The neck is stuck. The joint refuses to open. The saw is sharp

Got in a Söderman lean for repair this summer, took some time but now it is ready. It was a real wreck with a lot of cracks in the lid, sides that came loose and a curved neck. Loose tuning screws as well. For once, it was the lid that came loose and not the bottom. Many gluings and neck warm-ups later…

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Received a gift from Östmans Musik AB in the form of a plastic bag with a lot of scrap in it and a neck sticking up. What was this? It turned out to be an Irish tenor banjo of the B&H London brand called "Chandos". 50s or early 60s. A closer examination revealed that all the metal jox was in the bag and...

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