Wavelength No. 68 | Northfield Mandolins
June 6, 2025
Northfield's Derek Smith demonstrated a special Wavelength octave mandolin.
AT2 Octave Mandolin | Northfield Mandolins
May 2, 2025
Northfield founder Adrian Bagale discusses the maple version of his company's popular octave mandolin.
Big Mon Limited | Northfield Mandolins
March 4, 2025
Northfield's Derek Smith demonstrated a special version of the company's F5-style Big Mon model.
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Calhoun 2.0 | Northfield Mandolins
December 17, 2024
Northfield's Derek Smith introduces the re-launch of the affordable Calhoun mandolin.
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EleOcto with Kym Warner | Northfield Mandolins
October 25, 2024
The Greencards' Kym Warner demonstrates Northfield's electric octave mandolin.
Northfield Archtop Octave Mandolin Maple
By: Teja Gerken
July 17, 2024
Peghead Nation instructor Ethan Setiawan demonstrates his octave mandolin.
Elden Kelly and Howard Levy, “Courtly Dance” | Northfield Mandolins
June 14, 2024
A great duo performance captured at the Fretboard Summit.
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“Landslide” | Northfield Mandolins
April 3, 2024
Brian Oberlin plays an instrumental take of an original tune on a Northfield Quickstep Mandola.
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Northfield Flat Top Octave
By: Teja Gerken
January 17, 2024
Peghead Nation co-founder Dan Gabel and instructor Joe K. Walsh demonstrate Northfield’s popular octave mandolin.
“Somewhere Over The Rainbow” | Northfield Mandolins
January 5, 2024
Nate Roberts performs the Wizard of Oz classic on a Northfield WaveLength octave mandolin.
EleOcto Demo | Northfield Mandolins
December 1, 2023
Adrian Bagale demonstrates the new electric octave mandolin's innovative electronics.
Northfield WaveLength
By: Teja Gerken
October 4, 2023
John Reischman demonstrates Northfield’s new compact octave mandolin.
The Rival | Northfield Mandolins
September 25, 2023
Jason Dennie plays a medley of "Cannonball Rag" and some Beatles tunes on Northfield's new archtop guitar.
Wavelength Octave Mandolin | Northfield Mandolins
August 24, 2023
Northfield's Adrian Bagale and Derek Smith discuss the company's new short-scale octave mandolin.
Joe K. Walsh and John Mailander, “Tennessee Waltz” | Northfield Mandolins
July 31, 2023
Peghead Nation instructor Joe K. Walsh plays Northfield's new electric octave mandolin in a duet with fiddler John Mailander.
Roger Tallroth, “The Pearl Polska” | Northfield Mandolins
May 11, 2023
The former Väsen guitarist plays one of his original tunes on a Northfield Flat Top octave mandolin.
Flynn Cohen’s Mandolin Setup
By: Teja Gerken
February 23, 2023
Peghead Nation instructor demonstrates the Northfield F5S and other gear that he uses on tour.
Northfield 4th Gen F5 #25 | Northfield Mandolins
February 14, 2023
A special one-off version of Northfield's popular 4th Gen F5 Model.
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John Reischman, “Little Pine Siskin” | Northfield Mandolins
August 24, 2022
Peghead Nation instructor John Reischman plays an original tune at the 2019 Marshall Mandolin Summit.
Jake Howard and Grant Flick: “Morning Breaks” | Northfield Mandolins
July 22, 2022
An instrumental duet played on a pair of Northfield Archtop and Flattop Octave Mandolins.
Octave Mandolin Woods | Northfield Mandolins
June 9, 2022
Northfield's Derek Smith demonstrates three flattop octave mandolins with different wood combinations.
Gilchrist/Northfield Tailpiece | Northfield Mandolins
March 3, 2022
Northfield's Kjell Croce demonstrates the installation of the new Gilchrist-designed mandolin tailpiece.
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Artist Series “4th Generation” F5 | Northfield Mandolins
January 3, 2022
Dan Bui demonstrates a Lloyd Loar-style F5 from Northfield Mandolins at the Music Emporium.
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Northfield Calhoun
By: Teja Gerken
November 21, 2021
A great-sounding US-made flattop mandolin at an affordable price.
Walnut Flat Top Octave Mandolin | Northfield Mandolins
September 30, 2021
Ethan Setiawan demonstrates a cool octave mandolin at the Music Emporium.
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Artist Series F5 | Northfield Mandolins
August 6, 2021
Ethan Setiawan demonstrates a great F5 at the Music Emporium.
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Flattop Octave Mandolin | Northfield Mandolins
April 30, 2021
Elderly Instruments demonstrates a great option for a low-tuned eight-string.
Don Stiernberg: “It’s a Good Day” | Northfield Mandolins
March 20, 2021
The jazz mandolin great performs at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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Sierra Hull: “Grey Owl” | Northfield Mandolins
January 23, 2021
Sierra Hull plays a fiddle tune on her Northfield octave mandolin.
The Calhoun | Northfield Mandolins
December 9, 2020
The making of Northfield's great flattop mandolin.
Sarah Jarosz and Mike Marshall: “Mansinneedof” | Northfield Mandolins
November 30, 2020
A great mandolin duet of Sarah Jarosz’s original tune, recorded live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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Don Stiernberg Trio: “I’m Old Fashioned” | Northfield Mandolins
November 13, 2020
The mandolin master plays a great version of the Jerome Kern classic with his trio, live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
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Northfield Big Mon Comparison | Northfield Mandolins
September 2, 2020
Two Big Mon mandolins, one built with Engelmann, the other with an Adirondack spruce top, played back-to-back.
John Reischman and Mike Marshall: “La Arboleda” | Northfield Mandolins
August 14, 2020
Two mandolin masters play a Puerto Rican tune that John learned from a recording of cuatro player Pedro Padilla.
Sarah Jarosz: “Build Me Up From Bones” | Northfield Mandolins
July 29, 2020
The songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist performs live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
John Reischman and Don Stiernberg: “Yardbird Suite” | Northfield Mandolins
July 16, 2020
Two mandolin masters play a great version of Charlie Parker’s classic 1946 bebop composition, live at the Marshall Mandolin Summit.
Northfield Archtop Octave Mandolin
By: Teja Gerken
May 20, 2020
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates his archtop guitar–inspired octave mandolin.
Northfield Mandolins
May 31, 2017
Each Northfield instrument is built with an exacting approach, with dedication and respect to the art of the premier designs of Lloyd Loar. We're here because he was and we know that.
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Northfield Archtop Octave Mandolins
May 3, 2017
Northfield’s Adrian Beagle tells the story of the company’s unique octave mandolin model. Demonstrated by Mike Marshall and Emory Lester.
