Top everything off with a set of accurate, open-geared tuners, an adjustable rosewood bridge and tuning will be easy, accurate and with perfect intonation every time. 1980's year vintage Kentucky KM-300E solid Body 5-string,quality made in the mid-1980's in Japan.This Mandolin is sold.Gold Tone makes a 5-string electric mandolin now which is excellent.Here is a link to the Gold Tone 5-string electric.Gold Tone 5-string Electric Mandolin Comes with a great hard form fit case. A solid maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and traditional snakehead-shaped peghead is attached to the body by a modified dovetail neck-body joint not only adds to the authentic look, but also has a comfortable shape that is easy to play, and offers a lifetime of serviceability. Their line includes master models like the KM-5000 F-style mandolin, and the KM1000 F-style mandolin. To achieve the best tone and volume possible, select solid spruce - meticulously hand-carved and graduated - is used for the top, while select solid maple is used for the back and sides. Kentucky mandolins are all solid hand carved with solid sitka spruce tops & Solid maple back, sides and neck. DAddario Leather Mandolin Strap Brown (75M01) 11.89. When it comes to tone and playability, the KM-150 also excels. This item: Kentucky KM-256 Artist A-model Mandolin - Transparent Brown. The Kentucky KM-150 mandolin is a fabulous value available in an all-solid, traditionally designed, A-style instrument that beautifully combines period-correct vintage specifications with an amazingly affordable price. Tuned CGDAEHow cool is this thingI just got confirmation from Saga Instruments that this is indeed made in japan, late 70sBought USED about 25-30 years. There is some hairline cracks in the finish along the sides around the neck joint. 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. I had the guitar tech at Guitar Center make sure everything was OK with it. The tailpiece looks to have been upgraded to an Ashton-Bailey solid tailpiece. There is some hairline cracks in the finish along the sides around the neck joint.
Hand Made, Custom Banjos from Central Kentucky USA Win up to 10,000 by. The tailpiece looks to have been upgraded to an Ashton-Bailey solid tailpiece. Long Neck Banjos: The big daddy of the 5-string banjo would probably be the.