This model has been discontinued by Kentucky Mandolins. Kentucky proudly unveils its KM-340S,
KM-350S, and KM-380S professional
mandolins. They feature the
professional long neck joined to the
body at the 15th-fret — just like the
vintage originals!
Our finest model in the new 300 series is
the KM-380S. It features a select solid
spruce top and highly-flamed, solid
maple back, sides and neck. The “snakehead”-
style peghead has the Kentucky
logo and traditional fleur-de-lys inlay in
pearl. Premium quality machine heads
provide easy, accurate tuning. The body
and neck are finished in a beautiful
vintage-style sunburst and the entire
instrument is finished in a clear gloss
lacquer.
The KM-350S features the same selection
of solid woods with less highlyfigured
maple and the back has single
white binding. The KM-340S has a select
solid top with highly- flamed maple back
and sides and single-bound back.
These fine professional mandolins look
and sound like vintage originals, but at a
fraction of the price!
Solid spruce top
Flamed maple back and sides
Traditional high-gloss nitrocellulose
sunburst finish
Maple neck with 15th-fret neck joint
Extended 29-fret bound stained
rosewood fretboard
A-5 style body
Traditional snakehead peghead with
classic mother-of-pearl inlays
High-quality, deluxe tuning machines
Nickel-plated hardware
Adjustable truss rod
Adjustable compensated rosewood bridge
Multi-ply binding on top and back
Inlaid mother-of-pearl position dots
Made in China
Setup in our shop
We take the time to setup the KM-340S before it ships out.
Additional work performed in the Folkmusician shop:
Truss rod is adjusted.
Fretboard is leveled so that the string height may be lowered without buzzing.
Nut is filed to lower the string height and insure the strings fit correctly (very important).
Bridge work is done as needed to assure proper string height and eliminate buzzing.
Bridge is positioned so that the mandolin has proper intonation and plays in tune.
String grooves are properly fit to the string and lubricated with graphite to eliminate buzz and reduce string breakage.
Tailpiece receives work (as needed), to prevent buzzing.
Tuners are lubricated to help them turn smoothly.
Instrument is tuned and played before making any final adjustments.
These steps take up a great deal of time and require the mandolin to be restrung and tested multiple times while the work is being performed.
This is what sets our mandolins apart from those purchased from elsewhere. Even though the mandolin may be the same model, our version will have an improvement in playability and tone.
This is often the difference between a virtually unplayable instrument and a mandolin that is a joy to own.
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