Originally Posted by Mary Weber Just saw this and 'What Brett said'. It's funny this came up about the same time as the Hyalite thread. The Bridgers' & Hyalite tops and backs are carved/shaped totally differently than our other A-style instruments- we call it our Celtic carving, and consider these the supremo celtic instruments. You'll notice the molas, OM's & mandocello Bridgers still have the integral fingerboard (which gives more space in the sound chamber) and the D-hole but same carving, but Bruce liked the ...