Michael Kelly is an American guitar, bass and mandolin manufacturer, based in Clearwater, Fl. For years Michael Kelly Guitars has been known for building instruments that put sound first and yet often also offers show stopping looks. Michael Kelly is committed to offering products that have unique looks, playability, tone and value. Pick up any of their instruments and you will clearly see their focus! The Michael Kelly Mandolins clearly excel from that pedigree.
Michael Kelly is proud to offer the widest variety of mandolins available. Since we own our own factory, every Michael Kelly mandolin is built with care to produce the best tone possible. All Michael Kelly mandolins, from the least expensive to the most, feature solid wood construction. Michael Kelly mandolins are truly "Built on Sound".
The Michael Kelly A O features the hard to find oval shaped sound hole on an a-style mandolin. The oval shape gives this mandolin a distinctive tone with plenty of “bark”. It is packed with features including a radiused fingerboard, solid carved spruce top, abalone block inlays and a solid carved flame maple back.
