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Ian Davlin DiscussionFolk, Bluegrass, Irish, Old Time Instruments

Aug 29, 2026

Gilchrist Mandolin Restoration Page

@member hipped me to the fact that Steve Gilchirst has some really nice work detailed in his restoration archives. I think you should check it out. BTW he is super busy, so don't wear him out with emails.

James Roadman - Roadman Guitars ArticleRepair and Restoration

Jun 1, 2026

F5-L Mandolin Binding Repair

Repairing damaged binding and purfling points and replacing mismatched ivoroid point caps on an F5 mandolin — with 3D-scanned, CNC-milled cast-resin binding, color-matched and tinted to disappear. Thi…

3d scan CNC Folk, Bluegrass, Irish, Old Time Instruments Fusion 360 Mandolin

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Private member DiscussionFolk, Bluegrass, Irish, Old Time Instruments

Oct 13, 2025

Local builder mandolin neck reset

A friend of mine gave me his locally built mandolin for a neck reset. The glue in the dovetail has started to fail, and left a large gap at the bottom and a separation from the fingerboard and body. I've taken my brownstone and tried to heat the joint up enough to soften things up, but to no avail. I have no idea what type or where the joint is exactly. There are some indicators that this instrument was built with several flaws in the c…

neck reset mandolin

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