1930s Kalamazoo KG-14 by Gibson Guitar Demo Tour

I have a full article with photos of the inside bracing and all the details of this wonderful acoustic guitar. The article is under the gear section and titled "The Other Robert Johnson Guitar" which covers all the information you may want to know about this chapter in Gibson's history when they were making it through the great depression.

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• Kalamazoo
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• L-00
• KG-14
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[a333bz]

WOW..I have this very same exact KALAMAZOO guitar that was my dads.Just now looking into details on it. and finding that it is a KG-14. Every description you give matches this guitar. He always said he bought it new from a music store when he was in his late teens. He was born in 1915..Any idea what exact year in 1930's this was made?.Thanks for posting.

[LittleBrotherBlues]

@a333bz your welcome... Kalamazoo was a brand Gibson sold in the 1930s that got them through the depression. They are basically a Gibson without the adjustable neck and X bracing the Gibson models had such as the L-00 which this is the same basic guitar design except for those cost reductions.

[LittleBrotherBlues]

@a333bz Well this model helped Gibson guitar company survive the 1930s depression but they were probably not from the early 30s. More like 1935-37 would be my personal best guess. I cannot be sure due to the lack of documentation. However a lot of guitars from Kalamazoo took on this same look, finish and trim around the mid to late 30s. Make sure you make all repairs quickly and don't allow it to get too dry or the braces to come loose inside without quickly fixing. I'd use light strings.

[ROOBY16]

i have a 1950s stella idky but i love it more then my new gibson it just has a old sound 2 it u know

[LittleBrotherBlues]

Yeah I have the same weakness for vintage ladder braced guitars.

[sgsimool]

what kind of strings do you use?

[LittleBrotherBlues]

I use a custom kind that Curt Mangan makes for me. I sell them on my site for discounted price. They are best strings I ever had. See my home page (not youtube) and click on custom strings. See the link under my profile links above.

[sonocrat]

That's one clean 14. And the pickin' ain't bad either.

[bugaddi51]

Hi-nice gibson- nice picking--watch my videos-bugaddi51---

Gruss from Germany winfried

[KarloR27]

Nice fingerpicking sound off that guitar.