Collection: Purpleheart fingerboards

All our Purpleheart (Amarante) fingerboards from French Guiana, for guitar or bass.

Purpleheart, Peltogyne spp., also called "violet wood", takes on a strong purple colour after brief exposure to sunlight. Over time, the purple darkens to a beautiful wine colour.

A few tricks help keep the purple colour as long as possible: rubbing the fingerboard with lime juice, or applying a UV-resistant finish, buys a few years...