Kentucky mandolins continue to be today’s best value in hand-made professional quality instruments that can be afforded by all. Each Artist series f-model mandolin is 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.

Solid, hand-carved and graduated select spruce top

Solid, hand-carved select highly flamed maple back and sides

Vintage high-gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer traditional sunburst finish

One piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at 15th fret

Radiused fingerboard with M.O.P. dot position marker sand modern extension over the body

Bound rosewood fingerboard and peghead overlay with a unique torch-style inlay

Vintage-style bridge with small adjustment wheels

Traditional 2-screw truss rod cover plate

Bone nut

Highly polished nickel silver frets

High-quality nickel-plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate and removable buttons

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