Chemistry:Pearloid
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Pearloid is a plastic that is intended to resemble mother of pearl. It is commonly used in making musical instruments, especially for pickguards, electric guitar inlays, and accordions.[1]
Production
Pearloid is produced by swirling together chunks of celluloid in a solvent, then curing, which gives it a mother of pearl effect.[2] It is sliced and bonded to or inlaid in other materials, such as the wood of guitar necks.[2]
Use
Pearloid is used in any context where genuine mother of pearl or abalone might be used, as it is much cheaper. Gibson uses it as a substitute for the mother of pearl inlays in the fretboards on most of its guitars.[3] Various colored versions are often used on items intended to have a retro appearance.[4]
See also
- Cultured pearl
- Imitation pearl
References
- ↑ Wright, Michael (2000-01-01) (in en). Guitar Stories: The Histories of Cool Guitars. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-884883-08-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=msEJ8cMqng4C&q=%22Pearloid%22+%22guitar%22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pearloid | Sweetwater". 28 November 2007. https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/pearloid/.
- ↑ "Epiphone Releases the Acoustic El Capitan J-200 Studio Bass" (in en-US). 2023-01-25. https://bassmagazine.com/epiphone-releases-the-acoustic-el-capitan-j-200-studio-bass/.
- ↑ Lawless, John (2024-01-10). "Gibson All American 5 string" (in en-US). https://bluegrasstoday.com/gibson-all-american-5-string-for-sale/.
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