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(More customer reviews)I'm just an amateur, having played the mandolin for only 2 years, so take the following with this in mind...
This, my second Rover, first F model, is a very nice mandolin... good tone, excellent playability, very nice finish. Mine came in the box looking like it probably did when it left Asia, with the strings slack and the bridge off, requiring setup. I did mine myself, but this could be an issue for someone not comfortable with performing the process i.e. install the bridge at the approximate proper location, tighten the strings, tune, adjust the bridge locaton as required for proper intonation up and down the fretboard, repeat as necessary.
I had issues with the "adjustable" bridge that was supplied. This is a multi-piece device allowing the string height to be moved up or down by turning the adjustment wheels on the bridge. This one, like others I've seen, was already at maximum bottom. Fortunately the height is to my liking, but if I did have to lower it I would have had to remove it and sand or shave off bits. Additionally, the mechanism on my bridge was loose, so it leans a little on top and really should be replaced.
Lastly, the price has risen considerably since I bought this mandolin from Amazon last fall. If Amazon is not now shipping these mandolins professionally set up, one might do better to look for a different source.
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The new Rover RM-75 sets the standard by which all moderately priced mandolins will be judged and it will also make the highest priced ones extremely nervous, too! All proportions and features are exactly like vintage originals produced during the 1920's and 1930's that are highly collected today.
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