I have a finish problem that showed up since yesterday morning. I will post pictures for you to see. I changed the strings on my mandolin yesterday. I am fairly new to changing mandolin strings but I have been changing strings on banjos and guitars for many years without a problem. I used a MusicNomad neck rest. The same neck rest I have used for several years for string changes on banjos and guitars. I don't know what else may have caused this finish issue. The nitro is still there but the color is faded. The finish does not feel raised or cracked. I was wondering if anyone has seen anything like this before. I am guessing the neck rubbed against the neck rest while I was winding the strings on but I am not sure. Any thoughts are welcome. It a Northfield NFS-F5.

Thank you

Bud

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