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Thanks for the explanation, John! That is very interesting. So, how much vinegar & steel wool is required? What's the ratio, like 1 to 1 or does it matter? Also, does it matter if the steel...

Hey John,

Could elaborate on this procedure? I understand soaking maple in strong tea would give maple an aged look, but what does the vinegar and steel wool solution do? Make them black? Just...

That's correct. By appointment only. They are usually there, but best to call first.

Those jams should still be current. I haven't been to either one in a while so I can't say how well attended they are these days.

Thanks Dan! I appreciate the kind words. I love your mandolins and have visited your site a number of times to study your work.

Well folks, here's my first F5 in progress. Its been slow in coming but we're getting there.

I owe much to so many folks on this forum for what they've taught me. Like many, I've spent countless...

Here's the link I used to build my homemade hacklinger guage.

Do it yourself hacklinger guage.

I bought an assortment of rare earth magnets from Lee Valley and then found a suitable spring at...

Lee, Greg,

Your suggestions are good ones. Calling Paul was something we'd actually talked about, but with the idea of a complete re-finish. As mentioned by others before, a top-only re-finish...

Thanks everyone, for sharing your thoughts and collective wisdom. What you've all said makes perfect sense. Some things I'd already guessed at, but some I hadn't considered, so I learned something....

I need some advice on what could be done to fix a badly executed finish repair. Its a friends Summit F that suffered top damage when loaned to someone at a jam. The person's fingernails dug through...

Hi Scott,

Please change bdaa86 to Bill Moore

Thanks!
Bill

Thanks for the reply Dale. I was concerned about the finish composition too, so I used the method for testing it that Frank Ford suggested on his website by using a q-tip with just bit of acetone. ...

Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. Just what I needed to know. I've finished several banjo necks and a guitar using Tru-oil with very good success so I was familiar with its use. I just wasn't...

I'm repairing a broken peg head scroll. I've re-glued the scroll with hide glue and now need to touch up the finish along the break where the finish cracked. The original finish was lacquer, but...

I'm the original owner of Summit A-200-S (s/n #112 - dated 3/97). I was told the "S" stood for satin, as in satin finish, which is what my mandolin has. I don't know if that's correct, but that's...

I had the priviledge of gigging with Ken this past Saturday, and got to see & hear this stunning instrument up close and personal. Chris, all I can is, you are *the man*. I wish I could have had more...