Source for ivoroid crosspiece and binding?

[fscotte]

Since Siminoff is out of business now, having trouble finding a source for the 15th fret crosspiece. I do see a few international suppliers for binding, but I need .090" thick, as well as the crosspiece. If you don't want to offer up your source publicly, a private msg would be appreciated. I see Arches music offers ivoroid but Chris seems to be buried on work and behind schedule.

[Max Girouard]

Bill James is who we buy our ivoroid from (and other binding). He has it up to .75 tall for .090 thick so that will work for the crosspiece.

http://www.axinc.net/Grained_Ivoroid...Strip_p/ci.htm

[Skip Kelley]

I glue a few pieces together with acetone when I run out of the pieces ordered from Bill.

[sunburst]

I've used .060" for the "crosspiece" for years. Thicker looks too "heavy" to me.
I, too, get my ivoroid from Bill James.

[fscotte]

Sounds like a wonderful resource. Thanks fellas!

[Tom Haywood]

I haven't used ivoroid, but I get the stewmac plastic piece they sell for the guitar end piece and cut it down to size. I think it is the .09x.565 piece, but they don't have a picture now and I'm not near my shop.

[Mandoborg]

It seems Bill is the only place to go, but damn, I can remember when Stew-Mac went from $4 - $5 a piece for the .75 x .090 Ivoroid and thinking ' this stuff's getting expensive !! Still have a box full of different Ivoroid bindings for repair work, but am glad to have switched to 99% wood bindings !! Plus wood doesn't shrink !! :O)~ The re-production market is what's paying the price, literally. You can't / shouldn't buck tradition in some cases.You knew between the hazardous nature of making the stuff, and now that bloated hazmat fee, ivoroid is treading water from a business standpoint.