Kalamazoo Senior ????

Subject: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 11:57 PM

Hello to all, I just got the most beautifull little guitar for slide work..It is called a Kallamazoo Senior and looks like a small bodied drednaught.. What I mean is it looks lke a drednaught but is smaller then my 018 martin.. The sound is incredable..My question is dose anyone have any idea what age it could be.. It has a wanderfull checkerboard around the soundhole, is black and very very light in wieght..My guess is mid 30's but I am just a guesser..Dose anyone know what model Robert Jonhson played before he got that little Gibson.. Was it the Kalamazoo that burnt up in the fire??? All the

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 12:01 AM

Hi there Guy. I think mid 30s is probably about right. Remember that Kalamazoo was their "depression line" just like Martin had their 0-17. I've recently seen two "Kel Croydens"!! Went 30 years without seeing one...and now 2 in one week.

Rick

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Brendy
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 12:10 AM

Yo there Guy. I don't really have a lot of time to go searching, but you can Start from here. Happy hunting
Brendy.

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 12:23 AM

Brendy,Thanks for the site,I will go looking there seriously tomarow! Rick, You've got to hear this thing.What a bottom end!The harder you play it the more it responds!Some guitars respond better to D or G tuning but this thing just sings in both.. Thanks for the quick responce, yours Guy

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 12:26 AM

I'm jealous Guy. Garnet (see "Liam..thread") brought by two of his Roy Smeck stage deluxe guitars tonight and I tried to trade him out of one of them. He might bite! I've got a plastic Maccaferri that he wants.

Rick

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 01:47 PM

Rick if you trade the Maccafarri let them know not to play it around the old canp fire or in exsteam cold. I cracked one at my pottery years ago that Dave Howard found for me somewhere out on Long Island.I bet you know that story.What a find they were.. all the best Guy

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 01:48 PM

Rick if you trade the Maccafarri let them know not to play it around the old canp fire or in exsteam cold. I cracked one at my pottery years ago that Dave Howard found for me somewhere out on Long Island.I bet you know that story.What a find they were.. all the best Guy

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 01:49 PM

Rick if you trade the Maccafarri let them know not to play it around the old canp fire or in exsteam cold. I cracked one at my pottery years ago that Dave Howard found for me somewhere out on Long Island.I bet you know that story.What a find they were.. all the best Guy

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 03:18 PM

The echo is getting worse, Guy. Oh, sorry, I had my mouth open, that's why!
RtS (sad case reading threads about instruments he can't play!)

Subject: RE: Kalamazoo Senior ????
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 07:59 PM

Relax Rog, I read the accordion threads.

Rick