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

View fullsize

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.

View fullsize

View fullsize

Neck glue-up :: Lyon & Healy bowl back mandolin

View fullsize

Neck glue-up :: Lyon & Healy bowl back mandolin.

Other work includes the soundhole repaired here and here, and the loose back ribs glued up here.

Classical Neck & Bridge Reset :: 1969 Guild Mark III [3.6 lbs]

View fullsize

Classical Neck & Bridge Reset :: 1969 Guild Mark III [3.6 lbs]

This late 60's Guild classical was in for a bridge re-glue, neck reset, crack repair and a pickup install.

Classical pickup install :: 1969 Guild Mark III

View fullsize

Classical pickup install :: 1969 Guild Mark III

Prepping to install a LR Baggs Anthem SL Classical in this late 1960's Guild classical.  The bridge has been re-glued, the neck reset, and a crack repaired.  Just need to install the pickup and dial in the setup.

Neck reset final fit :: 1969 Guild Mark III

View fullsize

Neck reset final fit :: 1969 Guild Mark III

Whew! Guild neck resets are always a little more involved but this guy is just about ready to glue up. Guilds use a shallow dovetail angle so the fit is more critical than others. Time to buff out the finish repairs around the joint, glue, clamp and drink a beer.