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rmcdow - Posted - 09/07/2016: 08:23:30
I have a Dayton mandolin, all the parts are there with a few small things to work on before re-assembling the mandolin. The mandolin has the aluminum head made of approximately .020" aluminum. The original head is a bit dented, as you can see from the photo, and I have been able to burnish out most of the bumps and dents. I'm considering replacing the aluminum head with one I would make of .0005" shim stainless steel. Does anyone have any background on the Dayton and its use of the aluminum head on the mandolins? I can use the original head, there is nothing really wrong with it aside from the cosmetics. I don't need to remove the flesh hoop from the original head, and would still preserve it, as I can make the same flesh hoop out of square brass stock, which was what was used with the original head.
TwoTrax - Posted - 04/21/2017: 20:24:35
Gie me a shout via messaging. You won't find anyone more knowledgeable than me. I've done the research and have hosted the website for years,,,daytonstinginstruments.com
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