• Solid hand-carved and graduated select Red Spruce top solid flat sawn hand carved select flamed maple back and sides from Northern Michigan

• One piece maple neck with dovetail neck body joint at the 15th fret and an Ebony fingerboard with M O P dot position markers and 29 fret extension over the body

• Ivoroid binding on all edges Rosewood peghead overlay with Kentucky script and original design Flower Pot inlaid in pearl

• Vintage style Ebony bridge with small adjustment wheels traditional 2 screw truss rod cover plate perfectly shaped M O P nut

• Highly polished nickel silver frets silver plated engraved tail piece with leather insert high quality nickel plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate and removable buttons and a Nitrocellulose finish black top only

• One piece maple neck with dovetail neck body joint at the 15th fretand an Ebony fingerboard with M O P dot position markers & 29 fret extension over the body

• Highly polished nickel silver frets silver plated engraved tail piece with leather insert high quality nickel plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate

• Removable buttons and a Nitrocellulose finish black top only

The KM-1000B Kentucky Master Model Mandolin has a Black Nitrocellose finish and was introduced in response to players’ and collectors’ requests for a mandolin that duplicated the best vintage instruments in every point of tone, appearance and finish. Kentucky Master Models are again being constructed to the same standard of quality. Only the finest American spruce and maple is hand-carved and graduated for the tops and backs. Deluxe 14:1 reverse tuners, Pre-war style ebony bridge and side-striped w/b/w ivoroid body binding all reek vintage. Take a trip back to the early 20s on the Kentucky time machine...it is surprisingly affordable