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Glued and cleated back breaks and various selected sections back together. Just my kind of guitar! Work done: Removed bridge, took back off. It was a high quality wreck and a hot mess. Washburn mandolin serial numbers dating cracked#When I first got the guitar, the back was off, the top was loose from kerfing, the sides were loosing shape, all the braces were loose, the back was split, the fingerboard split, the neck heel had been broken and screwed back together, the bridge cracked and falling off, the end block split and loose, there was a major side split, poorly repaired and about a 1/4 " chunk broken out of the fingerboard and neck. I kept a plan of the original Washburn scalloped X brace pattern the 145 had and I duplicated it on this guitar. I own a Washburn 1897 New Style 145 guitar which I had re-built which is the exact same size but fancier. There was never a doubt in my mind that I’d keep those! The 1896 era 111 has a simple three bar ladder brace on the top and was designed for gut strings, but once major body work was completed, I decided to X brace the guitar and set it up for steel stings. It has Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Adirondack spruce top, ebony fingerboard, original tuners, ebony nut, frets, CAD exact replacement ebony bridge, endpin, and the coolest set of decals I’ve ever seen. Washburn 1896 Style 111 SOLD! This is a Washburn 1896 Style new Model 111 guitar which has been fully restored and modified to X bracing and steel strings. The only one I found for sale at the moment in playing condition is going for $650.00. The tuners are excellent and have aluminum buttons. Washburn mandolin serial numbers dating full#It’s a beautiful, well made instrument with excellent action, a clear, full tone and glorious sustain.This would sound great for old time or early country more than bluegrass and plays very well. In the end, it turned out far better than I ever would have dreamed. Washburn mandolin serial numbers dating serial number#Serial Number is 19950, Model 20 which dates it to 1916. Tuners (excellent quality by the way) removed, polished and fully re-lubricated. Recreated original purfling and rope bindingįinish refurbished with light French polish finish. Removed, cleaned and re-glued the end block, Re-glued and re-built the shattered top sections, cleated ![]() Removed the back, glued split and break, cleated It was a major restoration, but came out extremely well. The back was broken in 2 places, and coming off, the entire end of mandolin was crushed w/ damaged and missing rope binding and damaged and missing purfling around the sound hole. It hung in the rafters of my workroom until the summer of 2020 when I started working on it while I waited glue to dry on other jobs. The top was broken in 2 places, with the center section completely loose. Fortunately the parts were all there, so I decided to buy it as a flyer. They looked to be very well made instruments, but were always beyond my In September of 2014, I purchased this Mandolute. You can see theĬomplete restoration at my On the Bench page by clicking here: It's a style 20 and sustained terrible damage after takingĪ fall on it butt end which shattered both the end and the top. They advertised using scientific principles to create vibrations power and volume as wellĪs sustained sweet and mellow tones, all in the same instrument. The scale length is also within the standard mandolin scale between 13 inches (330 mm) and 13-7/8 inches (352 mm). The 'mandolutes' were actually mandolins with 8 strings and tuned exactly like as the same. The Weymann Mandolute was sold buy the Philadelphia-based brand of Weymann and Sons, established 1864. I saw between 15 on the internet when I was restoring this. Prices are all over the place on these when you see them. This model has a steel bar in the neck and I did NOT have to do a neck re-set. A great finger style guitar and perfect for old time playing. A fabulous guitar with a cannon like projection, big sound but brilliant highs. ![]() Washburn 1897 Style New Model 212, 1897-1906 SOLD! I'm very happy to say this wonderful guitar has a new home in Utah!īrazilian Rosewood back and sides, Adirondack Spruce top, ebony nut and fingerboard, herringbone trim, original tuners, original frets, CAD generated replacement bridge in ebony, french polish over original finish. Click here to be taken to my page for the latest listings. I price them very reasonably so they tend to sell fast and I frequently don't get a chance to list them on this page. I am currently selling my instruments on this website and on. ![]()
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