{"id":3298,"date":"2018-02-18T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T15:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2018-02-18T10:43:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T15:43:08","slug":"a-not-so-simple-groden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=3298","title":{"rendered":"A not so Simple Groden!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was contacted by a customer who purchased a Groden that had been previously repaired.<\/h4>\n

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The mouth was repaired in such a way that it threw the alignment off and set the chest too far back in. (*click on photos for a larger view)<\/h4>\n

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On a less rare piece where authenticity isn’t an issue, moving the pin would be an option.<\/h4>\n

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On a rare piece like a Groden, the less the original wood on the piece is disturbed, the better.<\/h4>\n

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Getting the chest to line up, required a lot of material to be removed from the previously repaired mouth which then pushed the mouth too far back into the piece and out of alignment.<\/h4>\n

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To fix this, new wood was added to the mouth to build it back out.<\/h4>\n

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The new wood was then carved, blended, and stained to match the original finish and the aged patina on the piece.<\/h4>\n

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This is a lot of work, but it’s worth it to not disturb the original wood and maintain this piece’s authenticity.<\/h4>\n

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—–Brandon<\/h4>\n

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