Northfield mandolins

[majorbanjo]

Does anyone know if my Big Mon will fit in a standard mandolin case? I've got a nice case that I kept an 85' carlson signed flatiron in before I traded the mandolin for a guitar...I was intending to keep it in that case.....but now knowing the big mon is bigger.....it might not fit....??

[Scotti Adams]

You shouldnt have a problem. Most cases have enough wiggle room to accomodate the 5mm bigger size. Thats not alot. The "Big Mon" body style is just slightly different than the standard size. Its increased 5mm in the width of the body, at its widest point.

[Andrew B. Carlson]

Seems like I read somewhere on here that "those older Gibsons were bigger then the new ones". Is that what Northfield is trying to achieve with the Big Mon?

[Scotti Adams]

Seems like I read somewhere on here that "those older Gibsons were bigger then the new ones". Is that what Northfield is trying to achieve with the Big Mon?

You can read the reasoning behind the reason on their site. Has nothing to do with the older Gibbys

[Keith Witty]

Just talked to my parents about myself setting up a payment plan to them. That way they get their money back, and I get a Northfield while they are still within reason. Another 500 dollar raise and I won't be able to, by the time I saved up that kind of money they will have gone up another 500, or even more.

[Scotti Adams]

Played my dads black topped F friday...man has that thing opened up. I thought it sounded just fine before but after a month of his thumpin on it ..its a different beast now.

[majorbanjo]

I was going to go with the blacktop because I love the look, but after looking at the pictures on their website I decided on a the more traditional look......

[yankees1]

Just talked to my parents about myself setting up a payment plan to them. That way they get their money back, and I get a Northfield while they are still within reason. Another 500 dollar raise and I won't be able to, by the time I saved up that kind of money they will have gone up another 500, or even more.

Price already raised!

[Keith Witty]

Price already raised!

I mean again, to 3500. I was the one who originally posted that their prices had gone up lol

[Steve Ostrander]

Elderly has raised the prices on Northfield. The F5 model is now $3000 and the A5 is $2100. You knew it had to happen. I was going to order one but that blew my budget.

[William Smith]

Howdy pickers,,3G is not too bad to pay for what ya get!!,,Real high quility mando for the bucks,,,,You can find used ones sometimes and to me used is better than new!some of the hard work has been done to break em in a little for ya...There is a used Northfield in the classifieds right now for a great price!,I'd love to buy her but already have one.its like Jerry Reed said "ya know whats better than one bologna sandwich Two"..

[Ed Goist]

Just making sure all you Northfield lovers know that there is currently a Northfield F5 being offered in the Cafe Classifieds.
No financial interest on my part.

[Keith Witty]

Already inquired upon, Ed.

[extremescene]

Already inquired upon, Ed.

Good luck!

[Keith Witty]

Thank you! Pray for me lol

Slightly serious, slightly not... Can't decide. All I know is that I want that mandolin.

[Clement Barrera-Ng]

Thank you! Pray for me lol

Slightly serious, slightly not... Can't decide. All I know is that I want that mandolin.

Well - if you were ready last week to get in line and pay $3000 for a new one that won't arrive until next Feb, sounds like it's a no brainer to me to jump on this one Besides I don't think you'll have any trouble passing it on to another player should you decide not to keep it for whatever reason and get your money back.

[pdb]

Everything I have read, seen, and heard points to a great mandolin. Here is my issue: The price has increased by 50% in a very short period of time ($2,000 to now $3,000). Other chinese manufacturers have not gone up in this time frame. Eastman actually lowered the price on their 815 model during this time. Eastman and The Loar have both held their prices.
I am glad there is a demand for these mando's. I just think their pricing structure has escalated too dramatically. In this recessionary economy, I haven't noticed Weber, Collings, or Gibson increasing their mando prices like this...nuff said.

[extremescene]

Everything I have read, seen, and heard points to a great mandolin. Here is my issue: The price has increased by 50% in a very short period of time ($2,000 to now $3,000). Other chinese manufacturers have not gone up in this time frame. Eastman actually lowered the price on their 815 model during this time. Eastman and The Loar have both held their prices.
I am glad there is a demand for these mando's. I just think their pricing structure has escalated too dramatically. In this recessionary economy, I haven't noticed Weber, Collings, or Gibson increasing their mando prices like this...nuff said.

As long as the demand exceeds production, prices will rise. The companies you mentioned arent exceeding production capacity lately. Collings had to start building ukes and electrics to keep their employees busy once the recession hit.

Glad I ordered mine at the old price!

[majorbanjo]

Economies have scale......things are getting worse for some and better for others......Northfield appartently continues to get better...for the moment.....

[yankees1]

Everything I have read, seen, and heard points to a great mandolin. Here is my issue: The price has increased by 50% in a very short period of time ($2,000 to now $3,000). Other chinese manufacturers have not gone up in this time frame. Eastman actually lowered the price on their 815 model during this time. Eastman and The Loar have both held their prices.
I am glad there is a demand for these mando's. I just think their pricing structure has escalated too dramatically. In this recessionary economy, I haven't noticed Weber, Collings, or Gibson increasing their mando prices like this...nuff said.

Supply and demand!! Time will tell !

[Keith Witty]

Well this sucks. I inquired about it and told him I couldn't officially put it in stone to get it until tomorrow morning, and he sold it 3 hours later to someone else. Kind of a punch to the gut.

[Clement Barrera-Ng]

Well this sucks. I inquired about it and told him I couldn't officially put it in stone to get it until tomorrow morning, and he sold it 3 hours later to someone else. Kind of a punch to the gut.

Keith - I really am sorry to hear that. I knew how much you've been saving for one. Did you have an agreement with the seller that he would hold the mando until tomorrow? If not, usually the person who is the first one who has the money and say 'I'll take it' gets the mandolin. Perhaps the buyer is someone who may have inquired about it before you did? Just hard to say what may have happened. I've had great instruments slipped through my hand in the past that if I see something I want, I usually go in and let the seller know my intention to buy it right away. This would help the seller sees that I'm not one of the tire kickers looking for more information.

Again - sorry that you had missed this one. Who knows - maybe the buyer for some reason ends up backing out, or decide not to keep the mandolin once he or she receives it. Let the seller know you're interested and ask to be kept on the list as a backup in case the deal falls through. You'd never know.

[yankees1]

Well this sucks. I inquired about it and told him I couldn't officially put it in stone to get it until tomorrow morning, and he sold it 3 hours later to someone else. Kind of a punch to the gut.

The early bird gets the worm!

[Don Grieser]

But the second mouse gets the cheese!

[yankees1]

But the second mouse gets the cheese!

Whats the first mouse get?