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3. Old named French flatback mandolin (878) @ 100 euros

Old French flatback mandolin

This is an old French flatback mandolin. It has a longish scale. It is in good condition after restoration. It has the remains of a top stamp which would have said......

Vesuvienne

It has a slightly domed back and sides in stained maple. The spruce top is now sound with a couple od scratches. It has the original furniture and fingerboard, and repaired bridge. It has been refinished throughout with shellac and tru-oil varnish, a hard, light, modern varnish. It has been set up to be easy to play, with a fair action. It plays with a good strong sound and plenty of sustain!

Other than cleaning, I have repaired as follows; 1) repaired a short split and reglued the loose back; 2) reglued one or two short seam separations; 3) touched up the worn stain in a couple of places; 4) refinished throughout with shellac and Tru-oil; 5) levelled the original frets; 6) repaired and refitted the shelf bridge in ebony; and 7) strung and set up.

Mandolin Specifications (In Millimetres)
Overall Length of Mandolin	644mm
Width of mandolin at widest point	220mm
Approx. Depth of mandolin	90mm at bridge.
Finish	Refinished throughout with Shellac and Tru-oil, a hard, light modern oil varnish.
Belly wood	Fair-quality, book-matched, spruce, showing some scuffing.
Scratch plate	Good in rosewood
Sound hole	Approx 70 x 45mm
Back and sides	Single-piece, rosewood, flat-back with 1 small split repair.
Neck and Head	Probably stained maple in good condition. Refinished.
Fingerboard	Original rosewood with 17 original re-levelled German silver frets. MOP position markers at 3, 7, 10, 12.
Machine heads	Original: All working with original buttons though some stiff.
Tailpiece	Original in steel, with 4 brass string posts
Bridge/tensioner	Original ebony shelf bridge, new bone saddle, repaired and refitted.
Scale Length Bridge to nut	Scale of 340mm
G string height at bridge	5.5mm
E string height at bridge	5mm
12th fret to bottom of G string (Action)	2.75mm
12th fret to bottom of E string (Action)	2.75mm
Width of fretboard at nut	27mm
Width of fretboard at widest point	39mm

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