Breedlovers unite! the humble quartz fills a niche

[scgc.om]

If I had a clock on my mandolins ("clock" - like on a diesel marine engine), I know I'd find that I log W A Y more hours on my less-expensive ones, and W A Y fewer on my $$$ ones - it's probably a perfect reverse correlation, if I graphed it.

And yet, even my Breedlove Quartz KF ("FranKenstein") gives pleasure for time spent - love the wider fingerboard and frets and radius - excellent fingerboard for my hand. Neck is a little too symetrical. but hey - it's my beater! And rugged . . . ? YES - I dropped it on a basalt rock face (accident!) and it didn't even lose tuning!

Anyone else like Breedlove - especially at its price point?

[Joe Mendel]

Breedlove makes very fine mandolins, I started with a Cascade, then picked up a Quartz OF, then an Alpine. All very fine instruments.

[hepcat mando]

I've got a quartz kf and I'm really starting to dig it. The more I play the more it opens up. I'm interested to see the feedback on the FF model.