I found this beauty stashed in the back room of a pawn shop in the middle of nowhere. Convinced them to take $5 for it. So this will be the thread I document its slow recovery. The strainer and butt appear to be present, but missing the resonant hoop, 14 of the tension rods, 4 lugs are bad as 3 lugs are blown and 1 is cracked.
Shell appears round though! Rust free!
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