Forbon brand fiber at NVF - back in business?

[achase4u]

I see their website says "The new NVF!" on their home page. I contacted them and they are sending me a sample of their trunk and case grade Forbon. It appears that also that Forbon | Ele Global has it as well from NVF.

I'd really like to use Forbon not only for the vintage correctness, but I'm thinking it doesnt exhibit the "brown edge" that has to be sanded off of all other laser cut material to achieve the die-punched look.

Who wants to go in on a 2 grand order with me? :-P

Seriously though, I am trying to find out

1. How the samples look after being cut

2. How much you have to order and/or if their are suppliers that offer smaller quantities.

[David Schwab]

...but I'm thinking it doesnt exhibit the "brown edge" that has to be sanded off of all other laser cut material to achieve the die-punched look.

Why wouldn't it? Also they didn't laser cut vintage pickups. None one is going to see the edge of the bobbin after it's installed in the guitar. I really don't understand the obsession with the vintage correct stuff. New pickups are not vintage, and vintage does not equate to better.

[achase4u]

Its a proprietary recipe and is different than other vulcanized fiber's as I understand it. I have a feeling its what stew-mac uses. I've had Stew-mac's cut by laser before and it doesnt exhibit the same problem. Its just a bit sticky and wipes off easy.

"I really don't understand the obsession with the vintage correct stuff." Well, I cant help you there, thats fine that you feel that way. Some of us want to recreate the old stuff in look and in sound, too. There's a market for it so, it works out.

I know that old fiber wasnt laser cut, thats why I said "to achieve the die-punched look"

"New pickups are not vintage, and vintage does not equate to better." To me its just a look. Brown edge = crappy/shoddy looking to me. Of course vintage doesnt equate to better. We all have a preference on how we want our work to appear and sound...