Nov 02, 2006 09:58
Inlay is an art used to make beautiful furniture and equipment. The art of inlay has been around ever since ancient times. Individuals may confuse inlay for marquetry which is another type of work with shells,wood.
The electric guitar was invented by Adolph Rickenbacker
There are various types of woods used to improve the music created by a guitar player. The various musical woods that may be used to create a musical instrument are sitka spruce, engelmann spruce, red spruce, cedar, redwood, maple, mahogany, walnut, bocote, blackheart, paudauk, bubinga, tulipwood, korina, koa
Various flat materials can be inlaid into the surfaces of instruments, furniture, boxes, and other objects consisting of wood. The most popular material used for stringed instruments is mother of pearl derived from oysters. Abalone is another type of shell popularly used when the hue is green or red. There are also other materials such as shells, bone, ivory, tortoise shell, silver, gold, brass, nickel silver, wood, and plastic. Mother of pearl usually develops white or gold tinge. The hue of each shell may even vary from red, blue, and green. The shell usually develops a swirly pattern and gives off a luminous glow from its coloration.