Re: buying first mando without playing?
Mandroid brings up a good point. You may get a good deal from the lady whose father played but the mandolin has been setting in the closet for the last 15 years. But if you can't set up or there's no one close by to set it up, it's gonna cost a little more in time and/or money to find someone to get it done. That $500 mandolin may cost $600 or more before it all over. Most, if not all, dealers advertising here will set it up for you. Under your circumstances, that might be a major selling point.
David Hopkins
2001 Gibson F-5L mandolin
Breedlove Legacy FF mandolin; Breedlove Quartz FF mandolin
Gibson F-4 mandolin (1916); Blevins f-style Octave mandolin, 2018
McCormick Oval Sound Hole "Reinhardt" Mandolin
McCormick Solid Body F-Style Electric Mandolin; Slingerland Songster Guitar (c. 1939)
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