Re: Weber Gallatin F weight & action vs. other entry-level mandol
I can't remember ever picking up a mandolin and thinking it was heavy, but that's me. The thing to be mindful of with Gallatins is some were made with wood other that maple. Not that they wouldn't work for you, just saying. You can have any decent mandolin set up to play well, so a particular instrument can have higher action and heavy strings, but you can change that. At the level you are starting at, anything will sound and play well with a good setup.
A lot will depend on what you want to play, and f vs A style. I stumbled onto what would probably be a great mandolin for you, a Silverangel, but you'll have to buy online. Often they come up in the classifieds. But back to your question,nGallatins are solid mandolins that any beginner would be glad to start on. If the price were right, hard to go wrong. Easy to sell for what you paid too.
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