BluesKing777 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 12 hours ago, zombywoof said: Nah, not yet. But I never seem to be in a hurry when it comes to guitars these days. Have you played an original Kalamazoo KG-11, ZW?: BluesKing777. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, BluesKing777 said: Have you played an original Kalamazoo KG-11, ZW?: BluesKing777. Yeah but it has been a very long time. The only thing I presently own is a Gibson-made Recording King A style mandolin. Interesting instrument with rope binding around the soundhole. I believe that feature only appeared for one year but I cannot for the life of me recall what year that was. It is a total wreck though. Edited June 9, 2022 by zombywoof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 First I heard of them was with some old Roy Bookbinder lesson dvds.....various Zoos , Gibsons and 30s Recording Kings.... BluesKing777. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 That Kalamazoo is cool. I'd buy it. If I had Sal's money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, BluesKing777 said: First I heard of them was with some old Roy Bookbinder lesson dvds.....various Zoos , Gibsons and 30s Recording Kings.... BluesKing777. I used to go see Bookbinder up at the Town Crier Cafe back when he had "Fats" Kaplan on violin with him. Gibson, of course, also sold re-badged Kalamazoos to stores other than Montgomery Wards. I used to own a Capital which Gibson made for Jenkins Music. When I looked up the FON in Spann's Guide I found it shared the same FON as a Recording King, Cromwell and others so obviously they were all part of the same batch. Edited June 9, 2022 by zombywoof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, Murph said: That Kalamazoo is cool. I'd buy it. If I had Sal's money... Just looked up 7 real Kalamazoo KG-11s on Reverb.com.......no Iris versions! BluesKing777. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, zombywoof said: I used to go see Bookbinder up at the Town Crier Cafe back when he had "Fats" Kaplan on violin with him. Gibson, of course, also sold re-badged Kalamazoos to stores other than Montgomery Wards. I used to own a Capital which Gibson made for Jenkins Music. When I looked up the FON in Spann's Guide I found it shared the same FON as a Recording King, Cromwell and others so obviously they were all part of the same batch. On the cover of his twin DVD lesson he has an old Gibson NL but on the video lessons he uses the Nick Lucas Special, an AJ and a Carson J. Robinson Model K (Recording King) etc. BluesKing777. Edited June 9, 2022 by BluesKing777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 34 minutes ago, BluesKing777 said: On the cover of his twin DVD lesson he has an old Gibson NL but on the video lessons he uses the Nick Lucas Special, an AJ and a Carson J. Robinson Model K (Recording King) etc. BluesKing777. I do not recall what guitar he was playing the several times I saw him other than a Bacon & Day Senorita which has a some very distinctive bling. Tony Klassen offers (or at least used to offer) a Bookbinder Signature guitar in his New Era line based on a Wards version of a Nick Lucas Special Roy owns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcf Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Iris is making boutique builds below manufactured prices. Super responsive. High end woods. I had a DF that was great and I currently have a ND-200 that is a bit too big for me to play comfortably but it’s more responsive than any J-200 I’ve played. Not sure if it’s going to stick but sounds superb. Is there still a buy and sell around here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebubs Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) Iris ND-200 ordered last week - custom 1.725" nut to match my SJ-200 - Mahogany back & sides with upgrade Adirondack Red Spruce top - bound fretboard - Gotoh SE700-M5 tuners -should look like this one. Edited July 16, 2022 by Brucebubs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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