Kentucky KM-270 Artist A-Model Mandolin Vintage Sunburst

Before 1922, most popular mandolins had Oval-shaped sound holes; offering a distinctive sound that played a significant role in shaping the sound of popular music of the day. The diminutive size, unique voice, and relative affordability made it perfect for a wide range of musical styles. To this day, vintage examples of these popular A-style instruments are still played by discerning musicians and coveted by collectors around the world.Now, anyone can afford to own this legendary mandolin design in a Kentucky KM-270 A-style mandolin with the oval sound hole! Incorporating the best features of vintage designs, and using only the best tone woods, each instrument is expertly hand-carved and graduated to produce an instrument with a tone, look and build quality of highly prized collectible instruments. So take a step back in time by playing a new instrument that combines all the best features of old and the new -priced so that is affordable to all players.

• Back and Side Material: Solid Maple
  Binding: Ivoroid
  Body Style: A-Model
  Bridge Material: Rosewood with Adjustment Wheels
  Fingerboard Binding: White ABS
  Fingerboard Inlay: M-O-P Dots
  Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  Finish: High-gloss Traditional Sunburst Nitrocellulose
  Neck / Body Joint: Dovetail
  Neck Material: One-piece Maple
  Number of Frets Clear: 14
  Number of Frets Total: 22
  Nut Material: Bone
  Nut Width: 1 1/8"
  Peghead Inlay: Vintage Wreath white pearl and pearl Kentucky script
  Peghead Overlay: Snakehead Rosewood
  Pickguard: Black/White/Black ABS with beveled edge
  Plating: Nickel-plated / Pattern and Logo Stamped
  Scale
  Length: 13 7/8" (352.40mm)
  Sound Hole Shape: Traditional Oval
  Tailpiece: Nickel-plated with coverplate and leather insert
  Top: Solid Spruce
  Top Purfling: None
  Truss Rod: Traditional 2-screw black ABS
  Tuning Machines: High-quality tuning machines with white buttons
  

• Solid, handcarved and graduated spruce top
• Solid, handcarved and graduated maple back and sides
• Authentic, vintage 1920s-style body design
• Traditional oval soundhole
• One-piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at the 14th fret
• Rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot position markers
• Fingerboard bound in white ABS
• Vintage-correct raised pickguard of laminated black/white/black ABS with beveled edge and vintage-style attachment hardware
• Snakehead rosewood peghead with rosewood overlay depicting a vintage Wreath design and Kentucky logo script in white pearl
• Vintage-style, adjustable rosewood bridge with small adjustment wheels
• Traditional 2-screw black truss rod cover
• Bone nut
• 13 7/8-inch scale length
• 22 highly-polished nickel silver frets
• Nickel-plated tailpiece and coverplate with Kentucky script and leather insert
• High-quality tuning machines with accurate 18:1 gear ratio and plastic buttons
• High-gloss nitrocellulose vintage sunburst finish
• Shop-adjusted
• Case sold separately