These "A" and "F" style mandolins are the defintely a great bang for the buck! The fret work is good and the finish work is excellent for instruments in this price bracket. 

"A Style"

All "A" style models have bound rosewood fretboard, adjustable compensated bridge, high gloss sunburst finish, classic mother of pearl Kentucky peghead script inlay (except KM-140), improved neck design for better action and tone, inlaid mother of pearl position markers, nickel plated hardware, adjustable truss rod and multiple binding on the top. 
KM-140
  • laminate spruce top
  • laminate maple back neck and sides
  • 12 fret neck joint
  • gold "Kentucky" script inlay
KM-140S
  • same as above but with solid spruce top and deluxe tuners
KM-150S
  • solid spruce top
  • solid maple back, neck  and sides
  • 12 fret neck/body joint
  • deluxe tuning machines
KM-200S
  • solid spruce top
  • solid mahogany back and sides
  • fully bound body
  • long F5 scale length
  • bound rosewood fretboard
  • inlaid mother of pearl fingerboard markers
  • adjustable compensated rosewood bridge
  • nickle plated hardware
  • deluxe tuning machines
KM-250S
  • same as 200S but with maple back and sides

 

"F Style"

KM-620
  • laminate spruce top 
  • laminate maple body
  • adjustable truss rod
  • extended 29 fret bound rosewood fretboard
  • multiple binding on top
  • inlaid mother of pearl position markers
  • F-style headstock with traditional fern inlay
  • gold plated tailpiece and hardware
  • high gloss sunburst finish
KM-630
  • same as above with solid spruce top
KM-675
  • carved solid spruce top w/traditional tone bars
  • carved solid maple back and sides
  • long scale 12 fret joint neck
  • rosewood peghead veneer w/multiple binding
  • compensated ebony bridge
  • quality gold plated tuners and hardware
KM-1000
  • hand carved select solid spruce top
  • hand carved flamed solid flamed maple back & sides
  • flamed maple neck 
  • matte nitro-cellulose sunburst finish
  • intricate pearl peghead inlay
  • extended 29 fret bound ebony fretboard
  • multiple binding
  • silver plated hardware
  • hand etched tailpiece cover design

 
 

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