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Thanks to all! I`ll drive tomorrow to grab her. About 50 miles away. The seller doesnt want to get it to PO, just offers local pick up.

Here russian mandolin player Olga Egorova plays her Morris F5 wich I sold her 12 years ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD4VY3GB2nA

This Strad-O-Lin is on sale here in Moscow, Russia for about $200 with case. Is it worthy to be restored? I has two long cracks on the top.
Really I`m going to get it just because of this vintage...

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This baby has been waiting for restoration for 8 years. And now I feel myself like a traitor. I gave it to my friend at least. Now he has Gibson F5 mandolin, the only in in the hole Russia. It sounds...

It seems me I spoiled this mandolin. It looks great now but sounds worse then before.

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I have F style manolin built in Houston TX in 1988 by Bill Northcutt too. It had "off-set" scale ( the best intonation position of the bridge was closer to the neck - not on the line of the F-holes...

Great coverplate..what is it made of?

I havn`t got it from the USA yet. When I have it, I`ll post some good sharp pictures before the restoration project begins. Now it is at my friend`s in the USA ( banjo builder) and he will ship it...

Chris, how much will you take for the restoraion work of this F5-G?