I am very close to purchasing a "the bottom of the top" mandolin. Problem is that it has some "worn to the wood" lacquer finish wear. It's not normal pick wear; it's kind of weird and it bugs me. There is another one that is $500 more with no such wear. Let's see -- I could have it refinished, which would bring the price way up and it would no longer be original. I could have it spot refinished, which would probably still cost a lot, would no longer be original, and it often doesn't work out anyhow. I could try to fix it myself -- brown crayon and I saw some guy on Youtube recommending rubbing a walnut on it......um, no.
So there is the pick guard/finger rest alternative. That's okay with me. Except I don't want to put nail holes in this. SOOOOOO ---- does anyone out there have any experience with the Mintstrings mandolin pickguard/finger rests that do not use nails and instead use some kind of adhesive.
It sounds SCARY, but from what I saw (admittedly on my laptop) the adhesive seems to be harmless.
Anyone out there have a experience? Opinions are great also, but also looking for comments from folks with experience with this.
Thanks!
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