Re: Does drilling the endpin decrease the instrument's value?
I would not like to see a drilled end-pin on either a mandolin, or on a vintage guitar. Both would devalue in my eyes. On modern guitars, well, probably not much to worry about there. On vintage instruments (or mandolins) I really like the Tapastring Vintage Jacks because a) They can be removed, and re-used, without trace and b) They are well engineered and are very reliable.
Gibson F5 'Harvey' Fern, Gibson F5 'Derrington' Fern
Distressed Silverangel F 'Esmerelda' aka 'Maxx'
Northfield Big Mon #127
Ellis F5 Special #288
'39 & '45 D-18's, 1950 D-28.
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