Northfield Mandolin Giveaway [Archive]

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Jan-02-2011, 10:41pm

The Mandolin Cafe has posted news:
Northfield Mandolin Giveaway
http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001304.shtml

Northfield Instruments and the Mandolin Cafe are combining efforts to give away a Model NF-F5M F-Style mandolin on the Mandolin Cafe web site on January 31, 2011.

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Michael Eck

Jan-02-2011, 10:51pm

Yummy! I can't wait for January 10 (and then January 31).

JEStanek

Jan-02-2011, 11:19pm

Oh boy! We haven't had one of these in a while. They're fun to watch.

Jamie

Rogue

Jan-03-2011, 1:40am

I can't wait...

Gerry Hastie

Jan-03-2011, 7:27am

Mmmmmmmmmmmm... Lovely jubbly - a wee bit New Year excitement!

Francis J

Jan-03-2011, 7:43am

A life changer for some lucky person!

MLT

Jan-03-2011, 8:24am

Good Luck to all entrants.

Thank you Northfield and Scott for giving all of us a great start to 2011.

eadg145

Jan-03-2011, 11:28am

Wow! I'd be proud to perform with that mandolin. That's a beauty!

UnclePen

Jan-03-2011, 11:43am

I can't wait. I'm feeling lucky.

ricklmf

Jan-03-2011, 3:04pm

Awesome gesture. Good luck to all!

Markus

Jan-03-2011, 3:55pm

Wow, that's awesome.

As said before, that'll change someone's year if not longer.

Londy

Jan-03-2011, 4:34pm

WOW, that is so sweet! I would love to own a good quality Mandolin!

Nick Royal

Jan-03-2011, 5:16pm

As with others, I am waiting in line for the F5.
Nick

John Soper

Jan-03-2011, 8:13pm

So where/when do we get a lottery ticket?

Jim Ferguson

Jan-03-2011, 8:25pm

Boooyaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Jim MacDaniel

Jan-03-2011, 10:56pm

I feel good about winning this one, since A) no one from Emeryville has ever won one of the MC giveaways, and B) I don't know anyone else from Emeryville on the MC message boards.

Lou Giordano

Jan-03-2011, 11:20pm

Sign me up!

Plectrosaurus

Jan-03-2011, 11:32pm

What a great giveaway Scott. Thanks. Will be waiting for the 10th to put my name in the hat for this one.

Paul Statman

Jan-04-2011, 12:43am

Awesome! I was just checking these out (again) on Elderly's site. What a beauty. Yum.

craig.collas

Jan-04-2011, 8:06am

the inlay on the up side of the peghead is nice. I love little details like that.

Cheryl Watson

Jan-04-2011, 10:25am

This is one of those times where I want to get lucky! That Northfield F5 is SWEET!

Mshusn

Jan-04-2011, 10:51am

What a beautiful instrument! I think a school teacher with scroll envy would be a perfect candidate for that piece......Gorgeous!

Dragonfly

Jan-04-2011, 11:17am

This is a great idea, great instrument, great builder. Let's see who will be the lucky one.
Greetings........!

ukmando

Jan-04-2011, 12:00pm

It's a super idea, can't wait!

Matt DeBlass

Jan-04-2011, 12:15pm

Wow, wouldn't it be amazing if someone really deserving, for example, a financially struggling single father from Central New Jersey who could really use an instrument upgrade won such a lovely piece of craftsmanship. If only we knew somebody like that. ;)

But seriously, as much as I'm hoping I'm the lucky one (really, me, me, pick me!!!) that'll be a great start to the new year for somebody!

Markus

Jan-04-2011, 12:37pm

I've had my eye on them for a few months ... wishing on their trip from MN build to Michigan they could stop by my house for a few hours of playing. I'm only 15 minutes off the interstate, after all - and as I'm home with my toddler every day, I'm available to play music at the drop of a hat.

Best of luck to everyone.

Simen Kjaersdalen

Jan-04-2011, 2:40pm

Hot stuff! Me feel lucky! Me want mandolin!

stringduster

Jan-04-2011, 2:59pm

If it wudn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at All. But this one's worth a shot!

Malcolm G.

Jan-04-2011, 3:18pm

Fingers and toes will be crossed. Gonna be mighty hard to play - let alone drive.........

wxfloyd

Jan-04-2011, 4:21pm

oh boy! count me in!

mcssmcsd

Jan-04-2011, 5:28pm

I wanna play...

Scott Tichenor

Jan-04-2011, 5:32pm

gummia

Jan-05-2011, 10:55am

Nice mando! Cross my fingers. :)

dsanchezlared

Jan-05-2011, 10:59am

Great! Let's see if I get it, though I doubt it (I'm very unlucky in that kind of give-aways :S)

Backlineman

Jan-05-2011, 1:06pm

I promise in advance, after I win this beauty, (It's a forgone conclusion) I'll play it for a few days, let everyone at the Cafe know how great it plays, and then promptly re-gift it to my father, who recently gave me his 1915 Gibson F-4, and is currently without an F-Style. Seems fair to me.

Rickey Noel Mitchell

Jan-05-2011, 1:18pm

If I win this beautiful Instrument, I will lock my self in a room and play for the rest of the year.

tburcham

Jan-05-2011, 2:20pm

I'm feeling lucky!

Lynne Urian

Jan-05-2011, 2:34pm

Hey -- I'm certainly not really worthy of such a terrific mandolin, being just a beginner -- but I'd sure like to win this!! Lynne Urian

crazymandolinist

Jan-05-2011, 2:50pm

: )

journeybear

Jan-05-2011, 3:06pm

It's unclear but I'm guessing some of you think you're entering for a chance to win this by posting within this thread. Registration doesn't start until January 10 as stated in the news article and the registration process will be accessed from the Cafe home page. This was just an announcement that it's going to happen, but I do like the enthusiasm!

Clearly many people don't take the time to read a thread all the way through before posting. Then again, waving such a big carrot under their noses is going to make a lot of horses whinny!

backwoodsborn10

Jan-05-2011, 9:14pm

well, reckon i never been part of an organization or group of folk any better than the people right here. thank you northfield mandolins and mandolin cafe for such generosity in these troubled times. i hope one of the ones who are always so helpful to the novice members (even though you always have to answer the same ole questions) win this. Good Luck !!

Dave Weiss

Jan-06-2011, 2:21am

Hope y'all don't get too excited, 'cuz I'm really lucky, but to hedge your chances, you could all just send me 10 bucks and I'll just buy one, leavin' that one for one of you other lucky folks. ;)

Malcolm G.

Jan-06-2011, 6:23am

Dave

Love that entrepreneurial spirit.

:)

Rickey Noel Mitchell

Jan-06-2011, 9:11am

If I win this beautiful Instrument, I will lock my self in a room and play for the rest of the year, very generous of the good folks at Northfield. .
Also, Many thanks to the creators of this site and it's very generous and sharing members.
Happy New Year.

Steve Ostrander

Jan-06-2011, 9:13am

I would love to give that mandolin a good home. I played a Northfield at Elderly a few weeks ago and I was impressed. I want to try out one of the As.

John Kinn

Jan-06-2011, 1:29pm

No reason to put your names in the hat here folks, because there are so many of us. If you refrain,I will promise to do it as well ;-)

like2fiddle

Jan-06-2011, 5:16pm

I was just lamenting my 50th birthday, which happens to be coming up on January 31st; This could make it a great birthday!

woodwizard

Jan-06-2011, 5:51pm

Somebody is actually going to win that beautiful mandolin ... Thanks in advance !

Gibsonman

Jan-06-2011, 8:15pm

Very nice looking mandolin. Sure is good of Northfield.

Loretta Callahan

Jan-06-2011, 8:44pm

Yippee!!

tcraft

Jan-06-2011, 9:15pm

I hope I,am the lucky guy.Then I can stop borrowing my teacher mandolin.Marc

Ashville Picker

Jan-07-2011, 7:05am

Who makes that case? Looks like what I am looking for for my F5G; hard shell, plenty of inside padding, and most importantly, room for my stuff. Thanks.

Robert Mitchell

Jan-07-2011, 12:58pm

It's a wonderful thing!!! Good luck to all

Northfield mando

Jan-07-2011, 3:28pm

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Hi Ashville Picker. That's actually our case. Here at our shop we custom fit the cases with a block and padding set-up that we think protects the instrument well, and keeps everything orderly inside the provided accessory pocket. The case is a multi-ply wooden shell, covered in a rugged tolex-like covering. We've kept the size compact to make travel easy and really like the fact that it's not too heavy or overbuilt. The case also has a few different features about it that aren't usually found inside mandolin cases:

We've set it up with special blocks that can be used to suspend the instrument inside the cavity. These blocks are removable and help protect the instrument from extra shock. They also help keep the instrument from touching all of the surfaces of the interior velvet, which in warmer summer months, considering our mandolins are made with spirit varnish finish, can be a major advantage and helps to protect the instrument's finish should things heat up a bit in transit, at a festival, or after a long gig in the hot sun. As a simple touch, the pocket, removable peghead rest and neck strap have been trimmed out with some nice leather we picked up from a high-end luggage maker.

Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for inquiry and good luck with the giveaway! -Adrian (www.northfieldmandolins.com)

bugguts

Jan-08-2011, 11:43am

Great mandolin and certainly interested in a Northfield.

Peace, Joe

yankees1

Jan-08-2011, 1:42pm

Thank you Northfield and Mandolincafe! This will make someone very happy! Not me however because the only thing I EVER won was the 1969 Army lottery ( number 52) and I went to Vietnam! But I did come back!

Ladyfingerpicker

Jan-08-2011, 6:43pm

Oh my oh my oh my. Waiting eagerly for the 10th.

JFDilmando

Jan-10-2011, 1:35pm

ok.. now it's the 10th.... and I don't see anywhere that you can register for this wonderful offer ... it got me to look at all the great Northfield mandolins on their site, so it's not all bad... certainly successful advert on Norhtfield's part !! but I am at a loss to see anyway to register... any help here ?
JD

Jim Garber

Jan-10-2011, 3:17pm

I am at a loss to see anyway to register... any help here ?

Then link it at the top of the home page.

Ed Goist

Jan-10-2011, 3:26pm

You wrote: ok.. now it's the 10th.... and I don't see anywhere that you can register for this wonderful offer ... it got me to look at all the great Northfield mandolins on their site, so it's not all bad... certainly successful advert on Norhtfield's part !! but I am at a loss to see anyway to register... any help here ?
JD

John, here's the registration page: http://www.mandolincafe.com/giveaway/

Good luck.

journeybear

Jan-10-2011, 6:57pm

There is a link at the top of the page. HTML is disabled in several areas, including here, the news section.

suzpman

Jan-10-2011, 10:51pm

What a beautiful instrument!

MandoSquirrel

Jan-11-2011, 6:07pm

Too bad it's scooped.

Ryk Loske

Jan-12-2011, 12:00pm

Many thanks to Scott and Northfield!

Given the attention that Northfield has paid to the case ... one can only imagine how carefully they approached building the mandolin. I'm in ... but unlucky. Congratulations to whoever wins it.

Ryk

clm153

Jan-13-2011, 12:43pm

What a beautiful mandolin. Thanks for the chance.

Tim Anderson

Jan-23-2011, 10:33pm

What a nice instrument. I just started playing on an "A" Johnson MA-100. What a step up this instrument would be. I can't go a day without playing now, with the Northfield I would have to kick my wife out of the bed!

mandowood

Jan-24-2011, 6:34pm

Thanks for the opportunity! What a beautiful mandolin.

Badeye01

Jan-25-2011, 9:51am

I believe we owe Northfield a big thanks !!!

bksup

Jan-26-2011, 6:19pm

Hope I win !!!!!!!!!!

Fstpicker

Jan-26-2011, 6:39pm

Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to own a great mandolin!

Jeff

hotdiggitydog

Jan-28-2011, 11:23am

Gorgeous!! Dog pile on the Northfield!!!

Cheryl Watson

Jan-29-2011, 7:03pm

Thank you, Northfield Mandolins for this giveaway! I would love to win, of course, but a preemptive congrats to the winner, whoever it may be.

300win

Jan-30-2011, 3:20pm

Very nice looking mandolin, but my odds at winning anything has always been 23,000,000,000,000,000,000,001 - 1

Jim Ferguson

Jan-30-2011, 3:29pm

Very nice looking mandolin, but my odds at winning anything has always been 23,000,000,000,000,000,000,001 - 1

300win......good odds....:-).........as was marvelously stated in the movie Dumb & Dumber: "So your telling me I've still got a chance!!!"
Good luck 300win & to all entrants & a HUGE thanks to Northfield Mandolins for their generosity.
Peace,
Jim

Buckeye_Bragi

Jan-30-2011, 6:14pm

Wow...what a beauty. Gods bless what ever lucky soul gets this awesome kingly gift!

jimmyz

Jan-30-2011, 7:55pm

What a beautiful mandolin. Good luck to all and thanks for the contest!

300win

Jan-31-2011, 3:06am

Well, todays the day ! Somebody is gonna be happy at some point in time today !!!!

twhitemando

Jan-31-2011, 3:38am

Well, todays the day ! Somebody is gonna be happy at some point in time today !!!!

Me Me Me!! I wanna be happy today!!

300win

Jan-31-2011, 11:14am

Congrats to you Dave !!!!! Glad to see a old North Carolina boy win it. Hope it gives you many years of picking pleasure. Where you at ?, I'm in the northwest piedmont, Stokes county, NC. Maybe I'll run into you somewhere down the road, we'll pick a tune.

Markus

Jan-31-2011, 11:25am

Congrats Dave, enjoy!

Gary Watkins

Jan-31-2011, 11:37am

WTG Dave!!!!

D C Blood

Jan-31-2011, 3:35pm

Well, at least somebody with the right first name got it....
Dave Blood

theCOOP

Jan-31-2011, 5:16pm

right first name, wrong last name :(

Cheers,
Dave.

Cheryl Watson

Jan-31-2011, 6:13pm

Congrats to Dave! I hope we get to see a pic of you holding your new Northfield and maybe even get to hear/see you play it.

grassrootphilosopher

Feb-01-2011, 4:50am

Congratulations Dave. Post a soundclip/video and some pictures here.

albeham

Feb-01-2011, 12:11pm

Dave , can I have your other one..since you have the new one??

AL :)

BTW Congratulations..

dave

Feb-01-2011, 1:50pm

Right first name, right State, where did I go wrong? ;-)
Congratulations (Other) Dave!

fredfrank

Feb-01-2011, 8:30pm

Dave's not here.

dave

Feb-01-2011, 8:51pm

Dave's not here.

Come back Dave, all is forgiven!

Cousin Dave

Feb-19-2011, 7:45pm

Other Dave from NC here...
I've posted a youtube video of the prize in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWwXI5ol5TQ&hd=1
I apologize for my long-windedness in the video and rusty playing, but hey, now I've got something to encourage me to practice more...

If the video doesn't show it well enough then let me just say, this bad boy is awesome.