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Thomas Case commented on Rick Torzynski's group Smokin' Mandolins

"On this one there is not Mark. I have started putting as large a gap as possible on subsequent mandos, just need to make sure there is no gap at the bridge area. I also stopped leaving them open, the sound is not as good, and the hinges…"

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Thomas Case commented on Rick Torzynski's group Smokin' Mandolins

"Here are some additional pictures, hopefully you can see the details I described in my last post better."

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Thomas Case commented on Rick Torzynski's group Smokin' Mandolins

"Hi Mark, I just felt like most CBMs I have seen had a really boring flat neck. I wanted to replicate the way a curved top mando has the fretboard floating in the air. Just felt right. My first mando was the My Father the Judge dark…"

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Thomas Case commented on Rick Torzynski's group Smokin' Mandolins

"Have not seen any posts here for a while. Thought I would show my 5, 8 string mandos. By far my favorite thing to build, sound amazing."

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At 7:37am on November 11, 2009, Tres Seaver said…: Welcome aboard, Rick! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBU, CBB, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc. -- I see you are ahead of me here: nice looking builds!).

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