If you get used to playing really nice mandolins, it becomes hard to play and hear much else. No insult intended here since the MM is not a fair comparison to a bench built mandolin (Daley, Bentrup, Ludewig, Heiden, Brock, Hamlett, etc.), but the BEST MM I ever played could stand revoicing work. Sorry... that's the way I see it. They may be worth every penny, but they are not going to match top of the heap instruments. Though they may be able to get much closer with some real attention.
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