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KM-1500 Master F-Model Mandolin

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Overview

As close as you can get to a 100-year-old mandolin.

An artisan-level instrument, the Kentucky KM-1500 possesses all of the attributes a committed mandolin player seeks in a fine instrument. The finest, most highly figured Michigan maple combined with Show More
Specs

KM-1500 Master F-Model Mandolin Specifications:

  • Back and Side Material: Solid figured Michigan maple
  • Binding: Ivoroid
  • Body Style: F-Model
  • Bridge Material: Polished ebony with adjustment wheels
  • Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-pearl dots
  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  • Finish: Sunburst High-gloss lacquer
  • Neck/Body Joint: Dovetail
  • Neck Material: One-piece maple
  • Note: Accepts loop-end strings only
  • Number of frets clear: 15
  • Number of frets total: 29
  • Nut Material: Mother-of-pearl
  • Nut Width: 1-5/64"
  • Peghead Inlay: Abalone and mother-of-pearl fern-style/logo script
  • Peghead Overlay: Black composition
  • Pickguard: Tortoise (Optional)
  • Plating: Gold-plated/Logo Hand-engraved
  • Scale Length: 13-7/8" (354 mm)
  • Soundhole Shape: Traditional F-hole
  • Tailpiece: 1920s-style stamped brass/Press-fit cover
  • Top: Premium solid Adirondack spruce
  • Top Purfling: Multi-ply white/black/white, top and back inlay
  • Truss Rod: Traditional two-way adjustable
  • Tuning Machines: Deluxe Gotoh, 4-on-a-plate, removable genuine pearl buttons
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