Roasted Maple - Suitable for fretless?

[Moose308]

I know the the discussion around having a maple fretless fingerboard has been done before. I believe the verdict in that case was that maple is just too soft to be suitable.

However, now that Roasted Maple is on the scene, has that changed? I am under the impression that Roasted Maple is harder (and therefore more resistant to wear and tear). Would the roasting process make the maple hard enough to be suitable for a fretless fingerboard?

 

[sanderhermans]

There where some verry early ebmm basses made with fretless maple board so it is possible. Maple is pretty hard so i don't see why this wouldnt be possible.

As for the difference between regular and roasted maple: colour is the main difference. Some tests show it to be slightly more stable because all the moisture is extracted from the wood. But especially with an unfinished neck, some moisture will get back in there.
I do not think that roasting actually makes the wood harder... but i'm not a rocket scientist eighter, just my 2 cents