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100 Year Old Restoration :: Lyon & Healy Bowl Back Mandolin [1.3 lbs]

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100 Year Old Restoration :: Lyon & Healy Bowl Back Mandolin [1.3 lbs]

100 Year Old Restoration :: Lyon & Healy Bowl Back Mandolin [1.3 lbs]

Whew! Finally finished up this ~100 year old mandolin restoration a couple weeks ago. Let's see ... neck & fingerboard reglue, missing soundhole pieces, cracked / loose top bracing, loose back ribs, new inlayed pickguard (courtesy of Dave Nichols Custom Pearl Inlay), new bridge and properly spaced new tuners (peghead had to be bunged & redrilled). A lot of hours into this little fella. Excited to drop it off to it's new owner. I went to high school with him in PA and this was his grandmother's mandolin. Always an honor to work on family heirlooms.

Until I gather everything into a single blog post, you can check out the previous progress of this project here.

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Bridge fit :: June A5 mandolin

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Bridge fit :: June A5 mandolin

Bridge fit :: June A5 mandolin

The player wanted the action taken down slightly, but the adjustable bridge was bottomed out (and prevented further lowering).  The solution above is to remove wood from the bridge's foot and refit it to the top.

Fun fact: Alan Carruth scrapers rule.

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Loose neck joint :: Lyon & Healy bowl back mandolin

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Loose neck joint :: Lyon & Healy bowl back mandolin

Loose neck joint :: Lyon & Healy bowl back mandolin

The neck on this old Washburn mandolin was coming loose from the body so the two were separated and the fit will be tightened and re-glued.  I'm guessing this is around 100 years old - the finish has an awesome patina.

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2001 Weber Gallatin F-style Mandolin [2.1 lbs] :: fret level & setup

This beautiful mahogany-backed F-style mandolin came in for a full fret level, crown and polish to correct a slight rise over the fingerboard extension.  The bridge has a slick wedge and set screw adjustment in each wing.  These set screws allow you to vary the height of the inset acoustic guitar-style saddle with a 1/16" Allen wrench.  The wedges allow for more contact area (ie string transfer to the top) versus the traditional post and thumb wheel bridge.

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