Hello all! I have been lurking here for a couple weeks and finally registered. I am very new to playing an instrument and I picked up a Gold Tone OM-800+ from Elderly, since they do setups on their instruments. I was drawn to octave mandolin from a general interest in unique folk music (big fan of Faun, Wardruna, and the like). I started off with a nice Saxon lyre but now I want to learn an instrument that can play in many different keys. Also, I enjoy all the types of music that are typically played on mandolins.
So far I'm working on sight reading and fundamentals of technique, including up and downstroke picking and strumming.
I have a mandolin coming as well, since I had some funds saved up and I'd like to have the best of both worlds.
Anyway, glad to be here and thanks for the wealth of info on these forums!
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