stanley
Mar-24-2004, 12:15pm
A friend has an old Gibson A3 (I think) and I offered to help him re-string it. I don't know what the history of this mando is, only that the strings are old and that the mando may have been sitting around for a while.
I'm looking for suggestions on what I should look for (and do) when I string it up with new strings. At this point, this is what I plan to do:
1) oil the tuners
2) look for any separations & cracks
3) try to remove the endpin and look inside for any gaps between the bracing and top surface
4) maybe put a smidge of linseed oil on the fretboard
5) a gentle overall polish
6) re-string with black diamond strings
Regarding these instruments, I'm not sure what else I should do or watch for. So any suggestions would be welcome and greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Bill
I'm looking for suggestions on what I should look for (and do) when I string it up with new strings. At this point, this is what I plan to do:
1) oil the tuners
2) look for any separations & cracks
3) try to remove the endpin and look inside for any gaps between the bracing and top surface
4) maybe put a smidge of linseed oil on the fretboard
5) a gentle overall polish
6) re-string with black diamond strings
Regarding these instruments, I'm not sure what else I should do or watch for. So any suggestions would be welcome and greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Bill