Originally Posted by francophile

So, related, quick question since I'm seeing it. Can anyone familiar with Mooney provide a guess on this?

Is Mooney not a fan of thinning certain lugs stylistically or is it a by-request kind of thing maybe? I notice most when looking at the seat cluster .... the point forward the seat post, I often see other notorious builders (US, Italian and otherwise) love to really thin down but Mooney left this one rather thick here, starkly perpendicular edges. To me - personally, not to even trying imply anything negative - it's the one thing that looks somewhat out of character when I look how ornate and incredible this frame is otherwise.