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A sub $400 Eastman would directly compete with the The Loar LM-300 and the Kentucky KM-254. Assuming that Eastman manufactures to their expected standards, that's a pretty nice cluster of...

Anyone in a position to share more information on Eastman's economy model (see, e.g. http://www.themandolinstore.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=9222)? Are they only offering the f-style in the...

Restricting the list to f-styles cuts down on the options considerably. Apart from a used instrument somewhere, seems like your choices are;

1) The Loar LM-600
2) Kentucky KM-805
3) Morgan...

The KM-150 gets fairly regular reviews here as an acceptable starter mandolin. In fact, many have said the KM-150 is as "low" as someone should consider going. I'd probably add the Rover RM-50 to...

As if on cue...

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Fuzzy,

I'm somewhat surprised that no one asked this, but what style of music (bluegrass, celtic, old time, jazz, etc.) are you looking to play? The choice of mandolin might vary depending on...

You might also want to check out a The Loar LM-600, which have gotten pretty good reviews here.

You might want to also look at an Eastman 505.

I'll probably play a little bit of everything...bluegrass, #celtic, old-time, maybe even some jazz. #Accordingly, I was thinking about an a-style with f-holes for now. #If a special deal came up on...

Just wanted to thank everyone for their incredibly helpfull replies so far. I'm definantly keeping my eye on the classifieds, as I have no qualms about buying used if the right bargain pops up. While...

Greetings all,

I know the $200-$350 starter mandolin question has been asked before (I've read the threads), but everyone seems to get talked into sliding up the price point. #My lovely wife...