Thomann Octave Mandolin M1087-P

Jeg er en glad amatør, som spiller sammen med en god ven hver tredje uge. Mit sammenligningsgrundlag er en almindelig Stagg mandolin.
Min Thomann Octave Mandolin har en mere sprød klang, den spiller højere og har et mere varieret lydbillede.
Der var ingen vanskeliheder med at gå fra Stagg mandolinen til den nye Octave Mandolin, som er det instrument, som jeg foretrækker nu.
Jeg har aldrig prøvet andre octave mandoliner, så på det felt kan jeg ikke vurdere instrumenet.

I have been playing Irish trad for about 10 years, mostly fiddle and tenor banjo. At the 2019 O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat, I heard a bouzouki up close and personal and wanted to try one. I opted for the octave mandolin, because I couldn’t make the stretch on a longer scale length. Bouzoukis and octave mandos available in the US cost upwards of US$800, a bit much to spend to try out an instrument. Even with international shipping, the Hora octave mandolin was only a quarter of that price—worth the risk, even if it turned out to be a piece of junk, which it is most assuredly not. I showed it to my music teacher and to my luthier; both pronounced it a good instrument for the money. My take: fit and finish are beautiful. Sound is impressive with great resonance. Intonation is accurate throughout the scale length. Sound through the installed pickup sounds *just* like the instrument, only louder. Moving up and down the fingerboard is smooth. The workmanship of the instrument far exceeded my expectations. Shipping from Germany took about ten days to Texas, and it arrived in good condition. If you’re undecided, just buy it.