Finest Solid, Hand carve and graduate Adirondack Spruce top Solid, flat-sawn Highly-flame Hand carve and graduate Northern Michigan Maple back One piece, highly figured Maple neck with dovetail joint at 15 fret, 29 frets total Ebony extension fingerboard with Pearl dot position markers, Ivoroid binding on all edges, Peghead overlay features Kentucky logo and traditional Fern inlay in Abalone Pearl Vintage style, height-adjustable Ebony bridge w / compensate top and small, Gold-plat adjustment wheels Mother-of-Pearl nut Highly-polish nickel-silver frets Gold-plat, engrave tuning machines and tailpiece Hand-rubbed Cremona sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish Hardshell case you can preview Our videos now on Our YouTube Channel! Perhaps the crowning touch of elegance on the new KM-1500 is the traditional Fern inlay of Abalone Pearl, carefully inlay in just below the white Pearl Kentucky logo.
Elegantly gold-plat and engraved tuning machines and tailpiece are in perfect harmony with understated elegance of finish and workmanship. Delicately shaded Cremona sunburst finish is as close to originals as you will ever see. These solid woods are meticulously Hand carve and graduate just as were fabled originals of early 20s to achieve the finest tone quality and volume possible in a new instrument. No other instrument in its class even come close in tone, value and dependability.ΔΆ299 w / case new Master Model KM-1500 from Kentucky uses the finest, most highly figured Michigan Maple combined with the whitest, most fine-grain Adirondack Spruce. Top everything off with a set of accurate, open-geared tuners, adjustable rosewood bridge and tuning will be easy, accurate and with perfect intonation every time. Solid maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and traditional snakehead shape peghead is attached to the body by modified dovetail neck-body joint not only adds to the authentic look, but also has a comfortable shape that is easy to play, with and offers a lifetime of serviceability. To achieve the best tone and volume possible, select solid spruce-meticulously handcarved and graduate-is used for the top, while selected solid maple is used for the back and sides. When it comes to tone and playability, KM-150 also excels. The Kentucky KM-150 mandolin is the best value available in all-solid, traditionally design,-style instrument that beautifully combines period-correct vintage specifications with an amazing price. * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions. During this time, a lot has change, but one thing has Kentucky is still the market leader in Mandolins, in both sales and quality.
We have now been the top Kentucky dealer for nearly two decades. Folkmusician is honored to work closely with the Kentucky Mandolin Company.
They kick off with Kentucky KM-150 Mandolin and then slowly migrate the majority of line to new shop. In 2012, Kentucky Mandolin Company setup their own hand-carve workshop in China. Saga has always put tremendous effort into maintaining time honor designs and traditional shows in Kentucky Mandolins. They make several popular brands of instruments, including Blueridge Guitars, Cremona Violins, Regal Dobros, Gold Star Banjos, Trinity College Mandolins and a host of others. Kentucky Mandolin Company is owned by Saga Musical Instruments. The latest versions are some of the best ever.
Through years, Mandolins themselves have been made in Japan, Korea and, most recently, China. Kentucky Mandolin Company is based in San Francisco, CA.