1938 Kalamazoo KG-21 Sunburst
NEW PRICE: SN DK 2821. K 2821. Friends, here is a Gibson-made 14” archtop marketed under the Kalamazoo brand, a depression-era line modestly claiming to be the “World’s Greatest Value”. The KG-21 is similar in size and positioning to the Gibson L-30 but built without a truss rod, making it light as a potato chip. This is a one-family guitar being sold by the son of the original owner. Mahogany back and sides are stained dark alongside a dark sunburst spruce top. The adjustable bridge and fingerboard are rosewood. The body is bound top and back, the celluloid pickguard is elevated. The neck is 14-frets clear of the body, unbound with simple dot position markers, bone nut and a domed peg head that comes to a point. The neck profile is classic Gibson V-shaped, quite familiar and comfortable. The guitar is in nice vintage condition. It was played for a long time and likely stored in its case for a long time. The finish is original and intact. There are light capo marks on the back of the neck, light to moderate nicks and playwear all around, and a small 4” side crack that is glued and stabilized. The action is medium. It has a nice punchy sound when chording and a great bluesy sound when fingerpicked. I've had my luthier set it up and dress the frets. It plays easily up and down the neck with medium-low action. Lots of mojo for the money.
Top: Spruce
Band & Sides: Mahogany
Bridge & Fretboard: Rosewood
Nut width: 1-3/4”
String spacing: 2-1/4”
Body width: 14-1/4”
Depth: 4-15/16”
Scale length: 24.9”
Case: Later chipboard
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All instruments are shipped on 48-hour approval. If there is damage as a result of the shipping, please contact us immediately and we will deal with the insurance company. If the instrument is damaged in transit from you to me, then you are responsible for dealing with the damage and insurance. For refunds, all instruments must be returned in the same condition as we shipped them in.