Kentucky KM-1000B Deluxe All Solid Master Model F-Style Mandolin Black

Description

The KM-1000B Kentucky® Master Model Mandolin was introduced in the late 1970s in response to players’ and collectors’ requests for a mandolin that duplicated the best vintage instruments in every point of tone, appearance and finish. Kentucky® Master Models are again being constructed to the same standard of quality. Only the finest American spruce and maple is hand-carved and graduated for the tops and backs. Deluxe 14:1 reverse tuners, pre-war style ebony bridge and side-striped w/b/w ivoroid body binding all reek vintage. Take a trip back to the early 20s on the Kentucky® time machine...it is surprisingly affordable.

Each Kentucky KM-1000 Master model mandolin handcrafted in our factory by a master luthiers whose meticulous workmanship and attention to detail result in an instrument that is as perfect on the inside as it is on the outside. The superb quality of these instruments is evident in every facet of their construction, from selection of the choicest quartersawn close-grained spruce and highly figured flat-sawn maples to hand the carving and graduation of tops and backs. As a result, Kentucky KM-1000 Master Model Mandolin is the best playing, best sounding, and most aesthetically pleasing new mandolin on the market at any price.

Kentucky KM-1000B Master Model Mandolin Features:

Solid, hand-carved and graduated select red spruce top
Solid, flat-sawn, hand-carved select flamed maple back and sides from Northern Michigan
One-piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at the 15th fret
Nitrocellulose finish in a traditional 1920’s Sunburst
Ebony fingerboard with M-O-P dot position markers and 29 fret extension over the body
Ivoroid binding on all edges
Rosewood peghead overlay with Kentucky script and original-design Flower Pot inlaid in Pearl
Vintage-style ebony bridge with small adjustment wheels
Traditional 2-screw truss rod cover plate
Perfectly shaped M-O-P nut
Highly polished nickel-silver frets
Silver-plated, engraved tailpiece with leather insert
High-quality, silver-plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate and removable buttons
1 Year Warranty

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