Eastman has some decent mandolins in the $400 to $800 range. In fact, I had an Eastman 505 before I got my Weber. I like the Weber better, but I liked the 505 fine. I used to be big into mandolin, but sold my mandolins and kept a mandola as I gravitated toward guitar.
One day I was in a shop that had some Eastmans and played them. They are much better than an Pac Rim mandolin from 10 years ago. In fact, they are quite impressive. They looked nice too.
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