Kentucky KM-500 Mandolin

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DKK 6295

Woodstock Guitars

For over 40 years, Kentucky Mandolins have been the choice of musicians who seek the finest mandolins at all price levels. The current product design team at Kentucky has over 150 years combined experience in developing and refining Kentucky Mandolins.

Every new model we offer goes through an extensive process of R&D to determine which wood, construction and dimensional elements will best serve its intended use and every Kentucky Mandolin is designed to have a playability and feel that is equal to its looks and tone.

With a fully carved spruce top, maple back and sides and a rich nitrocellulose lacquer finish, these instruments produce the rich woody tone that is sure to please the most discerning eyes and ears.

FEATURES

  • Solid, carved German spruce top gives you clean articulation and a crisp, bright tone
  • Solid, carved Alpine maple back and sides for extra punch
  • Slim Alpine maple neck for smooth and easy action
  • Premium radiused ebony fingerboard gives extra durability and striking good looks
  • High-gloss lacquer sunburst finish for vintage beauty and appeal

SPECIFICATIONS

Back and Side Material: Solid Flamed Alpine Maple
Binding: Ivoroid
Body Style: A-Model
Bridge Material: Polished Ebony with Adjustment Wheels
Fingerboard Binding: White ABS
Fingerboard Inlay: M-O-P Dots
Fingerboard Material: Radiused Ebony
Finish: Sunburst High Gloss
Neck/Body Joint: Dovetail
Neck Material: One-piece Alpine Maple
Note: Accepts Loop-end Strings Only
Number of Frets: Clear 15
Number of Frets: Total 22
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1 1/8 in.
Peghead Inlay: Mountain Rose peghead inlay in red pearl, abalone and mother-of-pearl with Kentucky logo in pearl
Peghead Overlay: Black ABS
Pickguard: None
Plating: Gold-plated / Pattern and Logo Stamped
Scale Length: 13 7/8 in. (354mm)
Soundhole Shape: Traditional F-Hole
Tailpiece: 1920s-style Stamped Brass / Press-fit Cover
Top: Select Solid German Spruce
Top Purfling: Multi-ply W-B-W / Top and Back Inlay
Truss Rod: Vintage Single Adjusting
Tuning Machines: Standard Gotoh™ 4-on-a-plate / Removable Pearloid Buttons

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