Post A Picture Of Your Mando "Ding"

[mandopete]

There is a thread over in the general discussion area regarding mandolin "dings" and I thought this would make a wonderful subject for some photo's!

Here's mine - 1995 Flatiron F-5. I got a bit careless at a local bluegrass jam and noticed this little beauty after a night of hot picking. I'm not a fan of pickguards, but it would have prevented this...

[siren_20]

Kind of a ding... a nice 1959 Gretsch Jet Firebird that I'm restoring for a friend. Amazing what a genius can do with a Skil saw and a can of black Krylon (I won't show you the front...I can barely stand to look at it myself...)

[Mandolin-AL]

this one should be called the Mando Horror Show......... Look through if ye have the stomach for it hahaha

[WireBoy]

I bought my mando used. it came with a battle-scar.

[Keith Miller]

Not exactly a 'ding' but the neck of my mail order mando before I fixed it #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandopete]

<span style='font-size:19pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>Ouch!</span></span>

[John Craton]

Probably a bit more than a “ding,” but here are some photos of a mandolin I bought last year (2004). It was a lovely bowlback that UPS decided would make a better flatback. (For what it's worth, UPS did ante up on the insurance claim, but as the instrument was irreplaceable it was small consolation.) Look only if you have a strong stomach.

http://home.insightbb.com/~cratonkiwi/ding1.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~cratonkiwi/ding2.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~cratonkiwi/ding3.jpg

[Keith Miller]

Operaguy, that makes my neck split seem almost trivial !
take more than 2 clamps and some epoxy to fix that.
Keith

[Walter]

Keith,

What a neck-crack. What mandolin is that ??

[Keith Miller]

Walter,
It's one of the cheapo Infininty ebay specials, looks fine but sounds TERRIBLE even fixed with new strings, flat, dead bass and tinny top end, might try a new tail piece and bridge
Keith.

[Doug Edwards]

Good news. Bad news. Fresh ding to go with my already distressed top. Good news is it goes under the pick guard, bad news is I was stupid and put it there in the first place.

[mandopete]

Questions of the week...

How do you know when you ding a distressed mandolin?

Does it affect the value?

Hmmmmmmmm?

[Doug Edwards]

I guess I added another $100 to its value without thinking about it. Where's my screwdriver.

[Stanley Cox]

Doug, Are those "beauty" marks on the Silver Angel? Guess those 3rd Fridays in Cleburne are wilder than I thought. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Stanley