Artist Series F5 | Northfield Mandolins

Ethan Setiawan demonstrates a great F5 at the Music Emporium.

August 6, 2021

Ethan Setiawan plays a Northfield Artist Series F5 mandolin at the Music Emporium in Lexington, Massachusetts. This instrument is built with the Lloyd Loar-style two-bar bracing option, and features an Italian spruce top and a one-piece maple back. In this video, the mandolin is recorded using an Ear Trumpet Labs Edwina microphone.

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