Re: Luigi Ricca mandolin
Can't open your attachments; if you can post them as you did the one picture, that'll be helpful.
Not sure, from the one pic I can see, that the bridge is "warped"; it might just be installed at a slant. If the tailpiece cover's not hinged, it presumably slides off, and may require a certain amount of effort to move it. String gauge should be extra light; there's a GHS set that other bowl-back owners recommend.
All in all, a nice gift, if you can get it into playing shape.
Allen Hopkins
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