Charcloth, I suggest that you wait awhile before springing for an octave mandolin. Check out Han's Irish Bouzouki Homepage, do a websearch on citterns, and try sampling some music excerpts from sites such as the Green Linnet homepage. You will find there is a wide range of instruments that get called by a variety of names often interchangeably. Snoop around a little and I think you will find there are many considerations to keep you occupied before you buy your next CBOM i.e. Cittern Bouzouki Octave Mandolin. John
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