1988 Flatiron F5 Artist (varnish)

**108 Mile** · Jan-23-2023, 6:15pm

Just had to share, the varnish has improved volume immensely

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**Don Grieser** · Jan-23-2023, 8:36pm

Refinished?

**108 Mile** · Jan-23-2023, 9:04pm

I had the top refinished and hand stained as well. The mandolin suffered an ugly setback when the case got opened too soon. Normally I don’t mind lacquer cracking but this was too much for me. But the mandolin looks great and sounds much much better now, I don’t know if there is a financial hit too? Probably so

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**G. Fisher** · Jan-30-2023, 2:14pm

Originally Posted by 108 Mile

I had the top refinished and hand stained as well. The mandolin suffered an ugly setback when the case got opened too soon. Normally I don’t mind lacquer cracking but this was too much for me. But the mandolin looks great and sounds much much better now, I don’t know if there is a financial hit too? Probably so

Did you do the refinish yourself?