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    Economandolinist Amanda Gregg's Avatar
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    Default Nasty photos of mandolins with top issues

    Now here's a weird request: Given this brutal dry cold we are having in the Northeast, I was trying to explain to a colleague what it means for mandolin tops to sink, crack, explode, etc., and I could not find anything really nasty in a google image search. I ended up having to show him pictures of violins.

    So....anybody have any heartbreaking pictures they would be willing to share? The uglier the better. For educational purposes of course. Imagine a scary ad campaign: "Are YOUR instrumentals properly humidified??"

    I had an Eastman a few years ago that had serious top problems (I sent it back to Eastman and got an instant replacement, by the way), but I never took any pictures.
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    Mando-Accumulator Jim Garber's Avatar
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    Default Re: Nasty photos of mandolins with top issues

    Here's a nasty warped top Embergher bowlback with a pretty impressive restoration.
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