Hi everybody, new member here. I started playing the mandolin about a year ago after playing bass since I was a teenager. I spent that year playing on a hundred dollar Chinese F style. It was surprisingly nice and easy to play for the price but it was time for an upgrade.
I settled on a flat top since it seemed they were the best quality mandolins I could get for around 1000 dollars. I was planning on a beaver tail, but they were sold out so about 2 months ago (so not really new mandolin day) I bought this wonderful instrument.
There's not much online about these so I thought I should make a post. It has a fairly chunky v neck that took some getting used to, but now I think I really prefer it, it helps to get my hand into the proper "down the strings" finger position. Craftsmanship is as perfect as you'd expect from a small builder. I think f holes on a flat top are pretty rare, but I think it's a unique look that's really cool.
Sound wise, it definitely favours the highs and mids, but it's never shrill. It sort of rings like a bell. It's also very loud, at least compared to my old mando. I played for a couple hours with an acoustic guitar and had no problems keeping up, I actually had to tone it back. Since I don't play bluegrass and mostly play solo, I thought the sounds was much nicer than the several (much more expensive) arch tops I played in the store.
If anyone is interested I can figure out how to post on video of me fumbling through a tune.
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