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Loose Studs :: Asher Electro Hawaiian Jr Lap Steel [7.3 lbs]

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Loose Studs :: Asher Electro Hawaiian Jr Lap Steel [7.3 lbs]

Loose Studs :: Asher Electro Hawaiian Jr Lap Steel [7.3 lbs]

The wraparound bridge was pulling up the studs in the body due to a poor fit.  The solution was to plug the bridge stud holes and re-drill them for a nice tight fit.  The player also brought in a set of Lollar Imperial high winds to have installed.

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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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