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The Cranked Top

1989
AL#17 p.46   BRB2 p.208            
Brett Borton                                                                                           

▪ Have you ever seen a mandolin with an intentional crease or sharp bend to the top behind the bridge? That’s a cranked top. Borton describes how to add a cranked top to the steel string guitar, though he’s not too specific about why we should try it.