Topic: Kalamazoo

[NotRevGDavis]

Len at Vintage Nationals is a great guy.

I have a KHG-14 Kalamazoo and it has its own unique sound. One guitar I doubt I would part with.

I purchased mine from Bernunzio because they did all the repairs before selling.

[Mr.OMuck]

Kalamazoo KG-11 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar , c. 1935 *
http://www.musurgia.com/Products.asp?ProductID=4103
http://www.retrofret.com/Products.asp?ProductID=4103

* Disclaimer:
Mr.O'Muck is not an agent for this merchant or any other, but will be jealous as hell of the person who can buy this baby.

[Coyote Slim]

Why do Gibsons have to sound so good and cost so much?  If I could afford one... I'd be able to get a new car.

O'Muck, you're completely right.  I really do need to marry a rich woman.

[Mr.OMuck]

Find one with a lot of sisters for the rest of us.

[Vintage Licks]

1935 KG11. For reference.
Call it the Weenie Campbell shuffle....
Courtesy of http://www.gbase.com/stores/vintage-licks

[Annette]

I bought a 1930's Kalamazoo from Hanks in Denmark Street a while ago for ?500 - they had that and a same era Gibson for ?525 - I went for the Kalamazoo as it was in better nick and sounded more - bluesy!

I no longer have it - I sold it to my boyfriend so it's still in the family....

He also has a Kalamazoo archtop which has an identical body shape to the flattop.

Annette

[Rivers]

You sold it to your boyfriend? Excellent!

[Parlor Picker]

What model was it, Annette? KG-11, KG-14, KGN-12??

[Annette]

How do I tell the differences - and what model is the archtop likely to be.

My b/f also has a 1947 Gibson LG1.

Annette

[Parlor Picker]

KG-14 looks like a Gibson L-00 and shares a sunburst finish. The KGN-12 or Oriole is the same shape, but has a natural finish (hence the "N") and the KG-11 is the slightly odd-shaped one (sunburst again).

I'm sure a quick Google Image search will throw up some relevant pictures.

[Annette]

Yes the guy who used to play with Mike Messer and Stuart Cumberpatch in The Kennet Sheiks had the slightly odd shaped Kalamazoo!

Ours was (and is) like an L-0.

His 1947 LG-1 is louder though!

Does anyone know anything about Michigan brand spider cone  guitars - I know Harry Gurevich had one (which was stolen) - Chris (b/f) had one - and I had one (I'm playing that on one of my youtube clips) - sold that one to Chris too - hehe!

It's not all been one way though - I learnt my first few old time banjo tunes on a fretless banjo Chris sold me!

Annete