Re: Northfield Tone: NF-F5S vs Big Mon
The problem is that there is nowhere near that ever has a group of different models of Northfields to try out.
Actually there are very few that have any.
In LA I don't think I have seen one.
I had to go to San Francisco to find a Northfield.
I would love to play them next to each other and pick what is best for me, but that is not really possible.
I guess I could make a trip to an event where they have a booth, but that adds many hundreds to the cost of procuring a mandolin.
Oh well, I guess I just gotta get the cash lined up and be ready to pounce on the one that shows up.
I think after this discussion, the right one for me might be a regular Master Model with an engelmann top.
That would give me the nice bound neck and body, with a slightly more airy tone.
The Northfield F5s models I have played were awesome, but VERY dry.
I wouldn't mind having a super dry mandolin in the stable, but for my only good mandolin I think I need a little air in the tone.
Maybe the day I get the cash together, there will be the exact one in the classifieds.
We shall see.
Mandolins: Northfield 5-Bar Artist Model "Old Dog", J Bovier F5 Special, Gibson A-00 (1940)
Fiddles: 1920s Strad copy, 1930s Strad copy, Liu Xi T20, Liu Xi T19+ Dark.
Guitars: Taylor 514c (1995), Gibson Southern Jumbo (1940s), Gibson L-48 (1940s), Les Paul Custom (1978), Fender Strat (Black/RWFB) (1984), Fender Strat (Candy Apple Red/MFB) (1985).
Sitars: Hiren Roy KP (1980s), Naskar (1970s), Naskar (1960s).
Misc: 8 Course Lute (L.K.Brown)
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