#Kentucky mandolin km505 professional#

High-gloss lacquer amberburst finish for vintage beauty and appealДЄll instruments from the Old Town School Music Store are professionally inspected and set-upВ before shipping, and directly support our missions, programs, and continued growth.Premium radiused ebony fingerboard gives extra durability and striking good looks.Slim Alpine maple neck for smooth and easy action.Solid, carved Alpine maple back and sides for extra punch.Solid, carved German spruce top gives you clean articulation and a crisp, bright tone.

#Kentucky mandolin km505 professional#

This new KM-505 is a truly professional mandolin that any serious player can easily afford! The tone and volume of this magnificent instrument are tops in its class and rival boutique mandolins at three times the price. The exclusive Saga black and white layered pickguard is a vintage touch that is both practical and elegant. At Calton Cases, we custom design exactly to any need and build beyond every expectation. A lovely amberburst lacquer finish covers the entire instrument and all metal parts are gold-plated. Our Kentucky Mandolin Cases are durable, lasting cases tailor-made to your instrument. This mandolin (and it's brother the KM-500) led me to my current opinion about A-styles, which is that you can buy an A-style of the same quality as a more expensive F-style for nearly half the price. Being an A-style lends to a little more of an 'open' tone. The solid spruce top and flamed maple back and sides are hand-carved and graduated with elegant, black and white purfling on top and bottom edges. The tone is solid, woody, and deep with great clarity and projection.

On the peghead, white and exotic red mother-of-pearl are set in a gleaming, black overlay for a stunning effect. The master luthiers at Kentucky Mandolins have given our top-selling KM-505 a total revision-adding more tone, volume, style and VALUE! The slim, comfortably-shaped neck of figured maple has the feel of a fine, vintage instrument and the ebony fretboard has a modern extension and with 22 smooth, low nickel-silver frets.