Re: Figlio mandolin repair
As an instrument tech, you probably have contacts with other repairers and instrument dealers in your area. Contact some of them and see if they have "junk drawers" into which they throw usable parts from unrepairable instruments. Often they'll have bridges, tailpieces, tuners etc. from bowl-backs that they couldn't or wouldn't spend the time and effort to fix. I've come up with some decent bowl-back bridges at reasonable prices, besides banjo bridges, tailpiece covers, and other "vintage" parts.
Good luck finding an engraved one like the one you pictured, though...
Allen Hopkins
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