Kentucky KM-252 Artist A-model Mandolin – Transparent Amber

Kentucky KM-252 Artist A-model Mandolin – Transparent Amber by Kentucky. All combined the KM-252 with a transparent amber finish offers the musician better balance and greater volume to meet the ever changing musical styles to come. Solid carved Sitka spruce top gives you clean articulation and a crisp, bright tone. Solid carved maple back and sides for extra punch. Slim maple neck for comfortable, easy action. Choice East Indian rosewood fingerboard ensures silky smooth playability. Transparent amber lacquer finish imparts enhanced luster and beauty. In 1922, mandolin designs began to change, as did the musical tastes of the time. The greatest Acoustic Engineer of the day began to develop designs that incorporated F shaped sound holes instead of the Oval holes designs that ultimately tightened-up the airy, woody nature of the traditional A shape and accentuated the treble frequencies, often lacking in previous Oval hole designs.