Interested in getting a mandola, but I'm not a big fan of the tone of most mandolas I've heard. I love the tone of a good mandolin with f sound holes when they have a pure, clear tone, almost like a piano key being struck, but with more of a pop or "pow".
It seems like every mandola I've heard, F or oval hole, lose this purity of the tone and has more of a buzzy or raspy tone, especially on the C and G strings. I love the deeper register of a mandola, and how they tend to have more sustain, but, again, not sold on the gravely voice. It's tough to put tone descriptions into words, so I'm not sure if I'm making sense.
Any recommendations for a builder that makes a mandola with less buzz and more of the pure, bell-like tone? Or is it just the nature of mandolas that their tone takes on the buzzy sound. Maybe I should just learn to love them as they are.
Thanks.
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