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.

Features:

• Solid, hand-carved and graduated spruce top in a Sunburst finish
• Solid, hand-carved flamed maple back and sides
• New vintage-style body shape with “Oval soundhole”
• One piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at the 10th fret
• Nitro-cellulose finish
• Bound rosewood fingerboard with M.O.P. dot position markers
• Traditional “Snake-head” peghead design
• Rosewood overlay with inlaid Kentucky script
• Vintage-style rosewood bridge with small adjustment wheels
• Traditional 2-screw truss rod cover plate
• Bone nut
• Highly polished nickel silver frets
• Nickel-plated tailpiece with leather insert
• High-quality, nickel-plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate
• Hard case