This rental instrument was returned with one ear broken off. Just for fun I decided to take another rental instrument that was the same brand and cast a mold. Then fill the mold and glue the piece onto the scroll, somewhat like the way Suzuki glues the plastic ears on their scrolls. Here are some photos. The before photos are from 2016 and the after photos are from 2023, different camera and with and without flash which I think explains the different varnish look.

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Same idea but with a bass.

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