I have a query about the authenticity of this pick guard which was hanging off my late 20s model A0 when I bought it. The guard only ever had one pin in the fretboard at the 15th fret (there is only 1 pin hole in the fretboard). Also, there was no pin hole for mounting to the bridge. This guard was only mounted at that one pin and the screwed-in bracket in the treble-side edge of the mandolin.
My question: Are these the original parts?; I haven’t heard of a single pin mounting before and the piece of timber on the back of the guard looks like an icecream stick. I may think about refitting them if they are original (to protect the top of the instrument).
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