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Old
Italian bowlback This is an
old, Italian bowl-back mandolin
from the early 20th century.
It is now in good condition
after restoration. There is no label…
This instrument is now fully restored and playable. The top is good
quality spruce, with 1 shrinkage repair, and repair to missing edging. The 21-piece
rosewood bowl back has no
repairs.
It has a new fingerboard
in rosewood, with modern frets. Tuners and tail, are originals, the bridge is new. The
top has been lightly refinished with Tru-oil for protection, elsewhere it
is refinished with shellac and tru-oil. It has been restrung with ultra-light
GHS bronze wound classical
strings. It has a
fairly easy playing action,
and is
now playing well with a
round, warm sound with good sustain and volume. Other than cleaning, I have repaired as follows… 1) repaired a shrinkage split in the top; 2) replaced missing edging pieces; 3) replaced missing sound hole inlay; 4) made and fitted a new fingerboard; 5) a light coat of tru-oil to protect the top; 6) made and fitted a new bridge; 7) strung with GHS ultras and set up. NB... the slanted bridge is intentional for better intonation... :) |
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