Brand new Northfield NFM-A5 with Special Engelmann Spruce and figured Maple back and sides in a Matte Spirit Varnish finish. Includes hardshell case.
From Northfield: This is the mandolin we had in our heads when we first started shaping
wood into remarkable instruments. One that does away with fancy
scrollwork and relies purely on rich, warm sound to make an impression. A
mandolin that reflects both our obsessive nature with the finest
instruments of the past—yes, we’ve spent some hundreds of hours looking
at CT scans of the world’s great violins and mandolins, studying wood
densities, making 3D scans, and analyzing recordings to dial in specific
frequencies when we carve and voice the instrument—and our slightly
crazy ways.