A friend will soon be receiving the new Sam Bush inspired '34 Fern F-5. He received one about 2 weeks ago and discovered a crack underneath the finish of the neck so he immediately returned it to the dealer. The replacement will arrive in the next few days and he was asking me if I know of a luthier here in the Tampa Bay area of Florida who could reshape and refinish the neck. Apparently this mandolin has the wider neck profile of the Sam Bush models and he would like it to be more like a standard F-5. Any recommendations on someone in this area? I don't know of anybody and frankly suggested that he custom order it with an F-5 neck from Gibson so as not to void the warranty. I don't think he liked my suggestion. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
Len B.
Clearwater, FL
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