Re: Condition of Martin A style
There is not much you can do about the fretboard except having it changed.
The wear above the soundhole can be filled with superglue or shellac
On this pocketmandolin I cleaned it with alcohol(it's shellac'ed) and a stiff small paintbrush, filled the grooves by applying shellac 10-15 times with a brush, sand it even and then french polish 4-6 times. The area just gets a bit darker where the extra lacquer is.
You can do the same to the bumps and dings, although they are just visual blemishes
Kentucky KM-805..........2 Hora M1086 Portuguese II(1 in car)
Hora M1088 Mandola.....
Richmond RMA-110..... .Noname Bearclaw
Pochette Franz Janisch...5 Pocket............Alfredo Privitera pocket
Puglisi Pocket 1908........Puglisi 1912.......Puglisi 1917
3 Mandolinetto ..............C.Garozzo
1 Mandriola...................Cannelo G. Mandriola...Böhm Waldzither 1921
Johs Møller 1945............Luigi Embergher Studio 1933
Marma Seashell back......Luigi Embergher 5bis 1909
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