1935 Kalamazoo KG-21 (Gibson) Archtop Guitar

Overview: It's pretty hard to argue with a KG-21. It has the cool L-00 body shape and, with the arched top and deeper body, it's very similar to same-period L-30. These Kalamazoo, pressed-top archtops are built with very thin spruce tops that ride on somewhat-tall, thicker bracing. The magic is that they tend to sound warmer than the comparable, carved-top Gibson models but have less overall punch in the upper-mids and highs and so are more-suited to chordal backup roles or country-blues fingerpicking and whatnot. I've always been a fan of this model and have owned a bunch of them over the years...

Repairs included: I gave it a neck reset and Jose gave it a level/dress of the frets, cleaning, and setup work. It's playing spot-on and ready to go.

• Weight: 3 lbs 14 oz
• Scale length: 24 3/4"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: Full V
• Board radius: 10"
• Depth at first fret: 1"
• Depth at seventh fret: 1 3/32"
• Body width: 14 5/8"
• Body depth: 4 3/8"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid mahogany
• Bracing type: fan/ladder
• Bridge: adjustable rosewood
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 54w-12 lights
• Truss rod: non-adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: narrow/low

Condition notes: There's a repaired small crack on the upper-bout top. There's tons of light scratches, nicks, and dings here and there throughout the finish. The finish is all weather-checked. Still, the colors are nice and crisp instead of super-faded like a lot of these are. It's completely original throughout except for the side dots and endpin strap button we added.

It comes with: As I recall, this has a funky old chip case.

Consignor tag: BRMC