Re: Kentucky KM-750 or The Loar LM-520-VS for 11yo?
Originally Posted by
stevojack665
I'm able to get a sweet deal on either of these instruments.
Kentucky KM-750 new for $750
The Loar LM-520-VS barely used for $400 (with ABS case)
Kentucky will need a full setup and a case.
The Loar will need a better setup than it currently has.
My son is a good picker and has played mandolin since age 5 (and about 10 other instruments).
I'm leaning towards the Kentucky, as I think it would be a better instrument overall, but it's hard to spend double the price on an instrument for a kid.
Either way, I'm excited to buy one of them and to use it to teach him about setting up a mandolin. And then when we are done, present it to him as a his.
My one reservation regarding both of them, is that I think they both have flat fretboards, and all of the other instruments we have are radiused. He's currently playing a Kentucky KM-272.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Can't comment on which of the two you should go with, but personally if he has been learning on a radiused fret board I would hold out for something with a radiused fret board. I know there are varying opinions about just how much of a difference they make, and it may depend on your fretting technique, but even when I was 15 moving from my Rogue to an instrument with a radiused board I could feel a difference, and felt I would never go back to a flat board. But then again, if the price is right for a nicer instrument it may be worth it, regardless of the fretboard, especially if he is pining for an upgrade!
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