Sorry for the delay, but just found this. Well done a good review of the Seagull S8 Mandolin. https://worldfolk.org/seagull-s8-mandolin-review/
Nice review. I am new to playing mandolin and bought a Seagull S8 two months ago. I don't have anything to compare it to. Interesting that he says nothing about the string height. That's the main complaint I've read but since I don't know any better I can't judge. I love how it sounds and when I play at the local jam it seems to be loud enough. Everyone said how a mandolin is so hard to tune but I have NO problem with this one. It stays in tune a long time and needs only a little tweak now and then. It's very easy to tune for this newbie. Thank you for sharing the review.