Initials

A lovely way to personalize your instrument is with inlaid initials. We can use a favorite font, make custom letters, or even create a custom monogram.

MM monogram in mother of pearl, abalone, and silver

DDA inlay in black mother of pearl and silver

DT inlay in mother of pearl and red pearloid

OCAC inlay in mother of pearl and silver

DDM Monogram inlay in goldlip mother of pearl

MORE ABOUT INITIAL INLAYS

One way to personalize your Alembic is to have your initials inlaid. Frequently found at the 12th fret, we can put them anywhere that works with the overall design.
There are a few different approaches to initial inlays. Letters cut from shell, typically white mother of pearl, are the starting point for design because the contrast is greatest with Ebony fingerboards. Black Tahitian mother of pearl is a good choice when you want something decorative but a little more subtle. Abalone is beautiful, but note that the dark figuring is unpredictable upon sanding and sometimes blends into darker fingerboard woods. Silver also makes an excellent material for inlaying initials.
If you have oval inlays on the rest of the fingerboard, it's sometimes nice to incorporate an oval with your initials, either by cutting through the oval and filling with black or another cut shell, or by inlaying a silver border around the letters.

Red alchemical symbol for the Spirit of Wood