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    Hi all,

    I just bought my first vintage mandolin, a 1921 Gibson F2. It's a player's instrument. The fretboard was replaced at some point. The current frets are in need of replacement. I think it needs a new nut and possibly a new or repaired bridge. It's beautiful and playable, but it could use some work. Any recommendations for a good luthier near the Twin Cities?

    Thank you for any advice.

    --Matt

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    Anybody at St Paul Guitar Repair will be able to help you. Kevin Schwab still does repairs there and has done all of my work for the last few years. Ron and Michelle are excellent also. They used to be the "staff" at Hoffman and did all of the repairs forever. Something happened with Hoffman and they left all at one time and started their own shop. Great folks.

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    Thank you. I wondered about them. This is very helpful.

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    If you do not mind shipping, you might consider Danny Roberts in Nashville. Check him out on FB--he demonstrates a lot of the mandolins he has tuned up.
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    Thanks for the suggestion, Russ. Appreciate it.

    --Matt

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    Just saw this thread so probably too late...but for the record Kevin at St Paul Guitar does outstanding work. He just finished a new nut, new bridge and setup on a 2003 Pomeroy I just acquired and it plays and sounds absolutely perfect. I highly recommend him. Also a great guy.
    Pomeroy F5 2003
    Weber Madison F5 2013
    Weber Sweet Pea travel mando 2006
    Eric Ouren open back banjo
    Bart Reiter open back banjo

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    I'll throw my hat in the ring if you don't find anyone that does mandolin specific work. I build and repair mandolins along with guitars. Also a mandolin player, so I understand setup quite well for playability.

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    good to know, thank you sliebers
    Pomeroy F5 2003
    Weber Madison F5 2013
    Weber Sweet Pea travel mando 2006
    Eric Ouren open back banjo
    Bart Reiter open back banjo

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