Show off your Distressed mandolin

[Demetrius]

Hi I'm always seeing all these beautiful shiny new mandolins, but
now let's see some lovingly distressed beauties. It can be purposely distressed
or naturally distressed, I don't care. I just wanna see some finish checking,
lots of dings, warn out finishes, yellowed bindings,and aged hardware. Bare wood!
I used to own a a prototype Gibson DMM, and man do I miss that axe.
I also had a Brentrup F5C that started to really develop some finish checking, and
yup I seriously miss that one too. Anyway I'm not complaining, the box I've got
now has plenty of road marks in it now, I love the thing.
Share yours.... I know we'd all like to see your distressed work horses.

[dcoventry]

These are are not necessarily distressed, but they are most probably upset that i own them....

[objectsession]

Here's my Big Muddy M-2. It's new, although a "blem" sale. So you can guess what was intentionally distressed and what was accidental. :) Also, the front image is heavily photoshopped for added olde-ness and just because I felt like it. (But it looks pretty close to that still.)

[darrylicshon]

This is what my the loar 600 looked like when i bought it. I got it for a good price but they really did distress it bad. I have refinished it, now it looks a lot better

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[fscotte]

That isn't distressed, that's abused.

[Timbofood]

That is almost as disturbing as the F-2 I saw, the guy was using a saxophone strap (with the steel hook) stuck in the sound hole! That was forty years+and it still turns my stomach to think about. Proves my thought of "Just because you can, does not mean you should!"

[T.D.Nydn]

The distressed loar looks like some kind of rodent had its way with it ....

[Caleb]

Here is my Eastman 505 (before and after). I removed the gloss and roughed it up a little here and there (it's been years ago and it's now almost a gloss again from handling and playtime). The tone and volume improved (along with a CA bridge), and I think it just looks cool. It's a great mandolin.

[Demetrius]

Man I miss this Mando, but it had sucks a sweet look to it.
Closest to a Loar without being a. Loar that I've even seen.
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[darrylicshon]

Here is a photo of my loar 600 after the refinish

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[dustyamps]

Naturally worn by an enthusiastic player.

[fatt-dad]

This is a touch distressing. . .

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[allowishish]

i never liked the gloss finish.

keep them coming...

[fscotte]

This is a touch distressing. . .

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f-d

If that was a banjo, it would be creepy.

[Demetrius]

A distressed neck, plays like butter...
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[Joey Anchors]

Love all these! Give me another ten years and the KM900 will have some good playing wear.

[oldwave maker]

Disturbed master model signed by Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe, who played in a little 5 piece group years ago, vintage restored fence staple for strap hanger after bloody scrollectomy, not sold in stores. But wait!! there's more-peghead scroll repaired with vintage custom horshoe nail and authentic duck tape!

[Demetrius]

What the heck?

[ollaimh]

oldie but goody snake head--loudest mandolin I have ever played.138262138262 has had a top crack repaired, top drop repaired, was under water in a sunk boat about thirty years ago--according to the people I bought it from.

[ollaimh]

others138263 second loudest of mine--sort of, great player, but sev138263ral cracks and scuffs.138264 vega needed a lot of help but nows plays beautifully

[ollaimh]

the vega had top cracks, inlay missing but the back and sides were fine, and the neck. so it was a labour of love. got it cheap off e bay. well worth the trouble. I am quite impressed by these vegas. I would love to find an octave138265

[Bertram Henze]

the front image is heavily photoshopped for added olde-ness and just because I felt like it.

You mean the top isn't really made of old wool socks worn without washing until they stood by themselves :confused:

[Demetrius]

Like seeing all these worn out works of art...
Everything is unique based on how it was used, and loved.

[Eric C.]

Love all these! Give me another ten years and the KM900 will have some good playing wear.

Or two years! My Kentucky KM950 in all it's road-worn glory.
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[DataNick]

My "naturally" distressed Gibson F5L...Young phenom did this in about 2 years...notice the rusted tuner pegs...

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[objectsession]

You mean the top isn't really made of old wool socks worn without washing until they stood by themselves :confused:

. . it doesn't look that different in real life . . :crying: ::hides mandolin in shame::

[George R. Lane]

My Yellowstone looks great, I am the only thing that is distressed. :))

[ollaimh]

I want to see someone make a mandolin made of sirty old socks so stiff they hold up under full string tension.

[Bill Bradshaw]

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[edandjudy3946]

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[Cheryl Watson]

Man I miss this Mando, but it had sucks a sweet look to it.
Closest to a Loar without being a. Loar that I've even seen.
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Dang, how could you have sold that mandolin? To me, that is the perfect look. Gibson Master Model?

[Demetrius]

Cheryl, I know it's a beautiful Mando and I would've kept it but I had a chance to buy Thiles old dude, I wasn't gonna pass that chance up. My favorite album ever recorded was recorded using that dudenbostel.