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Hi all,

I've got a friend in east London who's got a bandura that need some repairing. I understand that most of you don't know much about bandura repair but it looks like a pretty simple fix. I think that all that needs to be done is to remove the strings, pick out any loose fibers, squirt in some glue and then heavy clamping. I've attached a picture for reference.

Anyone know of someone in London or surrounding area that might be willing to give it a shot?

Thanks,

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Asking a friend who teaches guitar at the London College of Music.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Andy, this is what my friend came back with.
I sent him the pics of the problem.
"Ask for Andrew at Richmond guitar workshop"
http://www.richmondguitarworkshop.com/

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

I have a friend in South East London Graham Parker who's a full time luthier here's a link to his website

https://grahamparkerluthier.com/

If your friend is interested PM me for his phone number.

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Very interesting website, Graham Parker.
Lots of repairs doumented.
I'm seriously impressed.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

My buddy passes along his thanks - he'll be in touch with those guys.

Thanks!

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http://banduramaker.blogspot.com