For almost 20 years the name Kentucky has been considered one of the best valued, quality brands of Mandolins on the market. Every Kentucky mandolin is meticulously hand-crafted from thefinest materials to produce the finest possible instrument forplayers of every level. Kentucky Artist Collection "Oval Hole" A-Model Mandolins combine the best features of traditional 1920's instruments to provide unique modern instruments with the flexibility to handle today's demanding performance requirements. Each KM-171, in addition to the oval sound hole, has a bound rosewood fingerboard on a maple neck that joins the body at the 10th fret. All topped off with the unmistakable and traditional "snake-head" peghead design with rosewood overlay and pearl Kentucky script logo.