Re: Vinaccia 1896 Neapolitan mandolin
Assuming you've strung it up and put the bridge on -- or just put a couple strings on, enough to hold the bridge in place -- take a pic from the side of the instrument, showing it from nut to bridge, so the experts among us (not me!) can assess the action. A slightly sunken top, if it's stable, is surely not uncommon and not a fatal flaw. (You should see the "dished" and multi-repaired-cracked top on my 1890's Washburn mandola!) Bridge heights can be customized to compensate for changes in the geometry of the instrument (within reason).
Allen Hopkins
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