Re: Octave Mandolin suggestions please
Eddie Blevins in Blountville, TN, made an f-style OM for me and it's a knockout. The downside is that it might be a little more expensive than a Gold Tone or Eastman but, on the upside, I think it's decidedly better. He kept me apprised of the whole process while he was building it. You might consider one that's built to your specs.
I don't regret for a moment buying mine.
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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