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Hi Steve,

Still following and thanks for posting this…. I just finished repairs and set up on the Brandt I acquired just over a year ago. Now I know that it’s a Style G thanks to your post. The...

Hi Tom,

Are you able to see the label on the neck block through the sound hole? I’m curious as to what style this mandolin is - the label on mine has a blank square where the letter indicating the...

So if anyone knows of a tailpiece cover for one of these patented Brandt tailpieces, keep me posted. Otherwise this baby is perfectly playable and I’m really enjoying the tone this one makes.208900

I still haven’t been able to find out the model or style of this one and I’ll probably be looking for a tailpiece cover for a while, but this mandolin is very playable now, has a nice action and the...

198922198923198924Hi Doug, your tuners have the same patent date as the mandolin I’m working on. And like yours there seems to be a different patent date on the tailpiece, looks like OCT 26 88. As...

Hi Jim thanks for your reply. I agree with you - so much wood was chiseled out of these violin scroll headstocks that most of the strength had to come from that heavy tuner assembly. The way the neck...

Here’s a little detail of the binding on this one.198699198700
It’s got mother of pearl all around the body and around the sound hole in addition to the black and white celluloid. A few pieces are...

Sure does look to be identical. I can’t make out the binding in your image but does yours have mother of pearl inlay around the top along with the celluloid binding?

Here’s the label inside the sound hole. I’ll see about getting an image of what’s on the neck block

By the way what is the date of the stamping on the tuner plate of your Brandt? Other mandolin builders of this period used plate mounted tuners but Brandt patented this particular style. It looks...

I’m definitely not going to paint the headstock. After I get it structurally solid I’ll stick to staining, tinting and blending for a spot finish repair. I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to try...

Hi Doug C - that Deluxe model of yours looks to be a real beauty! Yes, I have already started repairing the head stock on this one. I have repaired a few guitar head stocks but with those there is...

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