Northfield NFA 5VIE 2019 Artist Series

FS: 2019 Northfield Artist Series 5-Bar F5 Mandolin - Engelmann / Premium Case & Inlay

Listing:
Up for sale is a beautiful custom choclate brown 2019 Northfield Artist Series 5-Bar F5 mandolin. This instrument features an upgraded Engelmann spruce top, giving it a warm, mature, complex, and highly responsive tone.
This mandolin is in excellent condition and has been exceptionally well cared for in a humidity-controlled environment (it actually never left my house). It features a stunning, premium custom headstock inlay and beautiful one piece maple back and maple sides. The frets show very minimal wear, and the instrument plays beautifully up and down the neck with low, comfortable action.

Condition Notes:
The mandolin is in overall excellent cosmetic shape. There is one small, minor ding on the top of the soundboard strictly cosmetic; Also a small worn area under the pick guard from my little finger; now protected by a 3-piece of foam glued to the underside of the pick guard but not to the sound board. No cracks, no structural issues, and no repairs.

Specs Includes:
Top: Premium Engelmann Spruce (5-Bar bracing architecture)
Back: One Piece Figured Maple Back
Sides: Maple
Upgrades: Custom fancy headstock inlay
Case: Includes Northfield’s high-end premium hard case with plush velvet lining in excellent condition
Fingerboard Ebony
Neck material Figured Maple
Bridge Ebony
Bracing 5-Bar
Frets to body 14
Total frets 20
Scale length 14”
Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Wide Nut
Binding: Triple-Bound
Tuners: Gotoh
Tone Guard and a McClung Maple Arm Guard included
Year: March 2019 
Serial number: A19070
Model: NFA - 5VIE
Price: $5,600 (includes shipping/insured transit; if returned, potential buyer to pay return shipping/ insurance)
Additional photos available upon request.