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  1. Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - a couple of cracks / splits

    Thanks John! You've been more than helpful already. Unfortunately we're in a bit of a covid hotspot and I'm shielding a relative, so won't be going near a Post Office, or anywhere, for a while,...
  2. Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - missing tuner key

    Absolutely, John knows his stuff ... but I don't! The day job is also an annoying interruption, and I know from past experience not to start something that might take longer than I expected :))
  3. Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - missing tuner key

    Sadly not, Poul. But I know I've seen identical buttons on charity shop instruments in the past, so reasonably confident one might turn up somewhere.
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    Yes, solder would be a good match ... the buttons have a nice curved profile, so sadly I'm not confident of making a convincing replacement by the carving method, although I've had another couple of...
  5. Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - missing tuner key

    Thanks Jim, I haven't taken off the tuner covers, and am hoping not to have to! They all turn smoothly; whether they'll hold or not is another thing, and some of the holes look like they might...
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    Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback

    It's fascinating!
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    Thanks Chris, it's North London, so there must be someone. I think the only problem might be finding someone interested in doing the work, as I doubt the mandolin itself is worth a great deal,...
  8. Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - a couple of cracks / splits

    Yes, there is, Nick - one above and one below. Both seem really firm as far as I can tell without exerting too much pressure, although the block of indented soundboard runs across the top brace, so I...
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    Definitely not giving up, Richard, and won't give up on learning to play, either.

    Just feeling that some of this is beyond me, as a first-timer. While I do "make stuff", I have no experience...
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    Hi Dave, it is a lovely old thing, and I'm very attached to it.

    Sadly, it does need some fairly major work, so will have to remain as a future project until either I gain some repair skills myself...
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    Thanks - that's both good and bad to know. Good, in that it answers my question as to whether these would have structural implications, and good in the sense that it's not really a surprise to hear...
  12. Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - a couple of cracks / splits

    Hi again

    After all the help and suggestions from you lovely people about my missing tuner button, I'm almost embarrassed to ask about something else, but there are a couple of other "issues" with...
  13. Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - missing tuner key

    I'll create a saved search on ebay, and keep an eye on it. In the meantime, after a rummage through my jewellery making stuff, I've found some acrylic faux jade beads - not even remotely a match,...
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    The nylon inside sounds like a useful feature! I think, though, I'd like to avoid too much outer shaping if possible. I don't mind a characterful "odd" button in the interim. If it sits well with...
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    Yes, some fabulous ideas here! I'm inclined to try the "halfs" solution, but it might depend on what I find to use. I'm pretty sure there's something in either dad's bits and bobs or my jewelry...
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    Thanks Nick, for more very helpful info! I'd seen the Luigi Dorigo one on ebay - the tuners look virtually identical, as does the headstock, but I wouldn't take a button off one like that for mine,...
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    Thanks Poul - That sounds like the ideal solution, but I don't think the ring will move; whether that's due to intentionally tight fit or rust I'm not sure. It's very encouraging to hear that it...
  18. Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - missing tuner key

    Thanks Richard. The "collet" bit, although that's probably not the correct term, is very firmly fixed. Maybe it's due to rust, but I suspect they are softish metal and were tapped/hammered onto the...
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    Clock keys ... ... well, my dad's hobby was watch and clock repairs and actually I'd been thinking that the collet looks a lot like the end bit of an old watch winder, and wondering if there are any...
  20. Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback - missing tuner key

    Hello - I'm new on here, and also completely new to mandolin. This probably makes me completely nuts, but my Christmas gift to myself (and Tier 4 project) was an old Barnes & Mullins flatback...
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    Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback

    Great - I've ordered some!
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    Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback

    Newtone Strings have .008 to .030 as their lightest gauge - does that sound OK?
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    Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback

    That would make perfect sense.
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    Re: Older Barnes & Mullins Flatback

    All very topical in the context of Brexit! And, in essence, that's what I'd been thinking. It feels matter-of-fact and German in all but the pickguard - which seems to me either Neapolitan or...
  25. Re: Help identifying and any further info on this A style (w/ Pic

    Hi - good to see this post, and thought you might be interested in a similar discussion here https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/153072-Older-Barnes-amp-Mullins-Flatback?p=1801654#post1801654....
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