Re: Mandolin buying advice

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I had a Crafter, but couldn't really get on with it - I've now got a
solid-bodied Errington, which I found on Ebay for £150 and love to
bits. The mandolin player in my former band has a Fylde, which is
lovely, but probably out of your price range, unless you can find one
second-hand? Before that he had a Suzuki, which was an excellent
instrument and great value for money.

I go along with the Suzuki - I bought one (complete with pickup) thirty
years ago for £50 and the sound was superb, both acoustic and electric.
It died after a mishap in a house move last year and I finally got one
on Ebay from the US for about £80. The sound is clean and loud - it
rings like a bell and the action is excellent. Infinitely better than
anything else you can get for the money.

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Arthur Marshall
Caller for Traditional Dances
nb Lord Byron's Maggot
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