How's She Lookin' Now?

[Sue Rieter]

The Well Worn F2 has some new finery! Me and my mando took a trip up to Jake Wildwoods yesterday to fix her up in her fancy new duds.

Hey, I think putting on the new (old) Handel tuners made her sound better, added to the sustain or something like that

Well, they work better than the repros did anyway. And they (along with the pickguard and tp cover) look freakin' awesome!




I love this mandolin.

[Richard500]

Careful Ms. Rieter, readers in the UK have somewhat different slang than we do.

[Sue Rieter]

Better? *sigh*

[pops1]

freakin' awesome! works for me Sue. Nice old F2

[JeffD]

Looks great. Real classy.

[allenhopkins]

There was a slogan when Ford replaced the Model T with the Model A: "Henry made a lady out of Lizzie!" You're making quite a stylish sweetie out of that beat-up F-2. I take back all the skepticism I expressed when you were considering purchasing it.

Love Handel tuners!

[George Henry]

Where's the peghead scroll?

[Sue Rieter]

Where's the peghead scroll?

Well. Somewhere in Texas, maybe?

[Charles E.]

Looks great Sue! Love those old black topped F-2's.

[Southern Man]

Better? *sigh*

Not better for me, I just want to know what the original was now...

Really great looking mandolin Sue!

[NDO]

Looking great Sue!

[grassrootphilosopher]

The mandolin is looking great. I really like black roundhole mandolins (A-s and F-s).

Since you´re at it:
- Get a scroll repair
- Get faux frets at the extension

Then the old lady will be as spiffy as the best of them.

[Sue Rieter]

The mandolin is looking great. I really like black roundhole mandolins (A-s and F-s).

Since you´re at it:
- Get a scroll repair
- Get faux frets at the extension

Then the old lady will be as spiffy as the best of them.

Need a few more $$$ before I can do anything else. Those tuners set me back some.

[Sheila Lagrand]

She's beautiful, Sue. Just gorgeous.

[Louise NM]

Those tuners set me back some.

Worth every penny, though. They're gorgeous and classic.

[trodgers]

What a beauty! The headstock would be a plus point for me. It's an honest, and fairly common break.
Glad to see some Handel tuners in action.

[Don Grieser]

Lookin' great!

[Jill McAuley]

What a beauty, those Handel tuners look great!

[John Kelly]

Lovely job, and it still retains the character so well.

[grassrootphilosopher]

Need a few more $$$ before I can do anything else. Those tuners set me back some.

This is so understandable. Just don't forget.

The Handel tuners are wonderful. I have a soft spot for old tuners.

[Bill McCall]

Even an older girl looks good in a little black outfit and the right accessories. Very nice indeed.

[Sue Rieter]

Even an older girl looks good in a little black outfit and the right accessories. Very nice indeed.

Love it!

[CES]

Looking great! Jake really does some excellent work…

[William Smith]

I've been getting into the old Gibson round hole-oval hole instruments-some are exceptional tonal beasts! And those early Black topped Gibson's are gorgeous! I've had a few of those throughout the years. I still may have to get me one of those sweet blonde Torch and wire F-4's! The 3 points sure are really KOOL but I love the early teens that don't have that 3rd top point! But hey I'd take a 3 point! Simply sweet man!

[Sue Rieter]

Looking great! Jake really does some excellent work…

Jake is awesome, and he put the tuners, pickguard and tailpiece cover on (it took some careful bending), but Dave Richard, who I got the mando from last fall, did the refret and binding on the fretboard, and that's pretty great, too.