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Hey guys! I have an old trade instrument that I'm cutting my repair teeth on (don't worry, it was long gone as a functional instrument when it got to me). One of the things I'd like to do is to repair a couple of deep gouges on the exterior o the top plate. In some places, the gouge is about 1 mm deep and covers a surface area about the same size as a quarter. I was thinking that I could sand the area down and patch it, like one would do to make a soundpost patch on the interior of the top plate. But, before I did that, I wanted to ask if there is any existing, accepted method for an exterior gouge repair? Or does anyone have some war stories they'd be willing to share? Thanks in advance, guys! -Sarah
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Hello all, Gotta raise some funds and need to sell my recently acquired Weisshaar & Shipman book. I don't think I need a lengthy explanation of what this book is or why you should own it here, but just in case, I'll do it anyway. If you want to repair violins as a hobby or professionally, you need this book. Period. Many consider it the benchmark for all repair and restoration manuals concerning the violin. If you don't think you need it, just go ahead to do a few violins on your own - you're bound to have questions that this book will answer (with pictures!) This is the 2nd printing, 1999. Anyway, this book has always been used gently and has no "shop patina" on it as many repair manuals do. It's like-new. I paid $325 + shipping new, but I'll let it go for a bargain at $290 shipped. If you want to pay by Paypal, please add 3% ($8.70) otherwise, a Money Order or Cashier's check is fine. Thanks for looking!
