Alulu bowl back

[Faroncb]

I searched the archives about Alulu and saw that their F styles are pretty much a laughing stock. They are made in Vietnam. Their bowl backs are inexpensive and ornate. They have a violin style headstock with the strings touching the wood between the nut and tuning pegs. Would this be a problem? Has anyone played one of these? There is a video of one being played on YouTube.

Thanks,

Faron Brewer
Johnson A-style copy
Old Czech violin

[Roger Moss]

Pretty mandolin. Sounds awful.