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I’ve been actively looking for Northfield to restock the backpack straps for over a year. I’ve also reached out to them multiple times via multiple platforms about it and been ignored (unimpressed...

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I need to get a case humidifier and the D'Adarrio humidipak was recommended to me. I like this system, but I have a Northfield Big Mon and an Airloom case, and the fit of the case feels...

Decided to resurrect this one to close the loop.

I ended up getting a Big Mon from a fellow Cafe user. Glad I held out for a second hand one, that transaction was smooth and simple and saved me...

Everything you're describing is symptomatic of either using the wrong screwdriver or bad technique. I've driven hundreds of flat head screws into finished woodwork with a flat head screwdriver and...

Fantastic. Couldn't have asked for a better answer. Thank you!

This is a hangup I developed from building furniture, but I absolutely hate phillips head screws in finished, fine work (like a musical instrument).

I'm planning to buy a Northfield soon and they...

I know this is more of a guitar question, but I'm not in any guitar forums, so...

Why does the term "flatpicking" almost exclusively get used when referring to Bluegrass or similar genres? You...

Maybe consider adding a wider strip to your current strap. This can be done with basic, household tools. Just cut an appropriate sized piece and then cut a slot near either end of it that you could...

I've got a "normal" F mandolin now, and I have pretty much settled on upgrading to a Northfield Big Mon later this year (currently saving up).

Does anyone have any experience transferring a...

It seems to be a known and very observable phenomenon that the A string is the most often out of tune.

Does anyone have any sort of scientific explanation for this? Sorry, that's just kind of how...

Just a final follow-up, I decided to try to fix my mandolin and literally the solution was within arms reach... at my desk. I have a pencil cup with some paintbrushes in it that I use for modelling...

I've ordered some fret files and am hoping to dial it in on my own. We'll see how it goes.

May yet buy the Big Mon.

Well a couple of updates...

First, I took my mandolin to a luthier to ask about some buzzing I had on a couple of notes and basically found out it's a POS and needs basic setup work done to it...

FYI to those who commented, I took this mandolin to a luthier today and within 30 seconds he showed me the problem.

The fretboard is totally jacked up. It's a wonder I only have two bad notes. ...

I'm an extremely practical, hands-on person, and the idea of owning this instrument and not being able to work on it is just something that does not compute with me on any level.

Generally...

Austin Bob, this is actually a concern of mine, but I wasn’t sure if my expectations were wrong.

I can get it in tune but generally speaking that requires me to go through each string twice. By...

I've not gotten it yet. I've been away for work and I'm still very on the fence. I get home tomorrow.

I've gotten a lot of encouragement from these posts but I am still worried that it's an...

There are two notes on my mandolin that buzz for reasons I cannot comprehend, and it's only on string in each pair:

G pair, string closer to the edge of the fretboard, 12th fret
D pair, string...

Thanks, everyone. Appreciate the encouragement!

No one has specifically commented on whether or not I'm likely to notice a difference in anything other than aesthetic. Any thoughts on this? ...

Definitely down to do this! I should tell you though, I'm absolutely a beginner. I'm at the "I can play whole songs but I still botch a few notes and occasionally have to start over" level. Can...

I've been playing for a few months on a very entry level mandolin. It's a Copley model 200. A rebranded, Chinese import that a guy in Nashville was bringing in for a while and has since stopped. ...

I live in Nashville and there are a lot of small planes flying in and out of there. I've had to check mine multiple times. If it's a larger model plane like a Boeing 737 or the airbus equivalent...