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Post by Noah Miller on Aug 21, 2023 22:56:49 GMT
Mid '30s Style 3 mandolin. The cover plate looks perfectly normal from the outside, but there's an odd piece soldered to the inside. It looks kind of like a crack repair, but I'd expect to see evidence of damage on the outside. Any ideas?
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Post by stevearcade on Aug 21, 2023 23:10:35 GMT
Hazarding a guess that it's an attempt at structural reinforcement...? Does it follow in line (underneath) where the tailpiece would press on the cover-plate perhaps? A little bit of engineering overkill?
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Post by Noah Miller on Aug 21, 2023 23:19:50 GMT
Hmmm - yes, it does sit directly under the tailpiece when assembled. I haven't seen any deep damage from tailpieces there, only scratching, but I guess it's possible.
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Post by Michael Messer on Aug 22, 2023 7:55:26 GMT
I would say that was not fitted by the National company, it doesn't look clean enough for them. Fitted later I suspect.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Noah Miller on Aug 22, 2023 10:51:38 GMT
That possibility had occurred to me. I know someone did some polishing; I'm wondering if they attached it as a grip to hold the plate while using a buffing wheel.
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Aug 22, 2023 11:01:01 GMT
That makes sense to me.
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