ponty Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I bought some ebony bridge pins from a company begining with M.This is what I was expecting....... This is what I got. Not one black one to be seen. One full brown pin, and a strap button 50/50. Is black ebony that difficult to get hold of?Guess so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Guess you could send them back - I wouldn't. A nice and very original group of pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Are they actually plastic, but just ebony or black in color? Or, actually ebony wood that are multicolored? I can't tell from the photo. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflyingturtle Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I do not know exactly why you got brown pins but I did watch a video of Bob at Taylor Guitars explain why brown ebony was hitting the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 How do they sound? Certainly not as represented in the box. However, no one will ever wonder if they're plastic, or the real deal. Love the 50/50 strap button; the person who made it probably thought they were doing something nice. Finally, after all of these years of seeing your location in your avatar; do you mean you "formerly" lived in W. Yorks, or your main digs are in the U.K. (formally), but you just have a Bermuda state of mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Are they actually plastic, but just ebony or black in color? Or, actually ebony wood that are multicolored? I can't tell from the photo. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Yers they are actually wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 How do they sound? Certainly not as represented in the box. However, no one will ever wonder if they're plastic, or the real deal. Love the 50/50 strap button; the person who made it probably thought they were doing something nice. Finally, after all of these years of seeing your location in your avatar; do you mean you "formerly" lived in W. Yorks, or your main digs are in the U.K. (formally), but you just have a Bermuda state of mind? My wife is an English teacher..good job she didnt see that.Changed immediately! Anyhow, I put the pins on and they look OK..As for the sound, - no difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Oh well. Nothing (or very little) ventured. . . I'm sure the pins look better than the white plastic (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I much prefer your set to the flat black pins in the stock pic. The half-and-half endpin is beautiful! Not as described perhaps, but still lovely (to these eyes anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 probably a sign of the times when it comes to wood and the harvesting use vs. waste. the brownish ebony used to be discarded, other than visual, there's nothing wrong with it. The Bob Taylor video mentioned would be a good source for background data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie King Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Variegated ebony is the new rule of the day. If you don't like them, pm me I'll take them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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