thank you Jim...you are right about the pickguard... there are also more than 42 ribs in that mandolin(i think almost 60)
i went to the luthier with the owner of the mandolin...it seems to need some work with missing inlay around the top but the difficult thing is the fretboard... the luthier asked almost 1000 euros for a complete and detailied restoration...!!!!! the owner seems that he would sell it less than 3500... i guess paying him 2000 cash it would be ok for him but still expensive enough for me...
the luthier took higher resolution pics so one of the next days i'll get them and send to you...
i really thank you for your interest and all the useful information
Nikos
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