Re: Arizona visit
If you're brand new and still a beginner, I love the advice of have a staff member play a few different ones at you ACROSS your price range. Then you play them too. Just strum a few chords and play what you can. Don't feel bad about taking your time and trying whatever you like even a few well out of your budget as this shows you what the range of sounds you can get are across the spectrum. Side note: I had a chance to play a Loar signed mandolin once, I still sounded like me on it. It didn't sound substantially better when I played it than my other mandolins. Some of that tone you just have to know how to find. I'm still a beginner player and I'm OK with that.
The Mandolin Store does great set ups so playability shouldn't be an issue. In fact, your bonus of playing the instruments yourself is you could have them tweak the one you like best for you to make it very comfortable just for you. Also, if nothing really clicks, don't buy. I kinda doubt that will be the case, however.
I'll add, you needn't spend ALL your money now. If you find an Eastman mandolin plays and sounds good to your ears, there's no need to spend a couple grand on something. Most likely, even if you spent the couple grand, this won't be your last mandolin.
Enjoy your visit.
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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