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    This turned out to be my summer project.
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    The extra inlays was the buyers request.
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    I'll try a new angle since these pictures start to all look the same.
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    OMG!
    2012 Ford Escape
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    That sho' is purty... What's the headstock look like?
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    That's extraordinary. Congratulations!
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    Man that's mandoporno for sure
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    Very fine...as usual.

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    Here's that peghead. I had glare in the first round of shots, so I had to go do it again.
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    Very fine work indeed.
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    I love the green abalone inlay! That is one fine looking mandolin!!!!

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    very nice.....cant get much better than that Jim...if I could spend my summers doing that I wouldnt know what to do with myself..

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    Wow that ranks amoung the best I've seen. How does it sound? Lp
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    I'm going to have this one at Winfield, and I hope some of you guys will look me up and hear for yourselves and then maybe post something about it.
    Pete, go to Walmart and buy a pup tent and catch the next flight to Wichita, you won't regret it. I'll come pick you up if you do.

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    By the way, that's Camp Avalon, S.E. corner of the fairgrounds in the Pecan Grove, in a van down by the river.

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    Wish I was going. I'd love to see it in person and play it.

    Jim, your fit and finish is fantastic!

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    Jim, you constantly amaze me dude! You ARE the next Dude or Gil and it is that simple! You are amazingly flawless! Hey Dale, take a look at that scroll or binding!
    If F-model mandolins have F-holes then why don't A-model mandolins have A-holes???

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    Can you say "Perfection"?
    If F-model mandolins have F-holes then why don't A-model mandolins have A-holes???

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    Yep, Jim's work is always beyond outstanding...& he's a heck of a nice guy to boot!

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    Jim that mandolin speaks perfection!

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    That is just stunning. That rivals the best I've seen.

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    Excellent work Jim--really, really glad I'm on your list.

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    Jim,

    First, beautiful work!

    Second, that's some awfully plain jane wood for the back. Get something with some figure for Pete's sake!

    Third, when you say "in a van down by the river", are you serious, or is that something i heard on Saturday Night Live before?
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    Well, tent down by the river may be more accurate.

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