Broken Scroll on Mandolin Head

[Ian Davlin The Looth Group]

I put steel pins in one a while back. I did the trick where I sharpened one end of the pin to mark where the opposing hole should go.

[Scott Liebers]

This works if you can glue it so it holds in place. Carefully drill a hole from treble side of the scroll, into the other side. Then epoxy a carbon fiber dowel in. Make the dowel slightly shorter than the drilled hole. You can then plug with a wood dowel cap and stain it to get close to the original finished wood. I think I used a 3/16″ diameter CF rod here.

[Elaine S Hartstein Hartstein Guitars]

Thank you, that’s brilliant.

I was thinking along the same lines, but I was thinking of using a thin wooden dowel. Carbon fiber is a better idea.

Cheers,

Elaine

[Elaine S Hartstein Hartstein Guitars]

I did this repair today and it worked out very nicely. Thank you!

Cheers,

Elaine

[Scott Liebers]

You are most welcome. I’m glad it worked for you.