I managed to get the frets installed yesterday. The fingerboard was super hard...I'm not sure what type of Rosewood it is, but it sure is hard. Some spit in the slots was enough lube to make the frets seat much easier. The retired luthier that I got the wood from said is was from an old bureau that he had dismantled years ago. I did the headstock veneer from the same wood. It's got a nice shine to it.