tpbiii Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I have a Kalamazoo KG 3/4 Sport, and it is incredibly cool. I use it when writing songs, traveling, or to record as a second guitar using Nashville tuned strings. It is such a tiny little thing (about the size of a contemporary Little Martin), but fully workable guitar. Tom, I remember hearing yours in a video you posted a few years ago, at the time I bought mine. Seller claimed mine was a 1938, but I have no idea how to verify that. Headstock says only Kalamazoo, no Sport logo, and I find no other markings on it. Lars I think 1938 would be a good guess. From Joe Spann's book, it looks like it was introduced in 1938, but at least three batches were made that year -- a lot for a small run model like Sport. Also the early ones did not have SPORT on the headstock. IMO you are right -- they are little jewels. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Yes it is. Since there are 12 guitars, there are basically two in the center. The left one is a 1935 L-00 3/4. This guitar is x-braced and is quite rare. The form factor appeared three times more -- early 40s Kalamazoo Sports Model (a 42 is also in the picture), a late 50s LG-3/4 and the Arlo Guthrie model. Those were all ladder braced. The next guitar over is a KT-14 (Kalamazoo tenor) -- basically the tenor version of the KG-14. They are in order -- starting from the 1926 L-1 on the left to the 1946 LG-2 on the far right. Life is indeed grand. Best,-Tom It would be the '35 L-00 3/4. The size is what was throwing me. I never knew the mini-version existed. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Along with all those flea market Kays & Harmonys, occasionally something special would come along, such as a Gibson-made Wards solid-carved & X-braced archtop from the '30s, an archtop L-48 from '48 that had a flattop body with full back-bracing, and also a sweet little '50s LG-3/4. Can't remember what I paid for the LG-3/4, but I don't recall ever paying more than $40 for any instrument at a flea market, so it was somewhere under that threshold. What a fun little guitar it was to play, but it fell victim to my '70s trade-up philosophy. It's one I'd love to have back, but not at today's prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 That is right!. Here is an example -- not a guitar, but basically a prewar Mastertone banjo. It was basically a Granada -- top of the line -- but not gold plated and skinned in mahogany instead of maple. This is from the summer MW catalog in 1930. Let's pick, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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