blindboygrunt Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 just recieved my aged bone pins and a thought occured .... the cynic in me wants to know how i know that they are really bone ? apart from throwing them and see if the dog chases them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Dab 'em with barbeque sauce and give a lick. You can smell the bone when you put sandpaper to them...but restrain yourself and have faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Try a little scrimshaw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 . Drop one in some vinegar for a couple hours - if it gets soft/pliable it's bone. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Look for a lamination line, or a nib - thats plastic. Drop it on a hard surface - click is not bone, clack probably is, clunk may be ebony. Never had ivory, but it probably has a rather magestic clang? So. there's been lots of discussion about pins, and the move to bone. What species of bone do you suppose is used? And wouldn't there be a high degree of variable density not only between species, but within individual sets? I've made the move to bone and ebony on three guitars, my Jackson Browne is still factory stock plastic, I think. I can't tell any difference, but some of them sure look classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 So. there's been lots of discussion about pins, and the move to bone. What species of bone do you suppose is used? And wouldn't there be a high degree of variable density not only between species, but within individual sets? I've made the move to bone and ebony on three guitars, my Jackson Browne is still factory stock plastic, I think. I can't tell any difference, but some of them sure look classy. As I understand it, bone pins are made from cow bone or ox bone, which is apparently a by-product of the meat industry. It is also used a lot for general carving purposes. Bone is much more dense than the plastic used for pins, as I verified by weighing when replacing some plastic pins recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merseybeat1963 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 In my day we would ingest a little piece of paper...and after a few hours simply ask them..are you bone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57classic Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 In my day we would ingest a little piece of paper...and after a few hours simply ask them..are you bone? Haha, I bet they answered too. Maybe even don a costume and dance about the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 DNA testing - plastic doesn't have DNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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