Some of you may have seen I've been looking for an F2 or an F4.
I currently have a 1918 A. You can hear me playing it badly here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8bh...el=JohnBanjovi
It's been my thought for a while to buy an F2 or F4 and then sell the A.
Where I am in the world (New Zealand) I can only buy an old Gibson F for a lot of money without trying first. So I have to believe it's a good one, and spend a lot of money after currency conversion and taxes to get it.
So far so good.
In 2 or 3 weeks the first ever Eastman 515v mandolins are arriving in New Zealand, and I have first option to try all 3 and pick one.
So I have two scenarios to consider - buy an F2 or F4 without trying, and sell the A (I will need to sell the A in this scenario to help cover the cost).
Or buy the best of the three 515v's and keep the Gibson A.
The first scenario will leave me with one (hopefully nice) Gibson F, but still with an oval hole.
The second scenario will let me keep my old Gibson A, plus have a modern F -hole mandolin.
What would others do? Assuming a Gibson purchase was sight-unseen, and the Eastman purchase let you try three examples and you got to keep your Gibson A?
Cheers,
John.
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