if you want to sound like tiny (well, you know...) you should probably get a 4 or 5 string. if you can find a roberts tiny moore maodel mandolin, that would be closest. those are great sounding mandos. i don't know how much they cost, but paul lestock's "jazzbo" mandolins come in 4 and 5 string models. one of those with a floating pickup would be a great jazz axe.
i haven't been able to try any of the mandolins that you mentioned, but the wendler is the most interesting one to me. it seems like you could get a more mandolin-like sound out of it than the others.
good luck, john
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