Northfield Big Mon Mandolin

The Northfield Big Mon mandolin is at first glance appears to be another classic F-5 but there is a lot more going on than meets the eye.

The body is slightly different from the standard size F-5. The width of the body has been enlarged at its widest point, by 5mm and there is also an adjustment in the depth/width of the sides a little in a few places. The top and the back have both been carefully tuned to accommodate this subtle change but it has a dramatic effect on tone and volume.

So what did all these changes do?
Overall, the result is a throaty growl in mid tones. When you play the courses together like the G and D  or the D and A together, you will hear a woody pop that gives the mandolin the classic rythm chop so desirable in a great mandolin.

The F-5 mandolin was originally marketed as a parlour ensemble instrument by Gibson and it was only years later Bill Monroe found an entirely new use for it.

We are proud to become Northfield’s Australian dealer.

All Northfield mandolins can be taylored to your particular requirements a choice of timbers, bracing, sunbursts and neck widths are all available on request with a wait time of roughly six months.

For more information and demo videos just click on the link below.

https://www.northfieldinstruments.com/big-mon

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