Kentucky Kentucky KM-700 w/Tone-Gard & Case

The Kentucky KM-700 is a traditional-style mandolin built with a classic combination of carved solid spruce and highly flamed maple. It offers a crisp chop, clear trebles, and strong projection, making it well suited for bluegrass, acoustic jams, festivals, and ensemble playing. With its traditional appointments, carved tonewoods, and powerful voice, the KM-700 makes an excellent step-up instrument for an advanced beginner or intermediate player, while also serving well as a dependable gigging or backup mandolin for more experienced players.

Key Features & Specifications

• Model: Kentucky KM-700 Mandolin
• Top: Hand-carved and graduated solid German spruce
• Back & Sides: Hand-carved solid, highly flamed maple
• Neck: Solid maple with adjustable truss rod
• Neck Joint: Dovetail joint at the 15th fret
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Bridge: Adjustable compensated stained rosewood bridge
• Nut: Bone
• Peghead Inlay: Traditional-style mother-of-pearl and abalone inlay
• Binding: Multi-ply binding on top and back
• Tuners: Nickel-plated Gotoh tuners
• Finish: Traditional high-gloss sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer
• Tone-Gard: Installed
• Case: Hardshell tweed case included

Tone & Performance

• Crisp, punchy chop with strong projection
• Clear, articulate treble response
• Powerful voice that cuts through acoustic jam and bluegrass ensembles
• Traditional carved spruce/maple construction provides a familiar mandolin tonal character
• Well suited for advanced beginners and intermediate players
• Also a practical festival, gigging, or backup instrument for experienced players

Condition

This is a used Kentucky KM-700 with light cosmetic wear consistent with its age and use.

• Small dings and signs of finish aging on the headstock
• Light marks and cosmetic wear on the body and around the binding
• Repaired cracks in the neck binding; these repairs are stable
• Additional dings near the neck/body joint
• Some additional cosmetic wear and marks on the back of the mandolin
• Includes the installed Tone-Gard and hardshell tweed case

Overall, this is a nicely appointed KM-700 with solid carved tonewoods, traditional styling, strong acoustic projection, and plenty of character. The cosmetic wear and repaired binding cracks are noted above for transparency and should be considered when evaluating the instrument.

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