in the Chinery Collection with the black
> > > anodized
> > > > guard had a rosewood fingerboard, but a 1997 NAMM Custom
> > > > Shop "Prototype Jazzmaster" I recently saw on eBay had a maple
> > > board
> > > > with a black anodized guard.
> > > >
> > > > And for the record, Fiesta Red is a 1956 Ford T-Bird color.
The
> ad
> > > > posted for Mr. Fullerton's (grossly overpriced, IMO)
Jazzmaster
> is
> > > in
> > > > error, as Leo used DuPont Duco automotive colors for the
custom
> > > color
> > > > guitars. The paint codes are still available from DuPont,
PPG,
> and
> > > > other sources.
> > > >
> > > > Woody
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > .
> > > Visit for archived
> messages,
> > bookmarks, files, polls, etc.
> > >
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