Description

Kentucky mandolins continue to be today’s best value in hand-made professional quality instruments that can be afforded by all. The redesigned KM-855 is a particularly great example of just how the finest materials can be joined together by expert luthiers to create an instrument with a look that is second only to its tone! Each Artist series F-model mandolin is handcarved and graduated from the finest European tone woods to enhance their tonal characteristics. Other distinguishing features of this model is a beautifully radiused ebony fingerboard, high-quality gold-plated hardware and a period correct elevated pick guard. All just further reasons why Kentucky continues to be America’s Favorite Mandolin!

Features:

• Solid German spruce carved top gives you clean articulation and a crisp, bright tone
• Select solid flamed Alpine maple back and sides provide extra punch
• Slim select Alpine one-piece maple neck for comfortable, easy action
• Premium radiused ebony fingerboard gives extra durability and striking good looks
• High-gloss amberburst finish for traditional beauty and luster

Specs:

Back and Side Material Solid Flamed Alpine Maple Binding IV/B/IV Multi Binding Body Style F-Model Bridge Material Polished Ebony with Adjustment Wheels Fingerboard Binding Ivoroid Fingerboard Inlay M-O-P Dots Fingerboard Material Radiused Ebony Finish Amberbust High Gloss Neck / Body Joint Traditional 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 Rose of Sharon/Logo Script Peghead Overlay Black ABS Pickguard Multi-Ply B-W-B Plating Gold-plated/Pattern and Etched Logo 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 IV-B-IV Top and Back /single IV Truss Rod Vintage Single Adjusting Tuning Machines Standard 4-On-A-Plate/Removable Grained Ivoroid Buttons