Remember Me? Page of First Last Jump to page: Results 6, to 6, of Thread: Bowlbacks of Note. Thread Tools Show Printable Version. Apr, pm Re: Bowlbacks of Note Thanks for the compliments. It is a very nice instrument indeed. Got it from the guy in Moscow, whose grandfather originally from St. Petersburg used to play it. The instrument was very well looked after and came with lots of extras like the original case, Fissoma strings sets and old mother of pearl garment buttons, apparently for the repair of a couple of missing MOP bits here and there.
They were wrapped in paper bits dating The strings were loose for storage, which prevented the instrumnent from deformation. Binding is metal sliver? The binding came loose in two spots where the main top brace is due to top shrinkage, I think, and this needs attention, though the intrument is playable as is. I am going to fix the problems first before activly playing the instrument though.
The Russian Embergher Project. Re: Bowlbacks of Note Beautiful! Thanks for the extra photos Victor. I love this version of the butterfly scratchplate.
Nice background story. Ever tried, ever failed? No matter. Try again, fail again. Fail better. Re: Bowlbacks of Note. Originally Posted by vic-victor. Thanks for the compliments. Re: Bowlbacks of Note Thanks, Martin. I have figured it out already.
That's typical for late 19c instrument. Braces protrude through binding due to wood shrinkage. I had a chat to a luthier and he suggested the same thing. The top is ideally to be opened and braces trimmed and re-glued. Will have to do it in a due course. Apr, am Originally Posted by Martin Jonas. Very nice mandolin, Victor! I have a Giuseppe Vinaccia as well, but a much more modest model. One word of warning: when I got mine I also had some loose binding which I expected to be easy to fix but turned out to be a rather extensive repair.
