I should have took pics in the process, but I put one of these GHS Soundhole Mic's (A137) in my Kentucky KM-270.
I snipped the battery holder off and soldered on one with longer leads and a sping loaded negative terminal (the holder that comes with this unit is garbage). This plastic replacement battery holder is screwed into the neck block now, so the battery is easy to get at. The mic stem is bent into a 180 degree circle and is back aimed towards the tail block, situated about half way between the bridge and the bottom of the oval. It floats in there really nice, clear of the bracing etc.
It works way better than I was expecting (which is why I don't have pics ), but I'd thought I'd share the idea. I run it into my acoustic guitar rig. which includes an Ultrasound/Dean Markley DI Max and some other acoustic-friendly effects such as a looper, and it is loads of fun.
I have a K&K glued into one of my guitars. Those are sure nice, but this was only $55, and fun to figure out how to install as well.
Bookmarks