Re: removing the top of a 1915 Washburn
Can you provide more photos of your project? My experience with flat back mandolins is most of the time, the backs are already loose in places and I'll take the back off rather than the front to repair bracing. The tricky parts are usually separating the neck block area (and tail block to some extent) without damaging the plates. Old mandolins were usually built using hide glue. Often they will pop apart with a thin blade palet knife. A cup of hot water and an eye dropper will allow some control in starting a separation, a technique taught to me by an old violin repair man. Do not uses a heat gun!
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