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In the Classic Era of American Mandolins there was a single example of a Lloyd Loar Master Model mandolin produced in the A-style. It had a symmetrical pear-shaped body without points or scroll and a perfectly shaped snake-head peghead. Because only one mandolin of this type was ever produced, that original instrument has risen to mythical status. Every discriminating player and collector dreams of owning that original instrument, and with the new KM-900 it is possible to experience those same design concepts with quality wood selection and a voice that can drive a bluegrass band or complement folk and rock music.
Kentucky KM-900 Master A-Model Mandolin 1920s Sunburst
Kentucky KM-900 Master A-Model Mandolin 1920s Sunburst
Kentucky KM-900 Master A-Model Mandolin 1920s Sunburst

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  • Solid, hand-carved and graduated select spruce top
  • Solid, flat-sawn, hand-carved select flamed Maple back and sides
  • One-piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at the 15th fret
  • Nitrocellulose finish in a traditional 1920's Sunburst
  • Ebony fingerboard with M-O-P dot position markers
  • ivoroid binding on all edges
  • Ebony peghead overlay with Kentucky script and Fleur du Lys 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 tail-piece with leather insert
  • High-quality, nickel-plated Gotoh tuners
  • Shop adjusted
  • Case sold separately

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  • Back and Side Material: Solid Maple
  • Binding: Ivoroid
  • Body Style: A-Model
  • Bridge Material: Polished Ebony with Adjustment Wheels
  • Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid
  • Fingerboard Inlay: M-O-P Dots
  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  • Finish: Sunburst High-gloss Lacquer
  • Neck / Body Joint: Dovetail
  • Neck Material: One-piece Maple
  • Note: Accepts Loop-end Strings Only
  • Number of Frets Clear: 15
  • Number of Frets Total: 29
  • Nut Material: M-O-P
  • Nut Width: 1 5/64
  • Peghead Inlay: M-O-P Fleur-de-lys / Logo Script
  • Peghead Overlay: Black Composition
  • Pickguard: None
  • Plating: Nickel-plated / Pattern and Logo Stamped
  • Scale Length: 13 7/8" (354mm)
  • Soundhole Shape: Traditional F-Hole
  • Tailpiece: 1920s-style Stamped Brass / Press-fit Cover
  • Top: Select Solid Spruce
  • Top Purfling: Multi-ply W-B-W Top and Back Inlay
  • Truss Rod: Traditional Two-Way Adjustable
  • Tuning Machines: Standard Gotoh 4-on-a-plate / Removable Grained Ivoroid Buttons