Kentucky

Kentucky has really outdone itself on this one:  Solid, handcarved and graduated select Adirondack spruce top, solid flat-sawn, handcarved, select highly flamed maple back and sides from northern Michigan, one piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at 15th fret, bound ebony extension fingerboard with M.O.P. dot position markers, ivoroid binding on all edges, vintage-style ebony bridge, with small adjustment wheels, traditional 2-screw truss rod cover plate, mother-of-pearl nut, peghead inlaid with Kentucky® script and unique flowerpot inlaid in pearl.

Hand carved and graduated from the finest mountain spruce and northern maple for the best tonal characteristics. The KM-805 has a radiused rosewood fingerboard for comfortable easy play and the traditional “torch-style” peghead inlay for those who like a more simple vintage look.

Every Kentucky mandolin is meticulously hand-crafted from the finest materials to produce the finest possible instrument for players of every level. Taking advantage of our strength in the market, as well as our extensive knowledge of musical instrument construction, Saga has reintroduced the KM-160 A-model mandolin.

Every Kentucky mandolin is meticulously hand-crafted from the finest materials to produce the finest possible instrument for players of every level. Taking advantage of our strength in the market, as well as our extensive knowledge of musical instrument construction, Saga has reintroduced the KM-160 A-model mandolin.    

 

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.

Solid handcarved and graduated spruce top, Figured handcarved and graduated maple back and sides, Ebony fingerboard with modern extension over body, Distinctive Deco peghead inlay in white and abalone pearl, Traditional high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer sunburst finish

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.

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

The master model KM-1500 from Kentucky uses the finest, most highly figured Michigan Maple combined with the whitest, most fine-grained Adirondack Spruce. These solid woods are meticulously handcarved and graduated — just as were the fabled originals of the early ’20s — to achieve the finest tone quality and volume possible in a new instrument. 

Traditional Kentucky A-model mandolins offer players that big sweet tone and easy playability, all priced within the reach of any budget-conscious musician. Saga has now raised the bar even further by upgrading the features of the KM-140 to include a solid top - making this already runaway best-seller even better!

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.

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.

This is a good looking, full-featured, Chinese-made F-style mandolin, having an abalone and mother of pearl fern inlaid into its black glossy headplate overlay, gold-plated hardware, spruce top, maple back and sides, the script “Kentucky” logo on headstock and “Kentucky” etched into the gold-plated slide-on tailpiece.

Traditional Kentucky A-model mandolins offer players that big sweet tone and easy playability, all priced within the reach of any budget-conscious musician. Saga has now raised the bar even further by upgrading the features of the KM-140 to include a solid top - making this already runaway best-seller even better!