My Grandmother's Mandolin

We lost our grandmother a few years ago now, so her very special mandolin came to be in my possession.

my late grandmother Beverly's old mandolin, which she played as a child

Apparently someone did some work on it for her, but I don't think whoever it was did a very good job. The wood is clearly split. I have no idea who I could possibly trust to restore it properly. So it currently sits in my piano stool, as I have no where else more appropriate to put it.

I hope one day someone will know what is the proper thing to do with it. It's a very special thing.