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8. Old fado style flatback (281) @ £200 |
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Old
Portuguese flatback
A typical Portuguese, fado-style, flat-back mandolin,
with a long scale length, heavily domed fingerboard and Custodio
Cardoso Pereira & C.a Almada,
Porto & Lisboa. The second, initially covered by the above, and presumably the original maker, says… Manoel
Rodriguese de Jesus Ex-encarregado Da
casa Manoel Pereira, successor M. C. Teixeira Rua
Das Barracas No. 83 Lisboa
No. 520
This instrument is fully playable. The top is sound with NO
repairs, though I have filled a deep gouge. It
has a two-piece rosewood back
with several repairs. It
has its original domed rosewood fingerboard,
with original, re-levelled frets. The
tuners, bridge and tail are originals. It
has been re-finished throughout with Tru-oil, a light, modern, hard,
oil-varnish. It has been restrung with light
GHS bronze wound classical strings, and is now playing well with
a well-balanced, bright, ringing tone.
It has
an easy action.
Other than cleaning, I have repaired as follows… 1)
filled a gouge in the top with a spruce splint; 2) repaired several
shrinkage splits in the back; 3) two small edging repairs; 4) repaired
the tuners with 2 new tuner barrels; relevelled the frets; 5) refinished
throughout with Tru-oil varnish; and 6) refitted the bridge and nut.
As it is takes double-loop strings, it will come with a spare set
of strings with a second loop already wound. There after I am happy to
sell sets as the buyer needs them
This instrument is now sound
and plays very well. The
Mandolin will be ‘tuned down’ and very carefully packed for posting.
The box may afterwards be converted into a serviceable case. |
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