Newbies, especially those with cheaper mandolins, they MUST be set up by someone who knows. Even an Eastman, if not bought from a specialty shop like Elderly, Gryphon, or The Mandolin Store, can use some fine tuning. If you don't own an Eastman or Kentucky KM 150 and above, this is extra important.
I bought a closeout Michael Kelly to hone my setup skills on, and I needed to level and crown the frets to get the action right. It ended up pretty good, and I sold it cheap to a student wanting to learn. But I can tell you, I would not have lasted a month if I started on that. Every mandolin I've played in an all purpose music store has been horribly set up. PLEASE, I want you to succeed.
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