Buying my first mandolin.

[Anotinia]

(14-04-2012 02:54 PM)Ray(T) Wrote:  Just to confuse things, there are also several different types/sizes/variations of mandolin. I'm assuming you're looking for something like this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afzl3A8o7vE

Well, I want a mandolin with eight strings tuned like the violin, I want to play folk tunes, like those you play here. I don't mind about shape but I don't want rounded backs because I use to leave my instruments anywhere and I've got three cats!
I bought a guitar some years ago so I think I'll be able to play mandolin, and as I play fiddle, the tuning won't be strange to me.
Thank you for your interest.