Saturday, August 6, 2011

This Kentucky KM-550 Artist A Model Mandolin, Vintage Sunburst

Kentucky KM-550

I have waited a while to write the review to get to know the instrument better. I could not be more pleased. The Kentucky 500 series is pretty astonishing. The instruments in it can't be matched at their price points; one has to add a digit to the tag to find their equal. Here are the specs for the 550:Solid, hand-carved, graduated select spruce topSolid, hand-carved select attractive flamed maple back/sidesOne piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at 15th fretNitro-cellulose finishEbony fingerboard with mother of pearl dot position markersModern extension over bodyBound neckVintage-style ebony bridge with small adjustment wheelsTraditional 2-screw truss rod cover plateReal bone nutHighly polished nickel-silver fretsGold-plated Kentucky tailpiece (leather insert)High-quality, gold-plated tuners ... The KM-550 A style mandolin Kentucky KM-550 features Kentucky KM-550 more highly figured maple and a delicate, Wreath inlay Kentucky KM-550 in pearl on the headstock It features a nitrocellulose finish and an ebony fingerboard Traditional Wreath peghead inlay in white pearl Ebony fingerboard with modern Kentucky KM-550 extension over body ... »» Read more...

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