Native Ground Music is a dealer for Loar, Kentucky, Rover, Johnson and Savannah mandolins. We pride ourselves on picking out the perfect mandolin for you and setting up so it sounds great and is easy to play. If you're in the market for a mandolin, please get in touch and Wayne Erbsen will personally help get you the mandolin of your dreams, and then teach you to play it using one of his books. Our prices are as good as any you'll find on the web. Please get in touch and see for yourself.

Here are only a few of the many mandolins we have available.

Kentucky Deluxe Artist A-Model Mandolin KM-505, Solid, hand-carved and graduated select spruce top

The Artist line of Kentucky mandolins has been expanded to include perhaps the best value in a professional-quality A-model mandolin. Every feature of the KM-505 was specifically chosen to meet, not only the demands of the beginning player, but also the demanding requirements of working professionals. Fine solid spruce and solid flamed maples are hand-selected at this level to assure that every instrument looks as good as it sounds.

• Solid, hand-carved select highly flamed maple back and sides
• Solid, hand-carved and graduated select spruce top
• One piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at 15th fret
• Nitro-cellulose finish
• Radiused ebony fingerboard with M.O.P. dot position markers and modern extension over the body
• Bound neck
• Bound rosewood peghead overlay with Kentucky script and “Mountain Rose” inlaid in pearl
• Vintage-style ebony bridge with small adjustment wheels
• Traditional 2-screw truss rod
• cover plate
• Bone nut
• Highly polished nickel silver frets
• Gold-plated tailpiece with leather insert
• High-quality, gold-plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate and removable buttons
• Shop adjusted

List Price: $595.00
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We want you to be happy with your instrument purchase, so we offer a 48 hour satisfaction guarantee. If you are not satisfied with your new instrument, be sure to give us a call before returning it. The customer is responsible for all shipping charges on returned merchandise.

KENTUCKY ARTIST F-MODEL MANDOLIN KM-855

Kentucky mandolins continue to be today’s best value in hand-made professional quality instruments that can be afforded by all. The KM-855 is a particularly fine example of just how the finest materials are joined together to create an instrument who's look is second only to its tone! Each Artist series f-model mandolin is hand carved and graduated from the finest mountain spruce and northern maple for the best tonal characteristics. Setting this model apart is the choice of a beautiful ebony fingerboard with the elaborate "Bella Voce" inlay pattern and matching peghead overlay. Rest assured that each mandolin produces a rich, powerful tone in an instrument true to the tradition in every way.

• Solid, hand-carved and graduated select spruce top
• Solid, hand-carved select highly flamed maple back and sides
• Vintage high-gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer amberburst finish
• One piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at 15th fret
• Radiused fingerboard with modern extension over the body
• Bound ebony neck with "Bella Voce" fingerboard and matching peghead overlay
• Vintage-style bridge with small adjustment wheels
• Traditional 2-screw truss rod cover plate
• Bone nut
• Highly polished nickel silver frets
• High-quality gld-plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate and removable buttons
• Shop adjusted

We want you to be happy with your instrument purchase, so we offer a 48 hour satisfaction guarantee. If you are not satisfied with your new instrument, be sure to give us a call before returning it. The customer is responsible for all shipping charges on returned merchandise.