Re: diminished value from a repair?
I bought a Gilchrist. It was shipped in a Calton and double boxed with peanuts. No joke, I think the box fell out of the airplane when it was sitting on the tarmac. The whole side of the cardboard box had accordion pleats.
Opened box one, removed the peanuts. Opened box two, removed more peanuts and the Calton/mandolin.
Opened the case, pulled out the mandolin and noticed a crack. The mandolin had received a sharp wack on the back. It was odd; however. The wack was on a very discrete location on the back - right up where it joins the neck - right up where the little tit of wood is pointed to the neck.
Well, here's what happened: The mandolin was upside down when it fell. The impact led to the mandolin's inertia flexing the cushion and the little tit hit the underlayment of the accessory pocket. That wack broke the glue joint and there was a one to two-inch long seam separation.
That's when I realized - Caltons are not immune to such turmoil.
I returned my Model 1. Seller had to ship it back to Australia.
Thought I'd gotten a good deal and did, but. . .
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