Lifting bridge :: Bedell TB-30-G [5.0 lbs]
The bridge was peeling away from the top, so it was removed, refit and re-glued with hot hide glue. A small back crack running from the neck block to the first brace was also repaired.
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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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Fingerboard extension top crack splint :: 2007 Pavan TP-30 [3.9 lbs]
This classical has a nasty crack in the top that runs along the bass side of the fingerboard clean into the sound hole. The crack had loosened the fingerboard brace so that was addressed first. Two cleats were then fit and glued to support the break (one along the fingerboard, one just inside the sound hole). This crack was far too open to just glue up (even with humidifying), so a thin spruce splint was fit, glued and trimmed into the crack with a minor color touch up to better match the top.
Broken truss rod repair :: 1960's Silvertone 1488 Silhouette
While attempting to correct the excessive relief in this neck I was surprised to find that the truss rod nut was missing. My guess is that it was overtightened and snapped off a portion of the threads at some point. Upon researching I was pleased to find that Frank Ford over at Frets.com (and Gryphon of course) had made a post about a Harmony Sovereign with an identical removable truss rod. I cut away enough material around the washer collar (pictured resting on the fingerboard above) to get enough grab with my pliers. Once the collar was removed, I used hemostats to pull the rod free from the neck. The truss rod was set quite far into the neck, leading me to believe that a portion of the threaded rod was in fact missing. I'll need to source a new nut, shorten the upper bar and extend the threads on the lower bar before reinstalling.