Kentucky

Kentucky Mandolins has truly outdone itself with this honored KM-1000 model. Largely hand-made by a dedicated group of trained luthiers, this instrument reflects a level of attention to detail seldom seen in instruments of its price range. The crème bound glossy black headplate hosts a “The Kentucky” pearl inlaid logo and a standard powerflot decoration.

traditional sunburst finish, solid handcarved spruce top, solid handcarved maple back & sides, nitro-cellulose finish, radiused rosewood fingerboard, bound neck and headstock, bone nut and hard shell case.

Solid carved spruce top with traditional high-gloss nitro-cellulose sunburst finish, Solid carved highly flamed maple back and sides, Bound, rosewood fingerboard with Saga's new distinctive fingerboard extension design

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bill Monroe’s birth and extraordinary life, we introduce the Limited Edition Kentucky Master F-model Mandolin. This Centennial features a special pearl-inlaid likeness of Bill above a banner commemorating this hundred-year milestone and his signature in gold script below.

The KM-650 F style Mandolin is one of today’s best values in a handmade professional quality mandolins. This Artist F style mandolins is handcarved and graduated from the finest mountain spruce and northern maple. All features and fittings have been recently upgraded to assure that each mandolin produces a rich, powerful tone and is true to tradition in every way.

Figured hand carved and graduated maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard with modern extension over body, distinctive Deco peghead inlay in white and abalone pearl, in vintage sunburst.

In the Classic Era of American Mandolins there was a single example of a Lloyd Loar Master Model mandolin produced in the A-style. It had a symmetrical pear-shaped body without points or scroll and a perfectly shaped snake-head peghead

New Moon of Kentucky Keep On Shining! Here's the Mandolin that has it all... a big powerful tone, easy playing action and beautifully figured woods in the tradition of the finest instruments of the 1920's.

This mandolin has solid maple back and sides and neck with 12th fret neck joint, in traditional high-gloss sunburst finish, multiple binding on top, bound rosewood fretboard, classic mother-of-pearl “Kentucky” script inlay and dot markers, inlaid mother-of-pearl position markers, deluxe tuning machines, adjustable truss rod and compensated rosewood bridge with nickel-plated hardware.

This mandolin has solid maple back and sides and neck with 12th fret neck joint, in traditional high-gloss sunburst finish, multiple binding on top, bound rosewood fretboard, classic mother-of-pearl “Kentucky” script inlay and dot markers, inlaid mother-of-pearl position markers, deluxe tuning machines, adjustable truss rod and compensated rosewood bridge with nickel-plated hardware.

carved solid spruce top, carved solid maple back and sides, F-5 scale maple neck with adjustable truss rod, extrended 29-fret bount rosewood fingerboard, mother of pearl peghead inlay, adjustable compensated ebony bridge, and nickel plated hardware.

traditional sunburst finish, solid handcarved spruce top, solid handcarved maple back & sides, nitro-cellulose finish, radiused rosewood fingerboard, bound neck and headstock, bone nut and hard shell case.

Kentucky Mandolins has truly outdone itself with this honored KM-1000 model. Largely hand-made by a dedicated group of trained luthiers, this instrument reflects a level of attention to detail seldom seen in instruments of its price range. The crème bound glossy black headplate hosts a “The Kentucky” pearl inlaid logo and a standard powerflot decoration.

solid hand-carved and graduated spruce top, solid, hand-carved flamed maple back and sides, one piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at the 12th fret Nitro-cellulose finish rosewood fingerboard with M.O.P. dot position markers, “Snakehead” rosewood peghead overlay with inlaid Kentucky script in pearl, Vintage-style rosewood bridge with small adjustment wheels, Traditional 2-screw truss rodcover plate, Bone nut, Highly polished nickel silver frets, Nickel-plated tailpiece with leather insert, High-quality, nickel-plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate and gig bag.