Description

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In response to the demands of many contemporary-style mandolin players, the new KM-950 features a compound radius fingerboard with medium-sized frets for extremely comfortable, fast, and accurate playability for the fretting hand, and a scooped extension over the body making room for a more aggressive rhythm chop of the right hand, common to many pro-level players. Combined, the wider nut and overall fingerboard width, and bridge saddle spacing than traditional vintage instruments, this new A-model is made to play! Most of these player-friendly features are not new and were first pioneered by Kentucky in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s on our legendary mandolins, produced in collaboration with the world-renowned New York luthier, John Monteleone. In every other respect, the new KM-950 conforms to our ever-popular KM-900 with its hand-carved and graduated solid spruce top and hand-carved and graduated solid figured maple back, sides and neck assuring superb craftsmanship in every feature. The new KM-950just another reason why Kentucky mandolins are still America’s Favorite!

• Solid carved Adirondack spruce top provides you with superior note clarity and volume to spare
• Solid flamed Michigan maple back and sides ensure extra punch
• Slim maple neck for comfortable, easy action
• Radiused premium ebony fingerboard gives extra durability and striking good looks
• High-gloss lacquer sunburst finish for vintage look and appeal

Back and Side Material Solid Maple Binding Ivoroid Body Style A-Model Bridge Material Polished Ebony with Adjustment Wheels Fingerboard Inlay M-O-P 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 M-O-P Nut Width 1 1/8″ Peghead Inlay M-O-P Fleur-de-lys / Logo Script Peghead Overlay Black Composition Pickguard None Plating Nickel-plated / Pattern and Logo Stamped Scale
Length 13 7/8″ (354mm) Soundhole Shape Traditional F-Hole Tailpiece 1920s-style Stamped Brass / Press-fit Cover Top Select Solid Spruce Top Purfling Multi-ply W-B-W Top and Back Inlay Truss Rod Traditional Two-Way Adjustable Tuning Machines Standard Gotoh 4-on-a-plate / Removable Grained Ivoroid Buttons