Aaaargh...I would pull my own teeth out for a 1908 Gibson A2, the mandolin being my original and probably best instrument!

But what most people have said here is true I think. Every instrument is so individual, it's either well suited to you or it isn't. I've been through dozens of instruments and played literally hundreds more from my music shop and instrument-repairing days, and I wouldn't part with the three (guitar, mandolin and mandola)I have now. They're not the most expensive I have ever tried but they are the ones that "feel just right" when I play them. Like others have said, it's almost like they have a "soul" of their own!

Peace

mcmoo