Re: Can This Be Saved?
Welcome to the Cafe. I'm neither an expert builder nor on bowls but what I've learned here is, almost anything can be repaired by a competent person. That looks like it may be missing some slivers of wood on one of the ribs as well. However, in general for many bowlbacks fewer ribs means lower quality or value. If that mandolin doesn't have a lot of meaning to you, it may not be worth what those repairs may cost. It's quite likely that instrument is closer to 100 years old if it is an American made, lower end, mass produced one (we could more easily tell with a photo of the headstock and front).
Jamie
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946
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