Re: what is the best selling mandolin
I started my mandolin acquiring and playing on E-bay (Hello my beautiful Mexican made Lone Star mandolin) then a Johnson Oval and a Kentucky KM140S! I have given away all of those to other aspiring players. They were each in the $125-150 range at the time. I actually kind of miss the Lone Star (once it was set up and comfortable but those tuners weren't that great).
I suspect MANY of us on the Cafe have gone the cheap-o Ebay/Amazon route before we sunk $300 or more into a nicer instrument. I'm a firm believer in those inexpensive instruments. If they are set up and intonate in first position (AT LEAST) then you can make music on them and see if mandolin is right for you. You don't NEED a $500 or even $1200 mandolin to make music on. That's a myth.
I might hazard that a Rogue is where many of us got started. Maybe folks are ashamed to admit to it now... maybe not. Not me.
Jamie
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946
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