I was commissioned to make and engrave what I understand to be a period correct tailpiece cover for a Lloyd Loar mandolin. It took me four tries to get one to fit right but I was not happy with the engraving - so like they say, ”Fifth time’s a charm”.
I made it from 22 gauge nickel silver. I understand some of the original ones were silver plated over the nickel silver. This one is not plated. I’m not planning to make others. Gibson may overlook one handmade piece for a special restoration project, but I doubt they’d look favorably on a marketing effort using their logo.
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