Detail 01
Handcarved and graduated wood construction
The top, back, and sides are built to recreate the resonance associated with vintage mandolins.
Product detailSKU #1500000444354
KentuckyKM-1000 Master F-Style Mandolin Vintage Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Kentucky’s right-handed KM-1000 is an F-style mandolin built with a handcarved Adirondack spruce top, plus solid carved flamed Michigan maple back and sides. Its graduated wood construction is paired with a slim flamed-maple neck, ebony fingerboard, and pre-war-style ebony bridge. Kentucky positions its response around vintage-style resonance, clear notes, punchy volume, and projection. Deluxe 14:1 reverse tuners support precise tuning, and the high-gloss Vintage Sunburst finish arrives with a Kentucky-logo ProTour BV-2520 gig bag.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Professional performance where clear notes, punchy volume, and projection are called for.
- Home practice with a slim flamed-maple neck described as offering easy action.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Deluxe 14:1 reverse tuners
They are specified for precise tuning.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is a gig bag included?
Yes. It includes a ProTour BV-2520 mandolin gig bag with a Kentucky logo.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge
- Prewar-style ebony
3 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Strings
- D'Addario EJ-74
- Number of Strings
- D'Addario EJ-74
12 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Sunburst
- Fingerboard Material
- Premium ebony
- Back and Sides Wood
- Solid carved flamed Michigan maple
- Binding
- Ivoroid
- Body Style
- F-style mandolin
- Color Finish
- Vintage Sunburst
- Top Material
- Solid handcarved Adirondack spruce
- Body Shape
- F-style mandolin
- Tuning Machines
- Deluxe 14:1 reverse tuners
- Body Finish
- High-gloss lacquer in vintage sunburst
- Neck Wood
- Flamed maple
- Neck Finish
- High-gloss lacquer
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- ProTour BV-2520 mandolin gig bag with Kentucky logo
