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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Wright, Michael (2000-01-01). Guitar Stories: The Histories of Cool Guitars. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-884883-08-8.
- 1 2 "Pearloid | Sweetwater". 28 November 2007.
- ↑ "Epiphone Releases the Acoustic El Capitan J-200 Studio Bass". Bass Magazine. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ↑ Lawless, John (2024-01-10). "Gibson All American 5 string". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 2024-05-24.