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Oh, forgot to add that the neck is nice and straight and the frets will be OK for probably a while. The action is really pretty good, as long as the top doesn't sink ; ). I decided to leave the...

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I am still trying to save the top of this mandolin. I redid the braces and redid the cleats and glued it up last Saturday and Sunday. I resanded the top and rubbed it out and then put a new...

I know that one picture with the braces on the top looks like a mess, but I will get the old glue off and get a better bracing pattern figured out. I am going to remake the cleats as well

Thanks! I will see if I can find that stuff. That would be great! I didn't want to weaken the top any more than I needed to. I will try to remove it. I have been using a soldering iron and a...

Thanks so much for all your help. I wasn't sure about removing the old and new glue. I was unsure about taking any more wood from the top. I'll do that before rebracing. The cleats are about .027...

Well, it is quite a learning curve, but I like to figure things out so this has been really interesting. I have measured it and it varies a lot from place to place on the top. Parts are about .120...

I will get some pics today when I get home. The top was actually in 3 separate pieces when I got it. Two pieces were still attached to the right and left edge and the center was just a loose 2 inch...

Hi. I purchased an old Army Navy mandolin a bit ago from a guitar shop in our area. It had been there forever, and the top was in 3 pieces and the back in 2 pieces. I got it home and cleaned it...