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I am currently playing a Collings engelmann spruce, gloss top MF. I LOVE this mandolin and couldn't be happier with it. It suits my play style.

That being said, I was thinking about the future and...

Anyone else really impressed with the XT strings D'addario is putting out? IMO they sound REALLY good. Like I prefer them to the EXP74cm in terms of sound at the beginngin and towards the end of...

Awesome, thank you!

I just bought a 2002 collings MT, but it's not quite right. There is some buzzing on multiple strings. If I raise the action it helps a little, but I am thinking I might want to tackle a full setup....

I just tried a few Collings MF: one standard and one gloss top. Everything I read says these mandolins should be pretty similar, but something about the gloss top really spoke to me and stood out....

You guys are all awesome. Thank you very much for the responses and the feedback. I am definitely going to bring my current mandolin with me and try them side-by-side just so I can really compare the...

Thanks for the feedback. Do you think there will be a meaningful improvement moving from an ~$800 mandolin to a $3,000 mando?

My gut tells me 3k is probably where serious diminishing returns...

I am currently using an Eastman MD515 and am in the market for a 3-4k mandolin. I’m testing a Northfield F5s this week.

I’m curious what you all think is the biggest difference between these...