Re: First Instrument
Go used. A visit to Elderly would be a good day trip, for sure. You can try a bunch above, within and below your price point. Given your interests, you don't NEED an F shaped mandolin (but, if you have the money and it speaks to you, get one.
You can play any music in an oval or F holed mandolin (Statman played killer bluegrass for a long time on an old Gibson A2-Zoval hole mandolin). Hard rules are sometimes for hard heads. An ff holed instrument may be more versatile and more cutting in noisier sessions.
Coming from a playing background you're ahead of the curve for many of us. I would really recommend a day trip to Elderly (assuming they are open to in person customers and letting folks try out the stock - call first). Welcome to the Cafe!
Jamie
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