![]() For comparison sake, I will say that this neck is substantially 'thicker' than my Gibson, Washburn, Martin and The Loar - but very, very similar to my Eastman. ![]() (Note that a 'thick' does not mean 'wide' - the girth is vertical from the fretboard-down, and not horizontal from side-to-side). and this instrument most certainly follows that apparent pattern. Neck: Having never owned and/or played a Kentucky mandolin before, my only impressions came from fellow Café members who seemed to form a general consensus that Kentucky's have 'thick necks. Personally, I like to be 'different' - and this mandolin certainly looks and sounds 'different' than the scores of f-hole, sunburst and/or F-5 style mandolins that seem to permeate the mandolin world. I was first attracted to this mandolin because the look of the mandolin reminds me very much of my beloved 1929 Martin Style-20, and other similar Lyon & Healy mandolins from that era. To be quick and concise, it should suffice to say that this is definitely a higher-end Chinese-built mandolin. With that in mind, I thought that I would share some of my initial thoughts about the instrument - especially since there seem to be very few (if any) reviews on the internet:Ĭonstruction and Aesthetics: Upon reasonable inspection of the mandolin, I can find no significant problems with fit, build, or finish. ![]() The mandolin arrived this past Monday, and I have been playing it consistently ever since. ![]() After several months of consideration, I finally pulled the trigger on a new Kentucky KM-272. ![]()
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