HBMA-100 VS : A LITTLE BIT OF FETTELING REQUIRED

I was quite happy with my purchase,i had read all the relevant reviews on the item and so had prior knowlege that it would need a small amount of work done,particulary the bridge,which was pretty poor in its fitment,I have to say though,the mandolin i recieved did not have as many problems as to some i had read about in the reviews,no sharp fret-ends,and the binding was good,no slippage on the machine heads either.If i had one negative comment to make ,it would be the instrument arriving under tension and rattling around in the box,otherwise it seems good value for money,plays nice and bright,the strings are not "heavy" and of course it looks fantastic,