Re: New year, new instrument
I bought my Osark tenor from Eagle Music by post (I live in Germany). That is a nicely made, wonderfully sweet sounding tenor, if you want a short scale. But you need to decide in what tuning you want to play. If you wanted to play in GDAE, don't let yourself be persuaded that the Osark is suitable, given the assigned Eagle strings for that tuning. You'll find that the bass string is horribly floppy, and possibly the intonation poor. (This is my only criticism of Eagle Music). However, with a CGDA tuning, the Osark is super. For GDAE, go for a longer scale tenor, and even then you might find you prefer heavier strings. You can't put anything too heavy on the Osark as it doesn't have a truss rod (well, mine doesn't), but it a fine instrument. People also speak well of the Kala here.
Before you go, you could do some research, preferably here, about the different tunings, scale length & string gagues - they are closely related (do a search for key words) Although its often a Q of opinion, there is plenty of good hard-won experience on the forum. Don't assume that what you read on the internet shopping pages is all true or helpful...
Have a good time choosing - don't rush. Try a mandolin as well!
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