Yesterday I drove from Cranbrook, B.C. to Creston, B.C., where Michael lives just outside Creston, in the hills on a beautifull Acrage.
The purpose of my visit was to have Michael touch up my Heiden mandolin, that I got from him about 3 years ago, a very fine mandolin.
The varnish had some checking due to the varnish on a new mandolin has to harden up
over a period of time.
It is always a pleasure to visit Michael, his wife Kay and Michael are gracious hosts.
Michael is a Master Luthier producing very fine and beautifull instruments , he is an perfectionist , as he worked on polishing my mandolin, he noticed that the nut was very slightly too low, perhaps a millimeter, he immediately removed all the strings, removed the nut and re-seated the nut, very slightly higher; as I mentioned, he is a perfectionist.
It is easy to see why he is so good at what he does, it also helps that he is an excellent and accomplished musician.
Here are some images of the nicest sounding and looking mandolin I have ever owned.
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