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  1. Nov-14-2018, 4:18pm #1
    John Morton
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    Default National innards

    a bit of a surprise to see what's beneath the cone of the modern National mandolin:

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  3. Nov-14-2018, 7:41pm #2
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    Default Re: National innards

    Wow, very cool. That is quite the neck set! I like the inner bracing.
    Charley

    A bunch of stuff with four strings
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  4. Nov-14-2018, 9:30pm #3
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    A neck reset looks complicated.
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  5. Nov-14-2018, 10:10pm #4
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    Default Re: National innards

    Designed by someone who has never done a neck reset 20 years later....BUT, still very cool looking....

    How snug was the fit?
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    Default Re: National innards

    Quite a difference from the old ones.
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  7. Nov-15-2018, 4:41pm #6
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    Default Re: National innards

    Quote Originally Posted by Walter Peterson View Post
    A neck reset looks complicated.
    Just the place for Frank Ford's Spanish heel reset scheme. Saw it off and rebolt it, using the same bolts.
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