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  1. 1994 Flatiron Big Horn Banjo

    Just kind of fun to see this instrument (signed by Eric Lange) even tho it suffered a common banjo injury. It belongs to a friend so don't be telling anyone that MtLutherie does banjo repair!
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    Pretty Peghead!
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    Hey- what's that in the background : )
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    Signed by Earl Scruggs. Cool.
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    Shop dog taking Saturday off, obviously
  2. Paint Your Face Blue and Adjust the Truss Rod

    Preventable Repair #2 The neck on your instrument is curved because the truss rod has been neglected.

    There is a lot of fear involved in adjusting your instrument’s truss rod on your own even by those who think nothing of sky diving or playing their mando in front of a huge crowd. When adjusting the rod the neck often makes snap, crackle and popping noises then you start to sweat while thinking, ‘what have I done!’. Some of this fear is generated by a few horror stories that make ...
  3. This Shows a Great Dentist

    I laughed when I found this pick on my desk- Bruce was using it yesterday while working on his new project...
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  4. Mando Mayhem

    This one is older than 20 years- yikes!
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  5. Combining Addictions

    Ice is almost off and I was thinking about fishing...
    Personalize your mando.
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  6. Yes- We Still Make Armrests

    ...for now...Somebody asked us on FaceBook... Plain ebony or customized ...etc., as usual...
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  7. Scalloping

  8. Don't Do This

    Never adjust your truss rod, then try to do it all at once.
    It will look like this- after it sticks out the back of the neck.
    Ouch!
    Neck replacement

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    It strikes me that I am going to have take some pretty mando, or mando player, pictures to offset repair pics as they are not very pretty. Kinda scary actually. Wait for the next one.
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