#Pickguard for a kentucky mandolin install#
#Pickguard for a kentucky mandolin series#

Thank you for the gift and extra strings. Great sounding solid wood mandolin with good bark and volume. The original black pickguard is in the case but was removed by previous owner. As we go along I will have some other requests. Made in Japan, early 80s was told 1981, but cannot confirm that, Kentucky KM-200S, solid mahogany back and sides, solid spruce top, non-original hard case not a perfect fit. Now that I have one, it still is the sound. The Kentucky KM-505 Artist A-Model is at the high end of the companyвЂ™s Artist series, with a price of 795 list and about 520 retail.

#Pickguard for a kentucky mandolin series#

It was вЂthe soundвЂ™ that originally drew us to the instrument. With KentuckyвЂ™s Standard series for entry-level mandolins, the mid-priced Artist series, and the high-end Master models, they cover a lot of ground in the mandolin market. I am highly happy and my wife likes it too. Made of three plies of laminated plasticblack/white/blackit includes a nickel-plated mounting bracket and screws. I am so glad I chose the satin finish and the gold clamshell tailpiece. This affordable pickguard, in the traditional size and shape, will complement the lines of any A-style mandolin.

AND I believe you will find a niche with the celtic crowd as the Traveler just loves to play fast and Irish or Scottish. Made of three plies of laminated plastic black/white/black -and attaches similar to vintage designs with pins that mount to the side of the fingerboard.

#Pickguard for a kentucky mandolin install#

How can I go about this We install aftermarket pickguards on Collings mandolins at our shop for 250.

It was in VG condition-not perfect but okay-partly disassembled, but the only thing missing was the tailpiece cover and I found one that only require a little bit of 'pinching' to fit just. I would like to have a pickguard installed on my mandolin. I tried a couple of dozen different pick weights and materials till I adopted a couple that seem to work best with the Traveler and, as fortune would have it, my old Tone Guard fits her like a glove. The M-400A pickguard for A-style mandolin is manufactured in the traditional size and shape to complement and protect the top of any mandolin. I was lucky enough to score (for a graduation gift) a Kentucky KM-150 on ebay for about 215 with shipping and tax. I must say it leaves my Weber Y2K standing in the dust. Wow! It is so small for producing such a GREAT sound.