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Vegaphone Professional Tenor
Repair resonator damage
Re-fret
No cleanup
Flange broke top lip from inertial impact.
There will be battle scars.
Fret wear coincides with time played.
Tape-off to save slots
All in
C-G strung in reverse
Strung to pitch, playing well
Pieced back together OK
What a banjo looks like that has gigs daily.
I will redo CG strings in this manner
Will fret to the heel
Oil for the board
Pegs tightened on front nut and button screws
Rim will be left alone, neck is already elevated by me in the past.
Ready to re-fret
147 wire and compression fretting.
Ready to dress
Hardware tight, rwady to set-up
1 string post 1/2 gone
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