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New mandolin came in toady (yay!) but there's a weird mark/groove in the nut which makes me worried it may be about to break any moment. Anyone recognize it?

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Hey y'all, just to bring this back to life... What is a good price for a "like new" Gibson A9?

That's fair. At what price range can you get an F style mandolin that punches its weight?

Ok so basically "Spend more money and get an A style".

I'm tying to find an F style mandolin in my price range that will sound sufficiently different from my KM150 to justify owning two. I know...

Just curious... Do you have a suggestion that isn't just "Spend more money" or "Buy another A style"?

Yea, I'm aware of that. I've heard the MD315 sounds pretty nice, though.

Fair enough. If I'm willing to spend $750 for an f-style mandolin, is there a better option than the MD315?

Hey all,

I currently own a Kentucky KM-150 which has served me well for the last month. However I can't help but eye the f-style mandos and am currently on the fence about buying an Eastman...

By saying that, you're kind of cheapening the mountain of time and hard work they've put into crafting their talent. Just my 0.02

My mandolin is currently at the luthier shop, so I had to break my daily practice streak. Tried to pluck a tune or two on the missus' violin but let's just say it wasn't meant to be. They ought to...

Yea but it's painted black. I prefer to see the grain!

I bet she practiced a lot. Just saying...

You're starting off by presupposing that people have an "innate ability" at a particular task. I would say that innate ability is either non-existent or insignificant, compared to the ability that...

You could call the folks at The Mandolin Store, tell them your budget, and ask them what the best sounding mandolin they have for the price is.

When I asked them this with a budget of $750, they...

Actually... thorough surveys of people who have demonstrated unusual competency in a particular task show, without exception, that those people have logged tens or hundreds of thousands of hours...

Fair question. I got a good deal. Even with a luthier setup fee the cost was lower than what it would have been via one of the dedicated stores.

Granted, my next mando will be from one of them,...

Oh wait apparently the nut is already bone?

Hi all, I recently received a brand new Kentucky KM150, from Amazon so it wasn't set up.

I'm bringing it to a local luthier today for a setup, but I'm curious whether I should spend a bit more and...

Yea that's fair. I'm planning to be in Detroit near Thanksgiving so I may get a chance to visit Elderly. It's so hard to compare instruments unless you have them side by side.

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Right on, thanks for the advice guys. I have to say though that I don't feel great about the prospect of shopping for a mandolin on-line. May have to make a pilgrimage to one of the big resellers.

That's fair... if I were to consider A styles as well, any specific recommendations?

Fair enough. I do like the Ellis mandolins but if there are options worth considering in the $1k-$1.5k price range then I'll definitely check those out, too. Do you guys go and visit the specific...

What I'm after ultimately is a twin-point style mandolin, similar to the Ellis. If I can get something with 90% of the sound for 25% of the cost, I'd happily jump on that. I just don't know how to...