"This Kentucky KM-505 has a small blemish on the front as seen in the attached picture. I have discounted this Mandolin accordingly"
The skillful luthiers at Kentucky Mandolins have given their top-selling KM-505 a total revision – adding more tone, volume, style and VALUE! The slim, comfortably-shaped neck of figured maple has the feel of a fine, vintage instrument and the ebony fretboard has a modern extension and with 22 smooth, low nickel-silver frets. On the peghead, white and exotic red mother-of-pearl are set in a gleaming, black overlay for a stunning effect. The solid spruce top and flamed maple back and sides are hand-carved and graduated with elegant, black and white purfling on top and bottom edges. A lovely amberburst lacquer finish covers the entire instrument and all metal parts are gold-plated. The exclusive Saga black and white layered pickguard is a vintage touch that is both practical and elegant.
Description
Solid, hand-carved and graduated select spruce top
Solid, hand-carved select highly flamed maple back and sides
One piece maple neck with dovetail neck
Nitro-cellulose finish – Amberburst
Radiused ebony fingerboardmodern extension over the body
M.O.P. dot position markers
Bound neck
Bound peghead overlay with MOP Kentucky script and “Mountain Rose”
Vintage style pickguard
Vintage-style ebony bridge with small adjustment wheels
Traditional 2-screw truss rod
cover plate
1 1/8″ Bone nut
Highly polished nickel silver frets
Gold-plated tailpiece with leather insert
High-quality, gold-plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate
