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Thanks ProfChris! ... most helpful... Guess I'll be spending the morning reading... Joy!:)Cheers, Mat

Once again, Thanks, Mike! ... Mat

New topic... another question... below are the pics of the leather case that comes with the mandolin discussed in a previous thread.
The question here is what to do with the case???
The grain...

Hi Folks... for the record... here is what the mondolin looks like ready to be reassembled once the metal is cleaned up...Cheers, Mat

What is the usual for lubing gears? I was planning on cleaning then a very light coat of vaseline?
Can't imagine getting into slippage with this design... Thanks again!... Mat

You have that right, Mike... I emailed the manufacturer for the MSDS sheet yesterday, so thanks for the speedy response!!:grin:
I'm heading into town tomorrow and will pick some up... not cheap...

Hi Richard... Thanks for your thoughts... All three plates are non-magnetic... only all screws and the plates that hold the tuning gears are magnetic. The shafts and tuning gears are also...

Hi Rob... I'm not convinced it is chrome... Chrome is very mirror-like and this is rather satiny looking... or does chrome come with a soft texture? .. or is that softness all dirt :) can't imagine...

Had great advice on a previous thread, so I'll try again:)
There is significant metal parts on the head covering the tuners and the cover over the tail of the strings. Appears to be tin plated?...

Update... So I glued the binding with hot hide glue... and it worked awesome!
Thanks again everyone for your help.... Mat

Thanks everyone for your expert advice...
Looking closely, it seems there are some slivers on the bottom edge that have stayed with the binding, so acetone is out and hot hide glue will not be...

Hi Folks.... I know very little about mandolins but I do know violin restoration... so looking for your advice... 10 years ago I picked up a Peate humpback mandolin for $10 and it has been hanging in...

I have had considerable success with undoing ar glue joints from amateur violin repairs by using heat VERY CAREFULLY from a paint stripper gun. The glue softens quite nicely and the parts can be...

There is some glue squeeze out on the inside... and it aint hide glue! looks yellowish so I'm thinking ar glue of sorts. In fact that seems to make sense as the tail piece has crushed the end of the...

BTW.. what kind of glue is usually used in gluing the backs of these kinds of instruments?... Thanks, Mat

Thanks for the replies... The mandolin is a flat back and the inside seems rather rough workmanship. The label reads "Hill Handmade instruments Aylmer , Ontario"
The tips of both cross braces...

Hi Bill... My humble apologies to you and the rest of the members... it was my first post here and after posting I did not see mine so I assumed I had done something wrong. Evidently not only am I...

Hi Folks... I am new to this forum and would appreciate your help!
I have focused only on violin repairs, but a friend has asked me to repair this mandolin... and sadly I know nothing about...

Hi folks... I am new to this forum and need your help. I have focused entirely on violin repairs but a friend has asked me to repair this Mandolin ( and I know nothing about mandolins!) that has the...