I recently aquired a Shutt mandolin that is in need of some TLC. For the most part the instrument is solid, just needs a few seams reglued and perhaps a fret job, or maybe I will go with a new fingerboard and frets, have to see how it goes. Anyway what I found pretty cool was the use of a ebony top brace that runs horizontal under the bridge area. Have any other Shutt owners taken a peak inside theirs to see if this is "standard equipment"? The other interesting thing is the high arching to the top and back, I can clearly see theres been no sinking on this puppy.
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