Look at these repairs- 60" of cracks disappeared...

[taabru45]

http://www.nicolealosinacluthiery.com/g ... s/Oud.html
Nice to find out about someone who does this kind of work in your neighbourhood. check out her other repairs...My D50 with the 'repaired' cracks will be making a visit to her...I love the guitar, and it will be worth a visit to her to fix the basement fix it has....Steffan
Here are a couple more....but check out the rest of them too, she seems amazing...
http://www.nicolealosinacluthiery.com/g ... chado.html
http://www.nicolealosinacluthiery.com/g ... S-100.html

 

[chazmo]

Hey, I'm sure she'll do a great job, Steffan.

Very cool oud! I'll bet those are pretty fragile instruments (unlike your D-50).

 

[taabru45]

There was a strip of 'finish about 4" wide above and below the bridge, very uneven, I smoothed it down a bit with some 600 emery cloth and a sanding block...but had to bare the wood in parts to make it even and flat, was going to get some tinted lacquer from stew mac, but after seeing her work, I'll let her do it right....and the guitar now looks better except for lighter color of the wood...crazy to do that eh?...Steffan

 

[cjd-player]

It appears that she does nice work, Steffan.

Reminds me of some of the before and after photos on Pat DiBurro's web site.
http://www.diburro.com/

 

[chazmo]

There was a strip of 'finish about 4" wide above and below the bridge, very uneven, I smoothed it down a bit with some 600 emery cloth and a sanding block...but had to bare the wood in parts to make it even and flat, was going to get some tinted lacquer from stew mac, but after seeing her work, I'll let her do it right....and the guitar now looks better except for lighter color of the wood...crazy to do that eh?...Steffan

Nuthin' crazy about it, Steff... It's just that a luthier will be more concerned about aesthetics and may have some tricks you don't know about.

I know my luthier used steam to "pull out" a dent I put in my F-50R with a screwdriver tip. He did this by putting some wet cotton (I think) in the dent and then heating it with a soldering iron. Amazing stuff; I wouldn't try that myself!

 

[taabru45]

I have an appointment to bring it in on Tues at 11.30.....I'll have her lookl at my old F112 too...exciting to see them going to someone who looks to me to be a bit of an old Master...Steffan