How to Buy a Mandolin

A video Q&A with Brad Einhorn of Kings County Strings and the authoritative and irrepressible Stan Jay of NYC's Mandolin Brothers. As and Fs and finding the right instrument for you.
www.smokemusic.tv/content/how-...

[@Wishlt]

This was really helpful, thankyou!

[@kevincozens6837]

This set of videos about buying a mandolin are all about higher end models. What about someone starting out with the instrument who may not be sure if they will stick with it or not. I know of some lower priced models made by Stagg, Beaver Creek, and I might have seen some lower priced ones by Oscar Schmidt.

[@julienielsen3746]

I just bought a nice Breedlove A-style that sounds good and is built real nice too for under $500. I don't care for the looks of their F-style and haven't played one, but after playing the A-style I'm sure they are as good for under $800. I also have a few Washburns. I didn't think they sounded that good until I took them to a music store and had them set up and had good strings put on them. They sound really nice now. My advice is to always have better strings put on and have your mandolin set up by someone who knows how to do it right.

[@elcidbob]

Old comment, but if buying new, try to stay above $300 or so and buy from a place with an in house luthier that will set it up for you.
Below that and there's just too many places where quality will likely negatively affect playability, especially keeping the sucker in tune.

[@FirstInstruMentalist]

You Sir, have just conned me into buying a banjo

[@TonysTipsAndTricks]

this helped thanks!

[@godgirlsguitars]

Does your store have a website? I would love to check out all the musical instruments you have.

[@OhanCockett]

can you do a video playing a roundbelly please?
Thank you

[@markmanser5560]

you did!

[@anthonydasdas794]

Sir wat is the price of this mandolin sir

[@gozoisawesome]

@bluegrasssingingman Dam right !

[@scuffking]

rip stan j

[@Lowdenjim]

(05:11) "Do you think you need to spend 5 or 6000 to get a mandolin you're going to stick with for a while?" - "Maybe"
Absolutely NOT...... unless you are hung up on brand names, pretty inlays, polished surfaces and expert "hooey" speak. I know a man who builds them for fun, and gets a kick out of under-cutting the big names by several miles of bank-notes.

[@michaellange6598]

i made one holds a med pick at 7th fret

[@gregkienle3378]

Said the guy who sells mandos.

[@user-sq2yo4jf2l]

How to buy a mandolin give them money

[@chipeverettlee6692]

CASH HOLE

[@JosephMajocha]

this was... filmed on a potato.

[@democracydignityhumanrights]

You know I don't think this was that bad it looks normal to me, it's 1080p but it's clear and visible.

[@democracydignityhumanrights]

+Ashton Lewis it's not 1080p

[@bloodontherosewood2805]

On a potato by a totato

[@lefenec]

With money duh