Moon & Pearl Lutherie

02 / Detail study

A little color, inlaid

Custom dot inlays bring small points of turquoise color to wooden fretboards.

Two fretboards with custom turquoise-colored dot inlays and loose beads pictured beneath them
Study
Custom dot inlays
Location
Fretboard position markers
Detail
Turquoise-colored dots
Archive
Moon & Pearl workshop

The smallest details can carry the most personality.

Seen together, the dots establish a rhythm along the neck. Seen individually, their color and variation give each little circle a character of its own.

The archive photograph brings the fretboards and source beads into the same frame. It is a useful view of the relationship between a small material and the finished detail.

Watch the turquoise inlay reel
Discuss an inlay project