1940 Gibson Kalamazoo Oriole

$450.00

  • Year: 1940
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: Kalamazoo Oriole
  • Case: Original Soft
  • Color: Yellow 'burst
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: Nice example of a Kalamazoo Oriole lap steel, made by Gibson in 1940. Painted in a pleasing yellow/brown sunburst, and bound in white along the top and fingerboard, with an additional stripe inlaid down the middle of the rosewood fingerboard. Adorned with a quaint oriole decal on the headstock. One pickup and two Bakelite control kobs, one tone the other volume. The scale length measures 22 1/2" and overall length is 32 1/4". Overall the paint is in good condition with a few chips and nicks, the plating on the metal parts shows no oxidation, both control knobs work, and only the tuners are replaced (this era would have had the 'crumbling buttons', and likely explain the replacement). Comes with its original soft case.