Endpin needed for 2004 Gibbo F-9

[ilovemyF9]

Please, I have contacted Gibson as well as my retailer about getting a replacement for my lost endpin & I'm getting nowhere. I would like the real Gibson endpin for resale value in the future, if Jr. wants to sell it. I call Gibson and just get the run around via various departments connecting me to each other, most confusing??? Please, any suggestions on what to do next???

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU!

[Steve Perry]

I doubt there is a specific Gibson end pin. I would imagine that they order those in bulk much like tuners, saddles, tailpieces, etc... I would got to some places like First Quality, Elderly, or The Mandolin store and order one from them. I'd be surprised if it would do anything to the resale value.

[mandroid]

Tapered end pins are cheap, Violins use them , so do guitars . so relatively abundant , you can get them with MOP and so forth Dots too , and maybe the plastic ones will do, then there is nothing to worry about if that comes loose . a couple bux if that..

The hand on the tapered reamer is the variability as to the size of the hole in the body, I know Stew Mac sells oversize pins , and there are pencil sharpener like cutters to fine tune the size of the pin if you go to a qualified repair person for violins or guitars, they can really get the replacement wooden end pin fit spot on. [humidity change notwithstanding]

OTOH
Others have suggested by having a cord into that endpin hole with a knot tied in it to fit your strap, .. it wont pull out, Knot in cord inside the Mandolin , tied in it by having the cord come out the F hole to tie it, then pulling it back out thru the end, till the knot stops against the end Block.
then the strap will never come loose with a button slipping out , in that case you don't need the button at all . let the heirs worry about it, later..

Hyper-Prudent people take end pins out when they ship the instrument , in concern over it getting pushed in more if there were a bumping on the end pin to happen in-route.

[Ivan Kelsall]

I understand the reasoning behind keeping your Mandolin 'all Gibson',but as Steve Perry says,they're most like bought in from outside,so they're not a 'true' Gibson product to begin with. Violin & Guitar end pins are widely available,so you should be able to find one to suit,
Ivan