Greetings! I have been kicking around the idea of getting a mandola for a while now, and i think I'm going to take it. Now I have been looking at getting the Eastman Mandola mda315 since I've heard good things about it, but frankly I wasn't the most sold on the feel of Eastman Mandolins and Octave Mandolins I've played in the past. I've been playing mandolin for about 6 years now and I just love the deeper tone of a mandola just not as deep as an Octave. Does anyone have any advice on getting a mandola, any good builders or models (preferably under $1000) that'd you'd recommend, or just any advice in general about mandolas?