Re: Resonator mandolin repair
Originally Posted by
Jeff Mando
... Armchair detective work based on 50+ years of playing and repair......whatya think?
I think "yeah".
AND I think the damage could have even happened inside the case, if the case's padding geometry allows the end-pin to impact the rim of the case before the body is stopped by the absorbtive padding around the end-pin notch (assuming that there IS an end-pin notch, and assuming that the padding has not packed down - as so readily happens inside ski boots). Being placed on end onto a hard surface, it might take little apparent "in-hand" movement to force the full weight of the instrument onto the end-pin.
Contiuing the thought: There's a LOT of wood inside the relatively thick body, so it must be somewhat heavier than the average mandolin. And the end-pin is close to the top edge - not centered on the body where the force of an impact would be distributed across the full end-block. I vote for accidental damage inside the case - maybe.
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