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Lone Star Venice mandolin | |
 Picture source: The Musica Viva instrument gallery | The Mexican interpretation of an "Italian" mandolin look more like a bandurria than anything else - definitely nothing that links it to Italy or Venice. I use one of these as my main onstage mandolin and it's perfect for my purposes. Even so, I wouldn't recommend it to anybody else. Why? Mostly because out of the box it's so poorly set up, it's hardly playable. You have to spend an hour or two adjusting it (and of course know how to do that) before it becomes a proper instrument. It also has a very weak tone - no problem if you play amplified anyway but acoustically - just forget it!
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Strunal Portuguese mandolin | |
 Picture source: Music123 | Strunal makes some excellent mandolins at very pleasant prices. Unfortunately this isn't one of them. The Portuguese style mandolin Music 123 sells is the cheapest variant with a laminate top, and it still costs as much as the far superior solid top model should. Dear Music123, you've had your joke. Could we please get the real Strunal mando now? |
Hora Portuguese I mandolin, solid back | |
| A lovely Portuguese style mandolin. Despite its low price it has a solid wood top and an inlaid wooden pickguard. This is the perfect beginner's mandolin with a full and round tone even experienced musicians will apreciate.
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Hora Portuguese I mandolin | |
| A lovely Portuguese style mandolin. Despite its low price it has a solid wood top, an inlaid wooden pickguard and a two-coloured staved, vaulted back. This is the perfect beginner's mandolin with a full and round tone even experienced musicians will apreciate.
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Lone Star Roma mandolin | |
 Picture source: The Musica Viva instrument gallery | Just to clear up one possible misunderstanding: this isntrument has absolutely nothing to do with the "Roman mandolin". Basically, this is a simplified version of Lone Star's Venice model, a Portugueseish style mandolin with a nice round tone and a pleasant price tag. |
Hora Portuguese II mandolin, solid back | |
 Picture source: Hora | |
Hora Portuguese II mandolin | |
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