I had so much fun restoring an Alrite, so I went out and bought a A/N that needed a lot of work.
The head, neck and fretboard are in great condition, although it will need new frets. The body, on the other hand, has exploded. Besides splitting, the back is heavily warped. The braces have all come loose...no surprise there. The radius of the braces is 8' to 10'. This was a surprise to see that much curvature. The treble side of the top came off after splitting, but the base side is mostly secure.
The top and back have shrunk, so the plan is to loosen the treble side from the tail block and remove about a 1/4 inch, reducing the diameter of the body so that the top and back will fit.
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