Re: Inexpensive mandolin for a piano player who'd like to "dabble
Already mentioned, but. . .
I love my flat-top Flatiron 1N! Mine is from the mid-80s and I bought it well used. That said, I just made the finish blister bigger! These Flatiron, "Army-Navy" style mandolins are copied after WWI Gibson models that were made for soldiers going to war.
Big Muddy, Mid-Missouri, Poe, Crystal Forest, (others?) also make such flat-top mandolins. Never played one, but they are also likely for your purposes.
The only concern about a used Flatiron flat-top is whether the earlier owners used too-heavy strings. That said, if it's been strung correctly, they are very stable - at least based on my experiences.
enjoy the hunt!
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