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My new dental inspection mirror has arrived, aiding an internal view, and I can now confirm it has cross-bracing. Very fine, no more than 3/16" wide and about the same in depth. No cloth...

I bought this baby in poor condition as a way of testing whether I could revive an old instrument and make it playable. As the neck was straight and untwisted, I levelled the frets, re-crowned them...

Thanx Mr Hanrahan, ay least its 70 years old by your guess. The tuners I have to say are a bi7c4 to use as they are so tight at string tension and the buttons are so small and so close. I believe...

Here are some pix of my new baby:

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Nice, huh?
As to bracing, I'm afraid both my fingers and inspection mirror are too big to fit through the F-holes, so cannot confirm...

I have to ay it's the nicest to play of the mandos I have (I am a sufferer from MAS like many mando players!). I have a couple of Barnes & Mullins (A and F) and 2 Eastmans, or should that be...

I recently obtained a Gibson Flatiron mandolin, which I really love and play every day (I'm now retired and can devote the time!). However, I have been trying to trace the history of this instrument...