Hello,
This issue has always been in the back of my mind (especially as when the mandolin is left unused for a couple of days you get a slight pop/crack noise if you lightly put pressure on the top under the bridge).
Anyhow, I did a first string change on it, i cant believe I have had a set of strings on for a full year! and took the opportunity to examine the top.
I found deep indentations around the feet and the top 'bulging' up in between them (as i suspected.
I have brushed boiled water around the area and it seems to have eased some of the lighter dents but I am still left with quite a bit of distortion (as pictured).
I am in the process of making the bridge full contact but how would you deal with the prospect of fitting it with the damage already done..
Cheers
Oliver
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