Mandolin players, especially those proficient in playing other fretted instruments with wider string spacing will appreciate the new KM-1050.

At first glance, this new master-level mandolin shares similar specifications to the popular KM-1000, but looking more closely you will discover a few more player-friendly features first pioneered by Saga and Kentucky mandolins in the late 1970s as a result of collaborations with the best mandolin players of the day. These features include an ebony fingerboard with a compound radius, a wider nut and saddle for more comfortable string spacing, frets that are taller and wider than those found on vintage instruments, and a skillfully scooped fingerboard extension with inlaid nickel-silver fret markers to retain a traditional look. All combine to make for a mandolin with a playability that is unmatched. Like other Master Model Kentucky Mandolins, the body of the KM-1050 features a handcarved and graduated Adirondack spruce top, and a back, sides and slim comfortable neck made of select Northern maple to assure the best tone possible.

Features

• KM-1050:

  Style: F-Style Mandolin
  Top Wood: Solid Handcarved Adirondack Spruce
  Back & Sides Wood: Solid Carved Flamed Michigan Maple
  Neck: Flamed Maple
  Fingerboard: Premium Ebony
  Gigbag: Deluxe Gigbag Included