You can get a new Breedlove Crossover mandolin, f-holes or oval hole, for $500. I bought mine (Crossover NT oval hole) from FolkMusician.com in Reno, NV. I just checked and they are currently sold out, but you can get them elsewhere. It's a very, very nice mandolin, with great tone, and easily playable, as well as beautiful. Actually, the retail price is $699, but usually they are on sale for $500. It would be an excellent gift, and a step or two above the usual "starter" mandolin.
Jack
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