Re: New Kentucky KM-606 mandolins are in the wild!
Explorer, I did not miss the positive comments of those who posted that they liked the look. I simply wondered, out loud so to speak, I if the intent of Saga was to make it ugly on purpose so as to lead people to buy the more expensive models. It wouldn't be the first time such a marketing ploy has been tried. But if that was their intent, it apparently backfired. They may have underestimated the appeal of the "rustic" look.
I find it ironic that when a luthier, especially those just starting out and maybe not so good at finishing yet, produces an instrument with a "rustic" look, he is poor-poohed here and no one will touch it with a ten foot pole, but when Saga makes one, all of a sudden the "rustic" look is all the rage!
Don
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