Can this mandolin be saved?

[JeffD]

I was thinking this could be a thread for those of us with damaged mandolins to post some pictures and those luthiers among us can comment and give us hope. Perhaps when a mandolin is actually saved, before and after pictures, and even some "in process" pictures can be posted.

I wold post mine but I have posted it in the bowlback neck repair thread, which is where I got the idea. But I will post the pic.

So please someone, get this thread kicked off!

[Jake Wildwood]

So... are these ribs separating from the neck or is the neck pulling up towards the top?

[Paul Hostetter]

It really doesn't matter, it ends up being the same situation: take the neck all the way off, and remount it correctly. Not a lot of fun, but there are not many options.

[dave17120]

Hi Jeff, pop a metal ruler (or similar straight edge) along the top, resting on fret 1 or in a nut slot, and the other end on the last fret. How much of a gap below the ruler and the top of fret 10 or 12 do you have??? Dave