Kentucky KM-252 Artist A-Style Mandolin All-Solid Amber Nitrocellulose Finish

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Kentucky KM-252 Artist A-Style Mandolin All-Solid Amber Nitrocellulose Finish

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Our Price: $595.00

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Product Code: KM-252

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In 1922, mandolin designs began to change, as did the musical tastes of the time. The greatest Acoustic Engineer of the day began to develop designs that incorporated F-shaped sound holes instead of the Oval-hole designs that ultimately tightened-up the airy, woody nature of the traditional A-shape and accentuated the treble frequencies, often lacking in previous Oval-hole designs. All combined, these instruments offered the musician better balance and greater volume to meet the ever-changing musical styles to come.

Available in three traditional finish options—vintage amber, warm brown, and a beautiful three-tone sunburst—the Kentucky KM-250 Artist A-model Mandolin Series offers professional quality instruments that are still affordably priced. All materials are hand-carved, with the tops and backs meticulously arched and graduated to achieve the correct balance of strength and lightweight rigidity for optimal tone.

Kentucky KM-252 A-Model Mandolin Features:

Solid, handcarved and graduated spruce top
Solid, handcarved and graduated maple back & sides
Authentic, vintage 1920s-style body outline
F-shaped soundhole
One-piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at the 14th fret
Rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot position markers, bound in white ABS
Vintage-correct raised pickguard of laminated Black/White/Black ABS with beveled edge and vintage style attachment hardware
Bone nut
Snakehead rosewood peghead overlay with lovely, vintage Wreath white pearl peghead inlay and pearl Kentuckyscript
Vintage-style, adjustable rosewood bridge with small adjustment wheels
Traditional 2-screw black
ABS truss-rod cover plate
13 7/8” (352.40mm) scale length
22 highly-polished nickel silver frets
Nickel-plated tailpiece with coverplate and leather insert
High-quality tuning machines with white buttons
High-gloss nitrocellulose finish
1 Year Warranty