Replacing pearloid inlays with real MOP? Costs????

[toejam]

Re: Replacing pearloid inlays with real MOP? Costs????

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Eh, just leave it like it is, Alex, they look good enough.

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I think so, too. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[SeventhSon]

Re: Replacing pearloid inlays with real MOP? Costs

How much would an inlay job cost, typically? I really like my Orville LP Custom except for the crooked inlays. I imagine after a luthier squared the cutouts on the fretboard properly, I'd need custom sized inlays? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

Orville inlays

[toejam]

Re: Replacing pearloid inlays with real MOP? Costs

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How much would an inlay job cost, typically? I really like my Orville LP Custom except for the crooked inlays. I imagine after a luthier squared the cutouts on the fretboard properly, I'd need custom sized inlays? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

Orville inlays

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I don't know, but at least they're consistently crooked! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Overlord]

Re: Replacing pearloid inlays with real MOP? Costs

If I remember the excuses Gibson has given about quality control problems on some of their Les Pauls....Crooked inlays mean a high quality, hand-made instrument. If the inlays are perfect, then it is a cheap, mass produced instrument made on a CNC machine. Leave them crooked, it will make it a higher quality guitar. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[SeventhSon]

Re: Replacing pearloid inlays with real MOP? Costs

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I don't know, but at least they're consistently crooked! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Gee, that was so funny, I forgot to laugh, man... [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

j/k [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

It's actually limited to the 9th 12th and 15th inlays, but I can't believe it left the Orville factory like this. Caveat emptor when you buy overseas....talk about a Friday guitar. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Still she's an awesome player (as most Orville's are) and I don't mind keeping her...which probably means forever since i think the inlays would always be a dealbreaker. But she could be a great candidate for a refin at GMW. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]