1934 Gibson Kalamazoo 'Senior'

$1,450.00

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  • Year: 1934 (Circa)
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: Kalamazoo 'Senior'
  • Case: Soft
  • Color: Sunburst
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: It's not often that you find a Depression Era Kalamazoo in excellent condition, and it's even more unusual to find one constructed with quality woods usually reserved for the Gibson line of instruments. This example is from the early years of the Kalamazoo production and the 8XX FON places it about 1934. Marked 'Senior' on the headstock, it's as nice a Kalamazoo as one could hope to find. Aesthetically, it's a very pleasing guitar, sporting a very small sunburst amidst a dramatically dark, wide-grained spruce top, firestripe pickguard and w/b/w sound hole binding. The sides and back are a very nice grade of mahogany and show red against the almost black top. The mahogany neck is topped with a Brazillian rosewood fingerboard. Both top and back are bound in white. 'Kalamazoo' and 'Senior' are stenciled in white on the almost-black headstock. The original finish is in overall excellent condition, with only a few scratches here and there. No cracks anywhere, and original bridge and bridgeplate are both in excellent condition. Frets show slight divots in the first position, but no noticable wear on the fingerboard, nor on the back of the neck. The guitar produces the expected ladder-brace bark, and resonates with a bright boominess which makes it's presence known. Scale length is 24 7/8" .. fingerboard is 1 3/4" at the nut and the strings span 2 3/8" at the saddle. With fit, finish and materials that rival the Gibson branded guitars of the period, this 'Senior' transcends it's budget heritage and is great value for today's money. Check out the sound clip!