Which Kentucky model is this?

**harmstra** · Apr-12-2014, 8:36am

See attached pictures:
I'd like to by this Kentucky mandolin but I 'd like to know the model first.
The seller send me this picture of the sticker inside of the mandolin. It's handwritten and hard to read? Does anyone know which model this is?

**Ken Olmstead** · Apr-12-2014, 9:49am

Hard to read, but it looks like a KM-140s, older one maybe.

**mandolinlee** · Apr-12-2014, 11:18am

The middle photo looks to be a left-handed model. Is that what you want/need?
Lee

**Steve Zawacki** · Apr-12-2014, 11:49am

The number after the "KM" doesn't appear to be written as a Roman number. It could be a cut version of Kanji. I've tried to interpret it, but it has me stumped. I thought it could be a poor rendition of 150 in Kanji, but just am not sure. If it really is a Roman number, who knows?

**FLATROCK HILL** · Apr-12-2014, 1:46pm

Looks like a left-handed KM-150

**harmstra** · Apr-12-2014, 2:15pm

Oops, didn't notice that it is a left-handed one.
Does switching string positions make it right-handed?

**Steve Zawacki** · Apr-12-2014, 2:47pm

Not the way the pick guard is installed. It's set up for lefthander.

**Jim** · Apr-12-2014, 7:21pm

Originally Posted by harmstra

Oops, didn't notice that it is a left-handed one.
Does switching string positions make it right-handed?

Nut might need to be replaced and the compensation on the bridge will be wrong, Bridge can be had for $15 +/- nut for same fitting them Might be $50 more or less. So savings would need to include those costs to be worth converting.

**Folkmusician.com** · Apr-14-2014, 11:53am

The bridge on this is a right handed version, so you might be able to clean up the string slots and still use it. You would probably need to change the nut.