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Re: Odd headstock repair
Excellent conversation! Thanks very much for your insights. I agree that drilling for dowels won't work here. I've been studying the joint (measure 3 times, cut once!) and there simply isn't enough material to support any drilling. It's been 2 full days + since I glued it and I'm in no hurry to move forward yet... time is always your friend in restorations! I've carefully stressed the joint enough to know it is at least solid and I'll wait several more days before doing anything more.
Here are my thoughts at the moment. I've measured the wood at the neck joint. At it's thinest point, it measures .36" and that represents the high point. The center of the top is scooped out about 1/8" and the back has 2 grooves cut into the headstock curl making the structural part even thinner. The thickest part, right over the break, appears to be .72" thick at the thick point. As Richard 500 suggested above, the best plan may be remove as much material as I can safely do from inside, and replace it with new wood and a glue joint with a large surface area. Due to the thin nature of the material, I don't believe there's room to do a beam, but I should be able to do a fairly flat patch about 1" long glued into the inside of the headstock. I think I might be able to go another 1/8th if I'm lucky and careful. That might be enough. I'll continue to ponder.
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Re: Odd headstock repair
I have the same mando but without the fret board inlays.
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Re: Odd headstock repair
Wow, it's looking really nice! I've been following your repair adventure and it sure looked daunting from the start. Congrats! I can't wait for a video.
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Re: Odd headstock repair
This is my first video posting so hope I got it right. Recorded with a large diaphragm condenser mic about 3 feet away from the mandolin, head high.
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