

It has a solid, carved Sitka spruce top solid, carved flamed-maple back and sides and a solid maple neck with an ebony fretboard. The Kentucky KM-505 Artist A-Model is at the high end of the company’s Artist series, with a price of $795 list and about $520 retail. With Kentucky’s Standard series for entry-level mandolins, the mid-priced Artist series, and the high-end Master models, they cover a lot of ground in the mandolin market. Like other Saga-built instruments, Kentucky mandolins have become a go-to recommendation for folks looking for high-quality, playable instruments at reasonable prices. Please ask any questions.Kentucky mandolins are built by Saga Music, which also builds Blueridge guitars, Regal resonator guitars, Cremona violin-family instruments, and other popular brands. We will be patient and know exactly whatĮach instrument is worth on the market today. Many were never played and only purchasedĪs a collection piece. Gretcsh, Fender, D’Angelico, and others from an estate of a wealthy collector.Īll of these will be posted over the next few weeks on this site, and every Dovetail neck to body joint at 12th fretĬanyon Guitars purchased a lot of nearly 70 Gibson, Epiphone,.Traditional Rosewood bridge and bone nut.High quality, nickel-plated Gotoh tuners.Rosewood headstock overlay with Mother of Pearl Inlays.

Nitrocellulose lacquer finish available in three color options.Solid one piece maple neck with adjustable truss rod.Solid, hand carved and graduated flamed maple back and sides.Solid, hand carved and graduated spruce top.The snakehead peghead shape is overlaid with Indian rosewood and inlaid with pearl and abalone in the unique Arrowhead design. Tuning is quick and precise with the M120, 14:1 ratio Gotoh tuners. The bridge is adjustable for easy adjustment of string action. The neck is attached to the body with a complex dovetail joint for maximum security and sound transmission. The slim, fast neck is constructed of a single piece of maple and is reinforced with an adjustable truss rod. Your chop might just shatter not only your own windows but possibly your neighbors as well! The body shape has been refined for maximum percussive effect. The basis design elements of this series have continuously evolved and improved over Kentucky's 30-year history. The KM-160 Kentucky Mandolin has the cutting power required for solo and ensemble work.

Kentucky carved tops deliver the knockout punch.
