Kentucky KM500
Kentucky KM-500 Artist A-model Mandolin - Sunburst
For over 40 years, Kentucky Mandolins have been the choice of musicians who seek the finest mandolins at all price levels. The current product design team at Kentucky has over 150 years combined experience in developing and refining Kentucky Mandolins. Every new model we offer goes through an extensive process of R&D to determine which wood, construction and dimensional elements will best serve its intended use and every Kentucky Mandolin is designed to have a playability and feel that is equal to its looks and tone. With a fully carved spruce top, maple back and sides and a rich nitrocellulose lacquer finish, these instruments produce the rich woody tone that is sure to please the most discerning eyes and ears. It's for these reasons that the new Kentucky KM-500 compares in terms of tone and playability to any A-model mandolin available today!
- Solid, carved German spruce top gives you clean articulation and a crisp, bright tone
- Solid, carved Alpine maple back and sides for extra punch
- Slim Alpine maple neck for smooth and easy action
- Premium radiused ebony fingerboard gives extra durability and striking good looks
- High-gloss lacquer sunburst finish for vintage beauty and appeal
| Back and Side Material | Solid Flamed Alpine Maple |
|---|---|
| Binding | Ivoroid |
| Body Style | A-Model |
| Bridge Material | Polished Ebony with Adjustment Wheels |
| Fingerboard Binding | White ABS |
| Fingerboard Inlay | M-O-P Dots |
| Fingerboard Material | Radiused Ebony |
| Finish | Sunburst High Gloss |
| Neck / Body Joint | Dovetail |
| Neck Material | One-piece Alpine Maple |
| Note | Accepts Loop-end Strings Only |
| Number of Frets Clear | 15 |
| Number of Frets Total | 22 |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Nut Width | 1 1/8 in. |
| Peghead Inlay | Mountain Rose peghead inlay in red pearl, abalone and mother-of-pearl with Kentucky logo in pearl |
| Peghead Overlay | Black ABS |
| Pickguard | None |
| Plating | Gold-plated / Pattern and Logo Stamped |
| Scale Length | 13 7/8 in. (354mm) |
| Soundhole Shape | Traditional F-Hole |
| Tailpiece | 1920s-style Stamped Brass / Press-fit Cover |
| Top | Select Solid German Spruce |
| Top Purfling | Multi-ply W-B-W / Top and Back Inlay |
| Truss Rod | Vintage Single Adjusting |
| Tuning Machines | Standard Gotoh™ 4-on-a-plate / Removable Pearloid Buttons |
