Re: A first mandolin
I wrote this advice over a decade ago and I believe the advice is still good. Your first mandolin needn't cost a fortune. Where you get it is more important that which model you get. For a new player, set up is the absolute key. Talks of tone and projection are a bit silly at that point.an all plywood thick finished mandolin will still sound like a mandolin to most listeners.
Buying a first instrument from a shop that will set it up properly so its ready to play out of the box is the most important. Plus, those shops often have return policies of there is anything structurally wrong with the instrument.
Jamie
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946
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