{"product_id":"kalamazoo-kg-14-flat-top-acoustic-guitar-1940-3611","title":"Kalamazoo KG-14 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1940)","description":"Kalamazoo KG-14 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1940), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, mahogany back, sides and neck; spruce top. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis style Kalamazoo flat-top is a good-sounding and playing pre-war guitar at a budget price. These larger Kalamazoos have a bright but well-balanced sound with a blues-y edge. The KG-14 was the best of the Kalamazoo flat tops; the body is the same as Gibson's L-00, but the top is ladder braced and the neck has no truss rod. These less expensive guitars were a major factor in Gibson's survival during the worst years of the Great Depression but were phased out shortly after the US entered WWII.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 40 1\/2 in. (102.9 cm.), 14 3\/4 in. (37.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 3\/8 in. (11.1 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3\/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3\/4 in. (44 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery clean finish for a guitar of this type and era; neck has been reset and a reproduction fingerboard installed. Newer tuners. A good player in a pre-WWII Kalamazoo. Generally Excellent Condition.","brand":"Kalamazoo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853250777228,"sku":"3611","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_9dea93f9-8ac8-4ff1-8c9d-94f63c50f2c7.jpg?v=1774332170","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/kalamazoo-kg-14-flat-top-acoustic-guitar-1940-3611","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}