Left handed Michael Kelly Mandolin
With its solid hand-carved spruce top and solid hand carved maple back the Legacy Plus has the traditional sound that you are seeking. It is throaty with a great chop. As with all Michael Kelly mandolins you get classic mandolin tone and construction. The best-available woods on the body are tightly fitted with a kiln dried maple neck for that sound that you are seeking. We have radiused the ebony fingerboard and scalloped the fingerboard extension to assure you improved playability. Select from four of our most in-demand colors: Antique Amberburst, Hickory Sunset, Tobacco Sunburst and Walnut.
Solid Hand carved Spruce Top
Solid Hand Carved Maple Back
Solid Maple sides
Radiused ebony Fingerboard
Rock Maple Neck
Scooped Fingerboard Extension
Hand Carved Top, Back and Bracing
Double Adjustable Truss Rod
Radiused ebony Bridge
High Quality Grover Tuners
Dovetail Neck Joint
Chrome Hardware
Graphtech Tusq Nut
New Cast Tailpiece
2 Year Warranty on materials
and craftsmanship
Made in Korea
Fully Setup in our shop.
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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