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Change the string first. It's the cheapest thing on the instrument.

The bridge that's on it now is from an adjustable bridge for an archtop mandolin. Thus the holes in the ends.
Someone would have removed the foot of the bridge because the complete unit would have...

Exactly. Bob Benedetto built a nice archtop from "pallet wood" that sounded almost as nice as his normal guitars made from high dollar tonewoods.

Still cheaper than a Gibson or other American made brands.



This is true even of machine made stuff like Gibson.

However, I've been doing repair work for a living for 45 years - and I know...

This is common knowledge among repair shops who do a lot of refret work. YES, EVO Gold is disappearing.
Can you guess why? One of the main metals used in EVO Gold is mined in Ukraine.
You don't...

Serious thanks to Brad Combs who has listed these 14 PDF files for anyone to download.
No more emails, no more thumb drives, no more CD's - do it yourself!

Issue #1:...

ABSOLUTELY NOT! Never use window cleaner on ANY musical instrument - especially a vintage one. YE GODS!

Can't fix stupid.

You are most welcome, John.
For years I thought it was a real tragedy if this info was lost to the ages, and I am so glad the time finally came to re-emerge for a new generation.
I'm gratified to...

I should add that all the files are in PDF format. You can read them, share them, print them off, but not edit them.

At this point, I have shared these files with almost 200 people.
While most accept them via email, a few have sent me thumbdrives to load and then return via snail mail.
I still do not charge to...