Description of Kentucky KM-252 Amber F-Hole

In 1922, mandolin designs began to change, as did the musical tastes of the time. The greatest Acoustic Engineer of the day began to develop designs that incorporated F-shaped sound holes instead of the Oval-hole designs that ultimately tightened-up the airy, woody nature of the traditional A-shape, and accentuated the treble frequencies often lacking in previous designs. All combined, these instruments offered the musician better balance and greater volume to meet the ever-changing musical styles to come. The Kentucky KM-252 Artist A-model Mandolin offers a professional quality instrument that is still affordably priced. All materials are hand-carved, with the tops and backs meticulously arched and graduated to achieve the correct balance of strength and lightweight rigidity for optimal tone. So, for the best value out there in a professional-quality A-style mandolin, make America's Favorite mandolin your choice!

• Solid carved Sitka spruce top gives you clean articulation and a crisp, bright tone
• Solid carved maple back and sides for extra punch
• Slim maple neck for comfortable, easy action
• Choice tonewood radiused fingerboard ensures silky smooth playability
• Transparent amber lacquer finish imparts enhanced luster and beauty

About our Mandolins

Our instruments come with a full professional set-up!

We never send instruments out straight from the box. Some of the less expensive folk instuments come from the factory set-up up poorly and strung up with cheap inferior strings. When the instruments arrive at the shop we replace the strings with a much higher quality set and give the instrument a full set-up, making all adjustments necessary so that the instrument plays as well as possible.

Things included in the set-up are: New strings, neck relief, action at nut and bridge, intonation and fret profiling.

We also restring all of our mandolins with a fresh set of strings before dispatch (11 gauge on most mandolins, 10 guage on beginner models).

Your mandolin will be delivered to you setup, tuned and ready to play!

What we say about Kentucky

Kentucky mandolins are designed by major USA manufacturers Saga, modelled on the best vintage instruments. Every Kentucky mandolin is meticulously hand-crafted from the finest materials to produce the best possible instrument for players of every level. They are ideal for bluegrass music and played by professionals in the USA and Europe.