{"id":980,"date":"2013-10-30T06:52:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T11:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2013-11-07T19:34:03","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T00:34:03","slug":"washburn-restoration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?page_id=980","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Washburn Mandolin Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The gallery below shows an extensive documentation of the restoration process. If you click on a picture, you will get a larger view with an explanation below.<\/p>\n<h2>Provenience<\/h2>\n<p>This instrument was most likely built by the Tonk Brothers for Washburn. Its manufacturing date should be somewhere around 1925.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-980 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1003'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3054-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1003\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1003'>\n\t\t\t\tSerial Numbers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1002'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3055-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1002\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1002'>\n\t\t\t\tStamp Inside the Mandolin\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Damage assessment<\/h2>\n<p>1. Tuning Issues<br \/>\nThis mandolin was unplayable due to its fret placement. The fingerboard had fret slots based on the traditional scale (330mm), but surprisingly the top cant was too close (&lt;330mm). Previous owners had tried to eliminate the issue by moving the bridge past the top cant, which potentially introduced some static problems (cracks in the top), and also created some action problems. The best way to address this issue was to accept the flawed cant location and adapt the fingerboard to the resulting shorter scale. Since the fingerboard was in bad shape anyways, a fingerboard replacement became the ideal procedure to make this mandolin play in tune.<\/p>\n<p>2. Cracks &amp; loose braces<br \/>\nThe top had many cracks, some of which may have been the result of either aforementioned bridge placement, poor manufacturing or age. These cracks had to be stabilized and closed, to ensure the mandolin will be completely playable without any buzzing. The pictures in the gallery will shed some light on the details. Also, some braces were loose and had to be reglued.<br \/>\nNote: Such repairs can be done from the outside on guitars, but on this mandolin the small sound hole restricted access to the instrument inside. The back had to be removed for these repairs.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-980 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=982'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1141-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-982\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-982'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Old Fingerboard\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=984'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1148-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-984\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-984'>\n\t\t\t\tRemoving the Back\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=985'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1152-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-985\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-985'>\n\t\t\t\tRemoving the Back\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=986'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1154-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-986\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-986'>\n\t\t\t\tBack is Removed\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=995'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_11551-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-995\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-995'>\n\t\t\t\tDamage Assessment\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=988'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1156-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-988\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-988'>\n\t\t\t\tTop Cracks\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=989'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1160-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-989\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-989'>\n\t\t\t\tLoose Brace\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=990'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1162-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-990\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-990'>\n\t\t\t\tReglueing a Loose Brace\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=991'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1163-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-991\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-991'>\n\t\t\t\tReglueing a Loose Brace\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=992'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1164-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-992\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-992'>\n\t\t\t\tVerifying Proper Clamping\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=993'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1173-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-993\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-993'>\n\t\t\t\tSplinting a Cracked Brace\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=994'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1175-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-994\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-994'>\n\t\t\t\tSplinting a Cracked Brace\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1007'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1191-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1007\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1007'>\n\t\t\t\tMarking Cleat Positions\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1008'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1192-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1008\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1008'>\n\t\t\t\tGlueing Cleats in Place\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1009'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1244-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1009\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1009'>\n\t\t\t\tGlueing Cleats Almost Complete\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1010'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1247-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1010\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1010'>\n\t\t\t\tCloseup of Reglued Brace Joint\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1011'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1361-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1011\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1011'>\n\t\t\t\tThe New Fingerboard\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1012'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3056-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1012\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1012'>\n\t\t\t\tVintage Washburn Mandolin Restoration\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1013'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3059-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1013\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1013'>\n\t\t\t\tReglued Rosette Binding\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1014'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3060-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1014\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1014'>\n\t\t\t\tRecycled Inlay Dots\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1015'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3066-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1015\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1015'>\n\t\t\t\tRecycled Binding\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?attachment_id=1016'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3072-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1016\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1016'>\n\t\t\t\tProper Bridge Placement\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gallery below shows an extensive documentation of the restoration process. If you click on a picture, you will get a larger view with an explanation below. Provenience This instrument was most likely built by the Tonk Brothers for Washburn. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/?page_id=980\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":397,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-980","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1112,"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions\/1112"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vorreiterguitars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}