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Comment on: Topic 'MICARTA?': Try this link for info about Micarta; http://fretsnet.ning.com/main/search/search?q=Micarta Best Regards, Phil; Added by Phil Keener at 6:37am on February 17, 2012

Topic: MICARTA?: ve on the production costs?) around the top plate's (bare wood) gluing area which gives the appearance of a lifting bridge. With less bonding area, the bridges often do begin to lift. Having little experience with this man-made substance (MICARTA), I am wondering what characteristics it has: Does heating (for removal) warp or melt it? What glues are compatible with this? What are the working characteristics as a fret board or bridge? (I have found that bridge pin holes are harder to ream)…; Added by John D. Oakes at 9:57am on October 2, 2009

Comment on: Topic 'MICARTA?': Sorry to revive this old topic. I have a Martin 000cxe with micarta fretboard for a refret. Can you tell me if there are differences in working with micarta than rosewood, ebony, etc. for this job?; Added by Eugen C at 12:46am on February 16, 2012

Comment on: Topic 'MICARTA?': est of luck! Bart…; Added by Bart van Weperen at 1:36am on October 3, 2009

Comment on: Topic 'MICARTA?': fret slot measurement to prevent back bow or t-rod function. Micarta is super dense!! Skip…; Added by Guitar Fixer at 4:58am on February 16, 2012

Topic: Gluing micarta or black richlite: . Would these two materials need different glues? Also, being that I don't have any LMI glue, is there any other glue that you might recommend?…; Added by David Houchens at 8:03am on January 7, 2010

Topic: Refretting a Micarta Fingerboard: y to tell between micarta and ritchlite? - Can I use a soldering iron as usual to remove the frets? Any temperature setting? - Will the soldering iron melt the fretboard if it touches it? - I have read that people like to use .005 oversized fret saw to prevent backbowing – any opinions on this? - Can I level the fingerboard with sandpaper? I have heard people say that micarta doesn’t need leveling, but this seemed a bit off to me. - Should I glue the frets in? If so, any preference between super glue and white glue? - Any other tips? Thank you for any help you can give me!…; Added by TKW at 4:14pm on December 29, 2016

Comment on: Topic 'Black Buffalo Horn Nut, good or bad?': e reality is most instruments don't get much use. That said, I'd stay away from ebony because of the wear factor, and when asked to do either black horn or ebony I always recommend black Micarta, which looks nice and black, too. In fact, black horn, Micarta, ebony all look the same to me when polished up really well. Micarta is cheap, available and durable. Soundwise, well, as usual, I'm skeptical. . .…; Added by Frank Ford at 9:24am on April 25, 2016

Comment on: Topic 'Heat and sand Richlite fingerboard?': hile richlite has a greater resistance. Martin production uses their typical white glue to adhere the fingerboard extension and bridge on the synthetic components in their Nazareth plant while the Mexican made X series necks are attached to the body with cyanoacrylate. Skip…; Added by Guitar Fixer at 3:13am on January 14, 2015

Comment on: Topic 'MICARTA?': This is the sort of working information that I was hoping to find, although the question seems to have opened Pandora's micarta box...Read on!; Added by John D. Oakes at 4:57pm on October 4, 2009

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