When the details count, you'll pick Kentucky.
Good tone in a mandolin is a combination of many small, but very significant, details. One of the most
important is the way the vibrations transmit through the instrument. A particularly critical areas is the neck/body joint.
If gaps are hidden below the surface, or if the joint itself lacks integrity, the voice of the mandolin will be stifled. Perhaps
the most difficult of all neck/body joints is the famous split-lip dovetail developed in the early 1920s. It was created to
satisfy the demands of the acoustic engineer to achieve perfect neck/body structural solidity while at the same time allowing
the fingerboard to be suspended freely over the sound board of the mandolin. When executed properly the split-lip dovetail
provides a step up in vibration transmission throughout the entire instrument. When you punch a chord on the KM-350 you'll
feel the mandolin spring to life in your hands as the back vibrates against your chest.
The complex neck/body joint
is only one of the small but essential details that distinguish the KM-350 from all others in this price range.
Kentucky KM-350 Artist A-model Mandolin Features:
- Solid spruce top
- Solid maple back and sides
- Solid one piece maple neck adjustable truss rod
- Nitrocellulose lacquer sunburst finish
- Mother of Pearl Inlays on headstock and fingerboard
- High quality, nickel-plated Gotoh tuners
- Traditional Rosewood bridge and bone nut
- Dovetail neck to body joint at 15th fret
A sweet-toned performer that plays like a dream. Order yours today.