Models
8 models
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Northfield Big Mon
F-style F5 mandolin model
Mandolin · China
The Northfield Big Mon is an F-style F5 mandolin, slightly enlarged from Northfield's standard F5 body with larger f-holes for greater midrange warmth, bass, and volume. It is built with an Adirondack red or Engelmann spruce top and highly figured maple back, sides, and neck, and is one of Northfield's flagship instruments.
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The Loar LM-520
Hand-carved F-style mandolin model
China
The Loar LM-520 is a hand-carved F-style mandolin with a graduated solid spruce top and solid maple back, sides, and neck. It carries violin-style f-holes, an adjustable ebony bridge, and vintage Grover tuners, offering classic 1920s F-model tone and appointments at an accessible price.
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Kentucky KM-1000
Master Model F-style mandolin
China
The Kentucky KM-1000 is Kentucky's Master Model F-style mandolin, introduced in the late 1970s to revive classic 1920s tone and appointments. It features a carved solid Adirondack spruce top, flamed maple back, sides, and neck, an ebony fingerboard with 29-fret extension, and engraved silver-plated hardware in a 1920s sunburst finish.
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Eastman MD315
F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
An Eastman F-style mandolin with solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides.
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Northfield Calhoun
F-style F5 mandolin model
Mandolin · China
The Northfield Calhoun is an F-style F5 mandolin from Northfield, offered as a more accessible entry into the maker's F5 line with a spruce top and figured maple back and sides.
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Gibson F-5
F-style mandolin model
United States
The Gibson F-5 is the archetypal F-style mandolin, introduced in 1922 and refined under acoustic engineer Lloyd Loar. It pairs a carved solid spruce top with figured maple back and sides, violin-style f-holes, a longer neck with fifteen frets clear of the body, and the scrolled body that became the reference design for bluegrass mandolins.
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Eastman MD515
Gloss-finish F-style mandolin
Mandolin · China
An Eastman F-style mandolin with gloss finish, solid spruce top, and solid maple back and sides.
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Collings MT
A-style mandolin model
United States
The Collings MT is the satin-finish A-style mandolin built by Collings in Austin, Texas. It features a carved Engelmann spruce top with figured maple back and sides, a maple neck, ebony fingerboard, and adjustable ebony bridge, delivering a clear, focused tone in a cleanly appointed instrument.