Poor Mandolin - Restoration

[@sebastianstrocchia9045]

I am a luthier, someone who studies, makes and repairs musical instruments and I want to point out several things. very important, I am not saying that this restoration is bad, believe me when I say that much worse things have been done to "restored instruments" but I want to leave these comments in case anyone wonders how it could be done if they want to give it a try. Anyone who wants to learn this beautiful trade is always welcome, but you should know what is right and wrong when repairing an instrument. 1st - i do not recommend use of paint remover to remove the lacquer on an instrument, the wood would expand and then when it dries it will shrink and crack, it is better to use sandpaper of different grits. 2nd - I do not recommend sanding the harmonic top, backs and sides without checking that the thickness is equal throughout the length of the piece to be sanded, as this can create variations in the way the resonance box or body vibrates, removing important harmonics and sound volume to the instrument. it is recommended to always use a thickness gauge. 3rd - Always use hide glue or wood glue to glue musical instruments, as these types of glue crystallize instead of sticking which gives it more vibration and allows it to melt with water or heat in case the instrument needs to be opened to repair it. It is not recommended to use rubber adhesive or similar, also i do not recommend using super glue to glue the resonance box or body. 4th - Hardwoods and a bone nut are recommended for the bridge to enhance resonance. do not glue the bridge to the harmonic top as it must be moved for adjustment when calibrating and tuning the instrument. 5th - The missing fret that was replaced should be adjusted to be at the same level as the rest to avoid hum and cause the instrument to fret or sound bad All this that I am mentioning is something that is studied to be able to repair the instrument correctly if it is to be used later as a suitable musical instrument. if the end is only decorative it seems to me a decent repair and restoration and I congratulate you for at least trying it with acceptable results for decorative effects. Please don't hate this restoration, I've seen worse, be polite. Follow my advice if you want to try. In any case, I recommend anyone to go to a luthier if they want to repair an instrument and are not sure what they are doing.

[@DeanG55]

Piss off Mr. Expert. This is a restoration, and perhaps then a renovation by an "expert" like you? Geeze, get a grip , Dude!! LOL!!

[@Jerkass_Homer]

Cant forget that he installed the tuners the wrong way as well

[@ArthurSantos-jm6zo]

This instrument was butchered. Restoring an ancient instrument should preserve the original finish. A 100 year old will look one day old.

[@tomojr3674]

6th - Don't bash the hooks on the tailpiece in!! The instrument will need restringing in the future!

[@paulstrauch8109]

Another thing I would add is that you shouldn't bash in the hooks on the tailpiece where you hang the string loops, otherwise you won't be able to change the strings unless the hooks are bent back. But if you repeat this over and over again, it can happen that the hooks break off after a while.

[@cfcasey.guitars-ukuleles]

As a luthier of some 40 years experience, I feel the need to comment on several aspects of this restoration. First, the bridge on an instrument of this type should never be glued down. It’s designed to be held in place by string pressure and should be free to be moved to make fine adjustments to intonation. Hammering down the prongs on the tailpiece will eventually weaken the metal; after two or three string changes they will probably break. And olive oil is not the best choice for a finish; it takes a very long time to polymerize and harden. That being said, it’s nice to see an old-timer like this revived!

[@sftvierendeels]

yeahhh I was right

[@jasperwylde8612]

Sorry Fred I jumped in before seeing your comment

[@cfcasey.guitars-ukuleles]

@@jasperwylde8612 no problem, Jasper; with two of us telling them maybe the message will get through.

[@sftvierendeels]

@@jasperwylde8612 errare humanum est...Only those who do nothing do not make mistakes

[@rojobemusic3754]

Also he put the tuners on the wrong way round, therefore upside down

[@Rev-D1963]

As others have commented, the bridge should have been left floating, the string hooks open, screws in the tailpiece instead of nails, etc.. One other thing I would have done, was to find ferrules for the tuning pegs (prevents damage to the head). All in all a beautiful job on the restoration otherwise. Thank you for sharing it with us! God bless. Rev. D.

[@rustyaxelrod]

As a musician and hobby luthier I have to say I agree with the others on the bridge, tuners, tail piece etc. but good job getting that ink pen off there! That was surprising. Good work on the headstock repair also, that would have scared off a few “pros”. Getting the back on and properly aligned was good work as well. Enjoyed the video. 👍 P.s. the plastic for the pickguard is available online and not terribly expensive. Regardless of what this instrument is to be used for, it would look nicer with a pickguard.

[@itsayesfromme2669]

You were doing so well up until you glued on the bridge and then hammered closed the hoop end of the strings.

[@Restomaniac]

Thanks, don't be afraid to hammer.

[@Bender13]

Yes. The bridge should float so you can intonate the tone when tuning.

[@therealzilch]

@@Restomaniac If you are never going to change the strings, go ahead and hammer. Also, the bridge is quite a bit too high- the instrument will be very hard to play in higher positions. But for a hang-on-the-wall instrument, it's very nicely done.

[@robertshorthill4153]

@@Restomaniac The gun stock oil called True Oil, I think would have been a better finish than olive oil. It looks nice and is more durable. Also, not a good idea to glue that bridge to the top. If the intonation is off, it won't play. Maybe you just want it to look nice and never be played, I don't know, but a bridge should never be glued to a top sound board. Downward pressure from the strings will hold it in place once the intonation is correct. This poor old mando gal has seen much better days. It might have had a decent sound at one time. Some Venician gondolier might have played it for lovers on a boat ride. I can see it and hear it in my mind. Maybe it got wet and the glue gave out. The paint was a puke color to begin with. But never use olive oil. It will smell bad once it goes rancid. Thanks for the effort, tho.

[@bahgheera]

Those parts made my left eye close a little bit

[@CoolManMMusic]

This reminds me of when I went to an antique shop and found a beat up classical guitar and after buying it, I cleaned it up, removed the paint, removed all of the rust, and put new strings on. A guitar that hasn't been talken care of by the shop owners is now in very good hands.

[@VinceRoberts1]

It made me happy to see this saved from the trash, but sad to see it not restored as a music instrument. It will still make someone a nice decoration though.

[@nuttysquirrel8574]

I'm glad I read your comment before sitting through 20mins to find it didn't play. I now shan't bother to find out what the point was if one isn't going to make it playable again. Hey-ho!

[@brianjones7132]

My wife keeps bringing home peoples busted up abused guitars for me to restore because I made a few dulcimers in the past....As much as I hate it I love it! It's amazing how they clean up in the end and how much experience and confidence you gain from the process...Keep up the good work!!

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much :)

[@jasperwylde8612]

Points for effort and I accept you're not a musician but Glueing the bridge before you checked the intonation? Oh dear! Mando bridges dont need to glued because the string are anchored at the tail peice ( nails? really?) a free bridge would have allowed for upgrading to a better more resonant material and fine tuning. Hammering the string hooks closed wasnt needed either what about when the strings need changing? Prying them open could cause them to weaken and break The 'Brass bar' is called a fret BTW

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you for your comments

[@suetologsuetolog6733]

@@Restomaniac olive oil is bad impregnation for music wood, usually used linseed oil or hemp oil. This is evaporating oils (IdK how this thing called in english actually)/

[@salvatorebeneventi6339]

Bravissimo!..un abbraccio 🤗 da Cagliari

[@Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII]

Regardless you put more effort into this instrument than the original luthier did. Kudos

[@thomasliesch412]

Schön das eine kleine übersetzung dabei ist, Danke

[@Restomaniac]

Danke 😊

[@youngtoonfish6891]

As a mandolin player, this warms my heart ❤️ Great job!

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much 😊

[@james9789]

Me too ,he did a great job I'm not even a mandolin player

[@KENTEMPARRIS]

Just a suggestion. Maybe ask a few things about how an instrument works. We NEVER glue down the bridge. You could have bought a fret wire for the "brass thing" that was missing, olive oil is never good for instruments cause it's heavy and does not absorb well and you screwed the tuning pegs upside down. Also on top of the bridge there should be a harder material, we use bone, brass, graphite or even plastic and that part is the one you file with the gauges suitable for every string. Hammering the tailpiece is useless because the tension of the strings will rip it apart soon and also you NEVER hammer down the prongs because they will break after a while and also it would be a really difficult task to take old strings out with the rust buildup on the string. And we don't use superglue on instruments.

[@milanfanas]

Seeing how you were dealing with string makes it clear that you are not an expert of musical instruments. But you've done a pretty good job.

[@JanOlson-q3e]

Fun to watch! Lovely result. Thanks for posting!

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🤗

[@ChrisDewitte1]

The pickguard is absolutely necessary. Great job.

[@jenohathazi920]

Poor mandolin, it's very sad that there are people who can't value an instrument so much. Thank you for saving this instrument, because I trust that it will end up in good hands and play wonderful tunes again... Once again, eternal thanks to you

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much 😊

[@thomastarwater2989]

Only one person in a thousand would have had the courage to fix up an instrument of bluegrass that had seen better days. Always had to be some asshat writing words in ink on the mandolin. The restoration was very well done. I wonder if the stringing was done backwards, unless somebody plays the mandolin left-handed. Just saying.

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

Beautiful restoration, but what if you break a string...how do you replace it since you hammered them in?

[@guitarshik]

Не стесняйся поиграть , все могут на своём уровне. Работа отличная!

[@Restomaniac]

Спасибо 😊

[@scaira60]

I will not bash you on your efforts, you did an overall good job restoring that old mandolin, Iam sure other will tell you what was done wrong. But I appreciate you posting this, Thank you & God Bless🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🎸🎼🎹👨🏻‍🦯👨🏻‍🦯

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much :)

[@robgonzo]

I appreciate you cleaning and reusing the tuners even if I was surprised at first. Good job overall though! Aside from the other suggestions I'd say you should have replaced the missing kerfed lining before gluing the back on. That's the notched wood pieces that were glued to the edge of the sides. They should go all the way around and give a wider gluing surface. Looks like several sections had fallen out.

[@amezcuaist]

Some makers fitted complete strips of linings but others glued small blocks with big gaps between them.

[@raticide4you]

I restored just one mandolin but I agree with many others down here, that the bridge musn't be glued. Although this is already being said in many comments, I would like to add the reason why the bridge must be left floating. This is because the bridge must be placed there where the octave is perfect. Most of the time this leads to a bridge that isn't quite perpendicular, because of the difference in thickness of the strings. Instruments with glued bridges are very often untunable. Modern electric guitars have bridges that are modifiable for each individual string. That is impossible for such a mandolin, but one can come close to this ideal situation with a floating bridge.

[@GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge]

There's just a lot that's not right on this restore, but it is what most people fixing something wooden would attempt. Not a terrible job, but musical instruments should be restored by a luthier. A TRAINED luthier.

[@layne182]

That huge fret installed had me wincing. It could make a nice decorative piece but I wouldn't trust this as a playable instrument.

[@jcrefasi1]

I'm guessing the value of this piece was seen as decorative and refinished for that purpose. Other wise I'm confident if it had been an expensive piece he would have done more research on restoration before working on it

[@michaelhall226]

Perspective Greg - No trained Luthier would have considered this instrument in its poor condition a valuable use of their time vs other instruments they could be making or restoring. As a KZbin video it has good produciton values and as COVID relief its excellent. Good job Restomaniac. (But please - light on the hammer)

[@athousandwordsbluemountain2018]

Really? Are there laws about these things? Are only luthiers permitted to restore mandolins? Stop being such a pompous nob.

[@schneibgamer1]

@@athousandwordsbluemountain2018 well actually yeah, you do need to know what you're doing cause his "restoration" resulted in a poorly functioning instrument.

[@henriknordeng]

Love the work you done to save this beautiful mandolin.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊

[@angelterral5865]

Estupendo trabajo, felicidades

[@delliott1979]

Beautiful work. Cat help is the best help.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🤗

[@brendamackinnon1978]

It's beautiful! Great job! Thanks for sharing this.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you :)

[@marciec6862]

Ficou bonito, sem dúvida. Agora, se ficou bom? É difícil responder. 😐

[@notwocdivad]

Unless the bridge is a very hard wood the strings will slowly compress the wood and keep going out of tune. Ideally should be made of bone or hard plastic. Plus Mr Casey's other comments are spot on. Nice job for a non luthier mind!

[@oscaroses1278]

Excelente trabajo 👌

[@dc.manoelsilva5141]

Magnífico. Só faltou o polimento.

[@Restomaniac]

Obrigada :)

[@joseorregomir]

Excellent work congratulations, is possible to use Linseed Oil by Olive Oil?

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you so much. While I don't believe it is, many people think olive oil will damage wood. You can safely use linseed oil.

[@franceshallen2478]

And two feline supervisors !!!. beautiful cats.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you :)

Ellerine sağlık İsmail mükemmel oldu. Resmen yepyeni oldu. Ey gidi günler be. Ne mandolinler vardı dedemin dükkanında. Helal olsun. Sen bu işi biliyorsun.

[@Restomaniac]

Çok teşekkür ederim Salih'cigim, bilhassa senin beğenin benim için çok değerli, sağolasın 😊

[@jebsails2837]

For your consideration. I think you'll find that the olive oil will eventually go rancid and give off a fragrance of it's own. Consider using mineral oil which does not go rancid, it is clear and could possibly be tinted. As a bonus it can also be used as a laxative. Work looks fine to me, a non musician, I only play the radio. Narragansett Bay

[@Timoteo53575]

Great foresight by putting in the dowels into BOTH pieces. That's better than new, you do good work.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much 😊

[@hoperestoration5595]

really amazing restoration dear i liked it... SUBSCRIBED...👍👍👍

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@DoubleADwarf]

Everybody else has already said what you did wrong - but you took what amounted to a piece of scrap wood covered in ballpoint pen scribbles with half the tuners held on with baling wire and brought it up to a state where if someone with more experience building instruments wanted to get it into proper playable form, they probably could. And that is worth the effort.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you so much for sharing your views 😊

[@athousandwordsbluemountain2018]

Gees, a lot of blokes on here who feel an urgent need to tell you with great self-importance what you could have done better. Nice work. I enjoyed watching your video. I didn’t overthink it.

[@Restomaniac]

You are very kind, thank you very much 😊

[@alantan6255]

Really good job it turned out beautiful and gorgeous well done and you are brilliant idea and the video. Great video enjoy watching it

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much, dear Alan. Your support and likes are very important to me 😊🤗🙏

[@5cloudwalker]

Excellent soooo glad you got rid of the bad idea lol 😊👍🇨🇦❤️

[@Restomaniac]

Haha, thank you 😊

[@JohnnValentine]

Nice piece of wall art.

[@Restorology]

Very relaxing to watch. Cheers!

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@telodigotodo]

You are obviously a great restaurateur but you don't know about instruments. the bridge should not be glued, in doing so maybe you messed up the tuning, the prongs of the tailpiece should not be hammered to allow changing the strings when they break. Take care about the cutter you it the mandolin on 15:57 XD

[@SergiyGudzy]

Good job! But you should learn about the scale of string instruments. i think, the bridge must be movable

[@mannysiles]

as a musician, it SOOOO painfull to watch this, you did a good job in restore the mandoline, but now it wont be playable any more, the owner should just hung it on a wall as an ornament or use it as wood to fire

[@tamaratamara7990]

Срасибо за удовольствие! А что происходит с предметами после реставрации?

[@Restomaniac]

Большое спасибо 😊 Я возвращаю вещи их владельцам 😊

[@ВадимКузнецов-з2й]

... привет ретроманьяк!!!-, не знаю как тебя зовут, но учась в начальной школе меня родители записали в музыкалку в класс народных инструментов, и обучался я целых 5 лет игре на мандалине, ну на точно такой-же которую ты востанавливал, молодец, спасибо за ностальгию,- вспомнил свою школьную молодость, здоровья тебе и удачи во всём, новых творческих успехов!!!

[@АндрейВладимирович-ф9п]

А меня всего на два занятия хватило.

[@k.r.w.5774]

Good work , nice cats🙂

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊😽

[@yeagerxp]

Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much 😊🤗🙏

[@ErnestoRodriguez-fn1sh]

Muy bien, lista para acompañar momentos de nuestros días 👌👍🇪🇸

[@parkeranderson7086]

Not a restoration of a musical instrument; but a transformation. A respectful way to retire an instrument that can never be played again.

[@meninacao1941]

tudo muito bem mas.....quais os ingredientes ??

[@gamera1962]

I think it's nice to see when a musical instrument gets saved

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊

[@nickdryad]

Cute cat.

[@nitro74cs]

Eline emeğine sağlık, çok güzel oldu, resmen tekrardan hayat buldu. Noksan parçaların yapımı ve ayar kulakçıklarının olduğu kırık bölümün onarılması da fevkalade başarılı idi. Kedilerin uslu uslu seyretmeleri de videonuzu izlerken ayrı bir huzur veriyor.

[@Restomaniac]

Çok teşekkür ederim Cem Bey 😊 Kediler bu ara sıcaklardan mı ne, sürekli tezgahımda pinekliyorlar 😊🐈

[@nejatyenice5450]

Ellerinize sağlık İsmail bey, kısıtlı imkan ve malzeme ile harika işler çıkartıyorsunuz, Türkiye'de maalesef restore edecek materyal bulmak çok zor! Buna rağmen yaptığınız işleri severek izliyorum.

[@Restomaniac]

Çok teşekkür ederim Nejat Bey, çok naziksiniz 😊

[@designabeej]

Gr8 job 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼, maybe next time u could put a shiny finish on it 😀

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you :)

[@qerkinshaqiri8857]

Sehr schön gemacht

[@Restomaniac]

Dankeschön :)

[@bobjoncas2814]

...let the music begin..lol..nice resto, stay safe and have a great week..

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you, dear Bob 😊 Have a great week 🤗🙏

[@xtjbx7531]

Just started my mando journey and posting video clips. This was a really interesting video super detailed work and great job!

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much 😊

[@RestorationAustralia]

Very cool mandolin well done.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much mate 😊🤗🙏

[@brucejoseph8367]

interesting restoration, olive oil not a good choice, Shellac is much better it is fairly cheap goes on easily dries quickly, and looks amazing. The bridge should be of the floating type, they can be purchased cheaply enough to have made this a much better job. Still, it's back in one piece, reasonably playable condition and looks much better than before.

[@elenaperez2569]

Buen trabajo

[@cristobalmarinmolina2353]

Good evening. It seems an incredible challenge to restore a intrument destined to go to trash. Excelent job. Best regards and good luck.

[@Restomaniac]

Good evening and thank you so much 😊🤗🙏

[@woodavewoodworks4645]

After reading through most the comments I have to ask about one question. Is no one going to mention the tuners being backward?

[@VeradonaRestoration]

The result is perfect, thanks

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much, dear Radek 😊😊😊 Regards from Istanbul 🙏

[@lindaehlert8428]

Beautiful restoration! Well done! ( I know how to play the mandolin, and have been playing it for nearly 60 years!) I would love to hear it toned and played! Thank you for sharing.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🤗

[@TwistedStrummer]

Grats on a passable restoration. I thought some of your techniques were inspired, and the mistakes you made have already been pointed out in other comments, so I'll skip that, with one exception. My eyes did go wide when you hammered down the prongs on the tailpiece. After going back to the beginning, I noticed that they were hammered down at the beginning (probably from taking too many trips to the floor). So, that was an easy assumption to make. My recommendation is to watch some of the other restoration/repair videos on youtube. Stew Mac and Twoford are a couple I would recommend, and there are many others. I don't believe the mandolin you repaired was particularly valuable, and was probably a great learning experience. With nothing to base this on other than the plastic tuner buttons, and what was left of the pickguard, I believe this mandolin may have been from around that late 50's early 60's era. I may be way off though. Anyone else want to chance a guess at year made or manufacturer?

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much for your valuable comments and time.

[@thedutchdjentleman]

Thumbs up for the cat.

[@jozsefizsak]

That was great because you tried and did your best. Now you have more information from the experts who commented for next time. I would say stay away from olive and other oils that don't dry because they will get rancid over time. It's basically food at room temperature and that's never good. Stay well!

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much for your valuable comments :)

[@nebeviilimlerakademisi3155]

Excellent Resto bro...nice job..thanks :)

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you bro 😊🤗

[@jorgecajachaguapovis2571]

Auch!😶 La restauración de instrumentos es un proceso muy delicado, porsupuesto que está hecho de madera como los muebles, pero es un trabajo más fino, se tiene normas y materiales propios de LUTHERÍA. Recomiendo que lleves un curso de LUTHERÍA para restaurar correctamente un instrumento musical. 😉

[@cristobalubedatoro2182]

Hello. I am not an expert on musical instruments, but I believe that the headstock cannot be repaired like this as it loses its natural tension characteristics. As a decoration it was very good. Greetings from Seville. (Spain).

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you for your comments and greetings from Istanbul to Seville 😊

[@davidsherman5222]

You are definitely not a fine instrument repair person, but you are entertaining.

[@julienghanadan8311]

Great job on poor mandolin restoration restomaniac 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@derrickcordick1315]

Nice job looks awsome

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@fredrichardson9761]

I know instrument restoration is kind of a specialized niche area - and other's have pointed out a few nuances that I'm sure are important - however this restoration makes me feel a lot better about all those little destructive acts I committed as a kid by scrawling all over every object in site with a pen! Someone like yourself can actually undo that damage and that is a great thing! I'm also guessing this was probably not an incredibly valuable instrument to begin with or it would not have ended up in someone's play room! At least I hope not!

[@IR-nq4qv]

15:02 I just realized, I'm just as relaxed as the cat watching this. Bro, I'm not a instrument maker or restorer but if I were you, I think I would have sought out some professional advice before attempting this delicate restoration. I give you props and kudos for not being afraid to make an attempt to restore the mandolin. From a wood workers perspective, I think you could have done a much better job on the gluing, clamping, drilling of holes and overall finish. This isn't some of your best work. Having said that, it still was a very enjoyable video if nothing else.

[@sukrutan1869]

Tel bağlantı yerindeki metal parça kayıp. Her ustanın kendine has bir deseni var. İnternetten biraz araştırdım, Sadık Büyükçağlar'ın mandolinlerine benziyor.

[@neilfriesland634]

Great work!

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊

[@donegalandnehoiden5672]

I'm sure your little buddies enjoyed watching you work!

[@Restomaniac]

Yes, they are 😊🐈🐈🐈

[@joseantonioteixeiraazevedo5166]

Show! Bom trabalho! Adorei!

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@colinmartin9797]

Olive oil is a really bad choice for oiling wood. It goes rancid and will eventually smell/work terribly. Boiled linseed oil, Tung oil, Danish oil, or mineral oil (any non-food based oils, or seed based oils that can polymerize like flax) are the best choice. Olive oil can be used to french polish because it doesn't penetrate into the wood and sit there, oxidizing. And don't glue down the bridge on the next one. I think only guitars have a secured bridge, everything else is just tensioned. That said, in the end, who cares. This is just advice for your next one and not criticizing this one at all! You saved something from the trash and gave it new life. That's what matters.

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much for your valuable comments 😊🙏

[@francisdasta8646]

You might wanna check out Jerry at Rosa String Works before you tackle another instrument restoration.

[@robertshorthill4153]

Francis Dasta. I heartily concur, there friend. Jerry can make a box of Wheaties sound good. Cheers, Francis. Bob ( an amateur luthier that knows a wee bit about mandos)

[@francisdasta8646]

@@robertshorthill4153 No point in making it look better just to hang it on a wall. You could have just hung it up as is and it would look just as cool and eclectic don't you think?

[@myriamputseys7192]

Very nice work like allways👍

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much 😊🤗🙏

[@caglarorkunmemis8160]

Bence gayet güzel ve başarılı olmuş ellerinize sağlık. Dİğer videolardan belli oluyor ki çeşitli ve farklı ekipmanı restore edebiliyorsunuz. Bana kalırsa bir adet nargile restore edin bence çok yakışır. Teşekkür ederim iyi günler başarılar.

[@Restomaniac]

Hahahahah, tabii en kısa zamanda yapacağım umarım 😁😁

[@georgiesgirl64]

You may not be , but you've done a great job there. Love it

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@myrestorations]

Great result 👏👍

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@jotaxi1369]

O serviço ficou bonito, mas acho que aquelas orelhinhas que seguram as cordas não devem ser marteladas pois as mesmas vão ser substituídas uma hora. (The service was nice, but I think those little ears that hold the ropes should not be hammered because they will be replaced in an hour).

[@Restomaniac]

Muito obrigado por seus comentários :)

[@restorationconstantines7731]

Great! Beautuful

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@167curly]

It's a such shame to see a nice instrument like that abused and vandalized so badly. It is so good to see you restoring it with loving patience and relatively basic tools. Your black & white and ginger friends seem to approve too. Have you seen the movie "Captain Corelli's Mandolin"?

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much for your kind words 😊 No I haven't seen that movie, but i'm very curious, i will watch it 😊

[@headrushindi]

you are not supposed to hammer the string loops down . they are supposed to be held by the tension of each string as you put them on one by one

[@petestaint8312]

Fantastic! 👍

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you 😊

[@davidcoats1037]

Q: How can you tell if there's a mandolin player at your door? A: They can't find the key, the knocking speeds up, and they don't know when to come in. Nice restoration! 😃👌🏼

[@Restomaniac]

Haha, thank you very much 😊🤗

[@yosi1989]

I would like to see a video of this instrument being played (in its "proper" state, as others have commented). With guests, of course.

[@mattbannan637]

MI-T GOOD JOB THERE!!!

[@joeygaming2987]

I love your cat I have one like that but a baby

[@Restomaniac]

Thank you very much 😊 Cats are always great 🐈🐈🐈

[@deaddadd]

Ummmm, that's not the way to string it. Otherwise, a nice job.