There's another option: in addition to left- and right-handed mandos, there are also symmetrically- braced mandos. Some A-styles are built this way, and turning them into LH instruments is a matter of reversing and adjusting the bridge and nut. I'm no historian, but a good player in my area once told me some of the old Gibson A's were made this way.
This Capek A5 has symmetrical bracing and could be easily set up for left-handed playing.
August W
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Exploring Classical Mandolin (Berklee Press, 2015)
Progressive Melodies for Mandocello (KDP, 2019) (2nd ed. 2022)
New Solos for Classical Mandolin (Hal Leonard Press, 2020)
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