Kentucky KM-270 Artist A-Model Mandolin Vintage Sunburst

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Kentucky KM-270 Artist A-Model Mandolin Vintage Sunburst . This is exact picture of Mandolin you will receive.
Set- up to play perfect by " Gary Ritter Strings Shop" - South Lyon, Mich.   Authorized dealer over 40 years USA. Shipping outside lower 48 States USA and HI. - AK. - PR. - CA. will be calculated.  Before 1922, most popular mandolins had Oval-shaped sound holes; offering a distinctive sound that played a significant role in shaping the sound of popular music of the day. The diminutive size, unique voice, and relative affordability made it perfect for a wide range of musical styles. To this day, vintage examples of these popular A-style instruments are still played by discerning musicians and coveted by collectors around the world. Now, anyone can afford to own this legendary mandolin design in a Kentucky KM-270 A-style mandolin with the oval sound hole! Incorporating the best features of vintage designs, and using only the best tone woods, each instrument is expertly hand-carved and graduated to produce an instrument with a tone, look and build quality of highly prized collectible instruments. So take a step back in time by playing a new instrument that combines all the best features of old and the new -priced so that is affordable to all players. Solid, handcarved and graduated spruce top Solid, handcarved and graduated maple back and sides Authentic, vintage 1920s-style body design Traditional oval soundhole One-piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at the 14th fret Rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot position markers Fingerboard bound in white ABS Vintage-correct raised pickguard of laminated black/white/black ABS with beveled edge and vintage-style attachment hardware Snakehead rosewood peghead with rosewood overlay depicting a vintage Wreath design and Kentucky logo script in white pearl Vintage-style, adjustable rosewood bridge with small adjustment wheels Traditional 2-screw black truss rod cover Bone nut 13 7/8-inch scale length 22 highly-polished nickel silver frets Nickel-plated tailpiece and coverplate with Kentucky script and leather insert High-quality tuning machines with accurate 18:1 gear ratio and plastic buttons High-gloss nitrocellulose vintage sunburst finish Shop-adjusted Case sold separately Specifications: Back and Side Material: Solid Maple Binding: Ivoroid Body Style: A-Model Bridge Material: Rosewood with Adjustment Wheels Fingerboard Binding: White ABS Fingerboard Inlay: M-O-P Dots Fingerboard Material: Rosewood Finish: High-gloss Traditional Sunburst Nitrocellulose Neck / Body Joint: Dovetail Neck Material: One-piece Maple Number of Frets Clear: 14 Number of Frets Total: 22 Nut Material: Bone Nut Width: 1 1/8" Peghead Inlay: Vintage Wreath white pearl and pearl Kentucky script Peghead Overlay: Snakehead Rosewood Pickguard: Black/White/Black ABS with beveled edge Plating: Nickel-plated / Pattern and Logo Stamped Scale Length: 13 7/8" (352.40mm) Sound Hole Shape: Traditional Oval Tailpiece: Nickel-plated with coverplate and leather insert Top: Solid Spruce Top Purfling: None Truss Rod: Traditional 2-screw black ABS Tuning Machines: High-quality tuning machines with white buttons