Just read through all the posts in this thread..Saw some beautiful mandolins...
Scotti Adams said he was expecting his new Northfield about mid Feb..How's it going Scotti? Any news?
Just read through all the posts in this thread..Saw some beautiful mandolins...
Scotti Adams said he was expecting his new Northfield about mid Feb..How's it going Scotti? Any news?
I asked Jesse Cobb to play my Northfield Big Mon this weekend at Joe Val Festival after he noted in a class that it sounded really nice to him. I had not heard it played by an accomplished mandolin player before. I almost fell over it sounded so good when he played it-loud, full, resonant and even toned up and down the fretboard. He asked how much I paid for it and when I told him he said that was amazing and to him it played and sounded like a mandolin costing 3-4 times that.
Pretty consistent response to other pro's who have tried these.
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I guess I'm just high strung.
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I've never played a Northfield, but 29 pages of discussion is sure impressive! They must be awesome.
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I would think the recent article in the new BU magazine on the inside scoop on the building of Northfields will greatly increase their sales and likely increase their prices as demand increases. Add to it some high profile pros pushing them and you got an instant winner.
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My Northfield F5 arrived today and you know what-------------this mandolin is incredible ! The chop and especially the tremolo on the A and E strings is the best I have heard. My name was on the list at $2500. and I was going to sell for a couple of hundred dollars profit but after playing it----no way! It is staying in the family!
Welcome to the Northfield club Yankees1! Hope you enjoy yours as much as I have been mine. Just put a new set of strings on her... wow, I'm still in love.
Mine was forecasted for Feb when I ordered it...it's March and no contact.....guess they must be running behind.....
Thank you baby Jesus for one smokin hot mandolin...
Must be....in my business when I tell someone a date and it changes......I require my folks to contact them and update it....I guess simple customer service doesn't apply to mandolins....I guess they're too busy to worry about their customers....hmmmm....been there and it didn't work out so well for me.........
Thank you baby Jesus for one smokin hot mandolin...
My Big Mon was origionally scheduled for mid Feb. But due to specific reasons it got bumped to March. Well its March. Ive sent off some emails, phone calls and messages on FB all with no replies. I guess no news is good news my mama always told me. It is what it is.
Hi Everyone. Sorry about the delay in getting back to individuals about orders. Yes, we're swamped and right now I'm about 13-16 hours jet lagged at the moment, working from our Qingdao shop finishing up orders (for both Scotti and majorbanjo above). To answer their specific questions--both of you will see your mandolin this month, rest assured. We're setting them up right now.
So the rest of the readers know, we always complete mandolins in small batches. Depending on the way the orders came in and specifications for the instruments, those batches can set one or two of the mandolins back a couple weeks. When we give a quote for price and delivery we try to give ourselves about a 1 month +- tolerance on the actual ship date. Different times of year, weather and workload really factors in differently at different times. We hope everyone can be patient, but we know the feeling of waiting a long time for something. We're glad all of you are anxious to get your new instrument. Believe me, we're very glad to send them to you.
Right now we're experiencing a surge in orders and custom quotes. We're still the same small team and so emails are taking me longer to get to and complete. Sorry. -Adrian
Well I had to do it and let my Northfield traditional go last week!!!!...it went to a great home,my friend needed somethin of quility and after a little research he had the nothfield fever!!,,I rarerly played her,I usually never break in an instrument,I like the work done,,now hes got what he wants and now I can pay some Bills...but I'll allways keep an eye out for a cheap ol'Northfield to pass some time away with!
No need for apologies Adrian. Your in a good situation with the amount of orders you have. Alot of builders would love to have your problem. Perhaps now you could put a phone operator/secretary on the pay roll to relieve you a bit. :0)
Thanks for the update Adrian.....I'm completely flexible......in fact due to the economy a little delay is a good thing....:-)
Thank you baby Jesus for one smokin hot mandolin...
I just got word that my mandolin is being set up and they need a shipping address....holy cow....now I'm very excited....
Thank you baby Jesus for one smokin hot mandolin...
Skyrocketing demand + limited supply... everybody knows where this is headed, and I wouldn't blame Adrian a bit if he does it, these instruments are way underpriced.
I agree with mandosummers.
Can anybody tell me what the average shipping cost is within the states?
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