As someone who makes mandolins and fixes instruments I cannot believe the way in which this mandolin was made. I was surprised to see the quartersawn body which had a good amount of grain per inch. The pins to secure the tailpiece killedn me. Great work
Same here, woodworker and player. He has done a cosmetically great job, but the E strings don’t look playable. There are bushings missing from the tuners, and I’ve never seen anyone go through the holes twice as he did. A headstock veneer would have been a nice touch. It was at best a souvenir-grade mandolin, mass produced in Italy after WW2 and made with a flat back for easy packing. And, you don’t need anything special to tune it, download an app like guitar tuna etc.
Good work Resto. Just two points: you swapped the bass and treble side tuning strips at reassembly. This pulls the cog teeth away from the worm gear under string tension causing poor mesh contact, difficult tuning, and will wear the teeth out very quickly. You will see many early guitars and mandolins up to the 1920's with reversed tuners. Once manufacturers realized the problems this was causing they reversed the installation. Also, the strings should enter from the center of the head stock outwards. You have done the opposite which will puts uneven pull and extra friction on the string spacer behind the zero fret. This stress can in time crack the spacer on the two outside strings and also causes tuning difficulties. These are small details that can have a big impact!
Hello, the tuners of 1900 hat a reverse worm gear and were in their function absolutely smooth and save. They had to be tuned in the same direction as modern tuners. The ancient mechanics knew very well, what they were doing. Best wishes and sorry for my english.🙂
Wow...what a great job on bringing that mandolin back to life.. It looks fabulous. I used to play the mandolin my grandfather made, with him on the banjo, downstairs in the basement/workshop. Great memories. Excellent on this piece sir. Kudos.!
Well, plus side, it looks better. As a mandolinist I appreciate you bringing it back to life. However, should have consulted a luthier to get it right. Should have plugged and re drilled the tuning post holes definitely needed the fretboard flattened and you'd never reuse frets. Those things are toast and need replaced as does the nut. They need to be dressed after replacing too. I like the vanier pick guard, however wax is not a good instrument finish. The finish on a instrument is extremely important to it's sound! This will sound really flat. It needs several good coats of an instrument grade poly. You can order replacement knobs for the tuners too. I applaud the ingenuity to make some out of epoxy putty but it's definitely not going to hold up to even one tuning. Mandolin strings are very tight and there's a lot of torque on those knobs to tune them. That bridge is also toast needs replaced. And even if you wanted to reuse it a 3 sided file is not what youd re cut the grooves with. There are specifically sized files for each size of string. While it looks ok it's virtually un playable at this point.
Здравствуйте уважаемый Эффенди! Мир Вашему дому! Мне очень понравилось, замечательный музыкальный инструмент, задорный, с красивым звучанием! Спасибо! ♥️😀
I play mandolin as my main instrument, and then a bunch of other stringed instruments. The mandolin is the hardest to tune out of all of them by a big margin. Violin is a 30 second process, guitar is a 40 second process, mandolin is a 4 minute process. It's much easier now that I bothered to buy an electric tuner though Looks great!
You are brave to take on a musical instrument. You made it look so good. I am curious to know if it can hold a tune after all of this work. Excellent work as always!! 🏅
Çok teşekkür ederim paşam, beğenmene pek sevindim 😊 Sevgiler
Před rokem
Muhteşem oldu abi. Mandoline bayılırım. Bide çalabilsem. Kulakları çok güzel yaptın abi. Orijinali kadar güzel oldular. Akoru da verdin tam oldu. Ellerin dert görmesin. Selam ve sağlıcakla kal.
Это не реставрация, потому-что инструмент не антикварный. Инструмент середины 20 века, а то и позже. Это простое восстановление, когда и так все детали в нормальном состоянии, и их нет смысла менять :)
Filing the slots on the bridge is something you should not do unless you need to lower the action. Also, no luthier would ever put used fret wires back in. Buy new ones. There are various phone apps that will let you tune your instrument.
Good job! It looks like a mandolin again. It was trash before. Not a proper Luthier work but very good for the piece it is. Very nice video too. Thanks for sharing and post some more 😉
Your refinishing skills are quite good, however, you put the tuners on the wrong sides, the gear should be facing the body of the instrument. Also, the strings should be strung around the inside of the post. Anyway, both issues are easily remedied and the mando came out looking very nice. Thumb up! Regards.
EN UNA OPORTUNIDAD PINTE UN CUATRO VENEZOLANO Y NO USE LA CERA DE CERA DE ABEJA, SINO BARNIZ, Y EL PERDIO SU SONIDO ORIGINAL, SE ESCUCHABA, PERO SE ÓPACO EL SONIDO, Y ACÁ EN VENEZUELA SE LE LLAMA A ESE ERROR QUE YO COMETÍ Y LO SEÑALAN COMO "CUATRO SORDO" Y ACÁ CON ESTE VIDEO APRENDI QUE DEBO QUITARLE COMPLETAMENTE LA PINTURA, Y LUEGO PARA PINTARLO, USAR TINTA, Y LUEGO CERA DE ABEJA, GRACIAS HERMANO POR TU ENSEÑANZA, AGRADECIDO, DIOS TE BENDIGA 🙏
I look at this three ways: (a) Yes, repairs were needed on the neck and the overall finish. (b) the artwork should not have been sacrificed! But the plastic, yech! (c) overall it looks nice! As long as it is tuned by a pro, with the new strings it should sound great! PS: You could not buy new knobs?
Did you think about imitating the "patina" that the Guarnieri and Stradivarius used to make that perfect sound? I love your work, my youngest son worked with a well known luthier as an alumnus for some time. so I respect the work very much.
As someone who makes mandolins and fixes instruments I cannot believe the way in which this mandolin was made. I was surprised to see the quartersawn body which had a good amount of grain per inch. The pins to secure the tailpiece killedn me. Great work
На это можно смотреть вечно. Получаешь истинное наслаждение от таких видео. Спасибо мастер!
As a woodworker, I appreciate how you improved the looks - as a mandolin player, I'm not sure how playable that would be...
Thank you very much :) I'm also curious about the sound performance of the mandolin :)
I don't think it was much of a high quality instrument to begin with. It's a nice decorative piece though :)
Nice work! It’s always good to see your work😊
@@TapscottJ Thank you so much 😊🤗🙏
Same here, woodworker and player. He has done a cosmetically great job, but the E strings don’t look playable. There are bushings missing from the tuners, and I’ve never seen anyone go through the holes twice as he did. A headstock veneer would have been a nice touch. It was at best a souvenir-grade mandolin, mass produced in Italy after WW2 and made with a flat back for easy packing. And, you don’t need anything special to tune it, download an app like guitar tuna etc.
Good work Resto. Just two points: you swapped the bass and treble side tuning strips at reassembly. This pulls the cog teeth away from the worm gear under string tension causing poor mesh contact, difficult tuning, and will wear the teeth out very quickly. You will see many early guitars and mandolins up to the 1920's with reversed tuners. Once manufacturers realized the problems this was causing they reversed the installation.
Also, the strings should enter from the center of the head stock outwards. You have done the opposite which will puts uneven pull and extra friction on the string spacer behind the zero fret. This stress can in time crack the spacer on the two outside strings and also causes tuning difficulties. These are small details that can have a big impact!
Thank you very much 😊🤗
Hello, the tuners of 1900 hat a reverse worm gear and were in their function absolutely smooth and save. They had to be tuned in the same direction as modern tuners. The ancient mechanics knew very well, what they were doing. Best wishes and sorry for my english.🙂
You are a true craftsman, I really enjoy watching you bring these items back to life.
Thank you very much 😊
Wow...what a great job on bringing that mandolin back to life.. It looks fabulous. I used to play the mandolin my grandfather made, with him on the banjo, downstairs in the basement/workshop. Great memories. Excellent on this piece sir. Kudos.!
Thank you 😊🤗
the tuning knobs of the mandolin were extremely beautiful, you made the point again with sensitive touches, congratulations, brother👏👏👏👏👏
You are so kind as always. Thank you very much brother :)
WOW, such a beautiful transformation 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you :)
Really, really amazing work! Stunning. Congratulations!
Thank you so much :)
Well, plus side, it looks better. As a mandolinist I appreciate you bringing it back to life. However, should have consulted a luthier to get it right. Should have plugged and re drilled the tuning post holes definitely needed the fretboard flattened and you'd never reuse frets. Those things are toast and need replaced as does the nut. They need to be dressed after replacing too. I like the vanier pick guard, however wax is not a good instrument finish. The finish on a instrument is extremely important to it's sound! This will sound really flat. It needs several good coats of an instrument grade poly. You can order replacement knobs for the tuners too. I applaud the ingenuity to make some out of epoxy putty but it's definitely not going to hold up to even one tuning. Mandolin strings are very tight and there's a lot of torque on those knobs to tune them. That bridge is also toast needs replaced. And even if you wanted to reuse it a 3 sided file is not what youd re cut the grooves with. There are specifically sized files for each size of string. While it looks ok it's virtually un playable at this point.
Probably a decorative piece only. Lutheran guidance for a working/playable instrument definitely required. Lovely finished look.🎉😊
It turned out absolutely stunning. Awesome work
Thank you very much 😊🤗🙏
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Здравствуйте уважаемый Эффенди! Мир Вашему дому! Мне очень понравилось, замечательный музыкальный инструмент, задорный, с красивым звучанием! Спасибо! ♥️😀
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Не сравнить! Что было и что в итоге стало! У вас золотые руки!😊
Excelente trabajo! quedo hermosa...
Muchas gracias :)
Absolutely beautiful work!
Thank you 😊🤗
You did such a great & loving resoration of this one of my favourite instruments. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you 😊🤗
Amazing restoration !!! My compliments for this beautiful piece off work you did on this instrument ! Greets from The Netherlands !
Thank you very much 😊🤗
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Todo excelente, mil felicidades, desde Honduras
Outstanding restoration by the way.
Thank you very much :)
Doesn't look like it was a top-quality instrument to start with, but that thing was WRECKED! Nice job bringing it back from the dead.
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I play mandolin as my main instrument, and then a bunch of other stringed instruments. The mandolin is the hardest to tune out of all of them by a big margin. Violin is a 30 second process, guitar is a 40 second process, mandolin is a 4 minute process. It's much easier now that I bothered to buy an electric tuner though
Looks great!
Muy buen trabajo. Felicitaciones. Saludos desde Uruguay.
Muchas gracias :)
Nice work . I wish i had your skills to bring instruments back to life !!
Thank you 😊🤗
Ficou lindíssimo!
Ficou lindo! Parabéns! 👏👏👏
Obrigado 😊
....lookin' good, nice work, keep well...
Thank you, dear Bob :)
Bravo, thank you so much for fixing this instrument so nicely
Thank you 😊
I enjoyed that thoroughly. 💜
Thank you 😊🤗
Qué trabajo tan delicado y hermoso. Amé tu respeto por ese instrumento. ❤❤❤
Thank you very much :)
Ficou muito bom, parabéns!
Muito obrigado :)
That was awesome to watch your process.
Thank you very much 😊🤗
You are brave to take on a musical instrument. You made it look so good. I am curious to know if it can hold a tune after all of this work. Excellent work as always!! 🏅
Thank you very much Matt. I think someone talented can make good melodies :)
Very. Good work ......10 out of 10 👌👌👌👌👌
Thank you 😊
Nice.
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Came out lookin' really good, but you only know if a string instrument really works when it's tuned to pitch and played.
Great job 👍🏻
Thank you dear :)
WOW, such a beautiful transformation 🥰👍👍
Thank you 😊🤗
Great Job!!!!
Beautiful restoration and you did an excellent job restoring it was well!!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you very much oneshot_me 😊🤗
@@Restomaniac You're very welcome and I'm looking forward to your next project!!!
That turned out great👍 well done. I was hoping for a little tune from you at the end lol 😁
Hahaha, I can't meet any expectations in terms of melody :))
Muy buen trabajo 👌👍🇪🇸🌿
Muchas gracias :)
que restauraçao magnifica ...adorei como ele fez as cravelhas com durepox !
Obrigado 😊🤗
Really liking this one, had a gourd shaped mandolin for many years, hopefully it's still out there being played!
Thank you very much :)
Beautiful!!
Thank you 😊🤗
Fantastic restoration 😇
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NO PUEDO PONER QUE ME GUSTA, AUNQUE EL PROCESO DE RESTAURACIÓN ES IMPECABLE, PORQUE FALTA LA PRUEBA DE SONIDO, PARA APRECIAR COMO SUENA!!!!
Buena restauración de la mandolina muy buen video. Un saludo
Muchas gracias :)
It looks fantastic
Thank you 😊
Super cool. 👍
Thank you mate :)
Beautiful
Nice. For the top and the fingerboard what kind of stain or pigment did you use? and coment also the finish again wax? Thanks
İnce ayrıntısına kadar her şeyi düşünmüşsün abim bravo eline sağlık sonuç fevkalade 👏
Çok teşekkür ederim paşam, beğenmene pek sevindim 😊 Sevgiler
Muhteşem oldu abi. Mandoline bayılırım. Bide çalabilsem. Kulakları çok güzel yaptın abi. Orijinali kadar güzel oldular. Akoru da verdin tam oldu. Ellerin dert görmesin. Selam ve sağlıcakla kal.
Sağol kardeşim :) Selamlar.
Congratulations great jop you the best
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Very beautiful restoration. ~Kevin
Thank you very much, Kevin 😊🤗
tuner pegs is up side down.
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Люблю ресторации когда максимально сохраняются оригинальные детали
Это не реставрация, потому-что инструмент не антикварный. Инструмент середины 20 века, а то и позже. Это простое восстановление, когда и так все детали в нормальном состоянии, и их нет смысла менять :)
VERY nice.
Thank you 😊
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Nice❤
Filing the slots on the bridge is something you should not do unless you need to lower the action. Also, no luthier would ever put used fret wires back in. Buy new ones. There are various phone apps that will let you tune your instrument.
Excellent!
Thank you 😊🤗
@@Restomaniac I have a Mando and old Fiddle I need to get working on. Will follow some of your technique! Thanks for posting!
@@vikingblood0408 I'm so glad to hear that, it's great 😊
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Really liking this one.....
Thank you very much mate 🤗
@@Restomaniac 👍👍
Good job! It looks like a mandolin again. It was trash before. Not a proper Luthier work but very good for the piece it is. Very nice video too. Thanks for sharing and post some more 😉
Thank you very much 😊🤗
Better to use new fret wire than the old ones.
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Great restoration, beautiful work...Take care...
Thank you very much 😊🤗
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Parabéns lindo trabalho 😍
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Great job. I like the tip about using an eraser to remove the drawings, keeping more material. Narragansett Bay
Thank you 😊
Unbelievable! What a fabulous restoration. 😃
Thank you so much :)
目が離せない 楽しかった❤
Ottimo restauro.
Complimenti!
Buon appetito!
Grazie mille 😊🤗
Find a decent mandolin player, and get him to post a tune on it. We're all agog!
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Top notch!!!!! //Lars
NICE!!!
Интересный канал, спасибо
Perfection! You brought back its natural beauty. Thank you. Peace 💫
Thank you 😊
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Good restoration work
Thank you :)
Hey RM
That is one good-looking mandolin my friend 🙂
I hope both you and MrsRM have a wonderful week.
Take care
Hello dear Tim. Thank you. We are very good. Finally the temperatures dropped :)
@@Restomaniac
Great to know😃
Hello excelent work...felicitation.
Hello, thank you 😊🤗
Я пытаюсь восстанавливать старые инструменты методом проб и ошибок. Да, конечно, мало что получается, но чем больше практики - тем больше опыта
Swietna jest zrobiona i bardzo świetna jest ta ma dolinka pozdrawiam twórcę tego filmiku serdecznie amen 👍👍👍👍
Wielkie dzięki kolego :)
Your refinishing skills are quite good, however, you put the tuners on the wrong sides, the gear should be facing the body of the instrument. Also, the strings should be strung around the inside of the post. Anyway, both issues are easily remedied and the mando came out looking very nice. Thumb up! Regards.
Thank you 😊
good job//
Very nice work.
Thank you 😊🤗
Love it❤️❤️❤️
Thank you brother 😊🙏
Great work bro:
Well done.
I wish you more success ❤😊
Thank you very much bro 😊🤗
@@Restomaniac😊❤❤
Très beau travail, un professionnel de musique se chargera du remontage des cordes. Le principal est fait et le résultat est très beau. 👍👏
Merci beaucoup 😊🤗🙏
EN UNA OPORTUNIDAD PINTE UN CUATRO VENEZOLANO Y NO USE LA CERA DE CERA DE ABEJA, SINO BARNIZ, Y EL PERDIO SU SONIDO ORIGINAL, SE ESCUCHABA, PERO SE ÓPACO EL SONIDO, Y ACÁ EN VENEZUELA SE LE LLAMA A ESE ERROR QUE YO COMETÍ Y LO SEÑALAN COMO "CUATRO SORDO" Y ACÁ CON ESTE VIDEO APRENDI QUE DEBO QUITARLE COMPLETAMENTE LA PINTURA, Y LUEGO PARA PINTARLO, USAR TINTA, Y LUEGO CERA DE ABEJA, GRACIAS HERMANO POR TU ENSEÑANZA, AGRADECIDO, DIOS TE BENDIGA 🙏
Muchas gracias 😊🤗
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woww 👏
A for effort. Make a great lamp.
That writting/drawings that you erased could have been the musician's autograph....🤣
Yes, she must be a very talented musician :)
very nice.i have an old one im thinking of cleaning it up.some people call it the chili dipper.
Thanks.
Hermosoooooo 👏👏👏
Gracias :)
A SHAME YOU PUT SO MUCH GOOD WORK INTO A PIECE OF JUNK. Nice “Restore.” Fascinating….
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Good..Very good...Iloved.👏🤗❤️
Thank you 😊
💎🏰🍉💙🍒👑💌🌿🐠🌳🎁🐬🍀🏆🍓💦❤️🌼🍉💙🚢🏄🌲🌲⛲💎👑🐳🌻🐋🌼🐬🌷🐠💐🐋🍀👑💛🐳🍓🌿👑💐⭐💜 🏆☀🎄 + САМЫХ СЧАСТЛИВЫХ СИТУАЦИЙ ВО ВСЕ СТОРОНЫ СВЕТА (КУДА БЫ НЕ ПРОЛЕГАЛ ТВОЙ ПУТЬ🏄🎍🎊🎋✨🎉☀🐬🏄
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Çok güzel oldu, elinize sağlık.
Teşekkür ederim Remzi Bey, sevgiler.
You did a fantastic job of rejuvenating it, but I was waiting to hear how it sounds! Why not play it?
I look at this three ways:
(a) Yes, repairs were needed on the neck and the overall finish.
(b) the artwork should not have been sacrificed! But the plastic, yech!
(c) overall it looks nice! As long as it is tuned by a pro, with the new strings it should sound great!
PS: You could not buy new knobs?
Great job on mandolin restoration restomaniac ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️
Thank you very much, dear Julien :)
Did you think about imitating the "patina" that the Guarnieri and Stradivarius used to make
that perfect sound? I love your work, my youngest son worked with a well known luthier as an alumnus for some time. so I respect the work very much.
Thank you so much. I don't think I'll ever touch a musical instrument again. Some people react as if I committed murder.
actually it’s very good job, good luck 👍
Thank you 😊🤗