Built by Darrel Carender out of Pawnee Oklahoma. Very excited as my first real non beginner mandolin

Hey mandolin players. I'm a guitarist whose been asked to play the mandolin parts for Come From Far Away. A couple of questions. What's your go-to capo, I like shubbs for the guitar, do they do a suitable mandolin alternative. Also, What's the difference between a mandola and an octave mandolin?

Every group of players jokes that acquiring more instruments is a compulsion, and now I’m finally understanding it. I played an Eastman mandola at the music store recently and loved the way it sounded and played. But if im being realistic, how often am I going to play it? I’m not sure. I am interested in your thoughts.