{"product_id":"kalamazoo-kg-14-flat-top-acoustic-guitar-1941-3514","title":"Kalamazoo KG-14 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1941)","description":"Kalamazoo KG-14 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1941), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, natural lacquer finish, maple back and sides, spruce top, mahogany neck, black tolex hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis blonde Kalamazoo flat-top has seen a lot of use through the years but is still a good-sounding and playing pre-war guitar at a budget price. These later maple-body Kalamazoos have a brighter tone than their mahogany predecessors, still retaining a well-balanced sound. The KG-14 was the best of the Kalamazoo flat tops; the body is the same form as Gibson's L-0 series, but the top is ladder braced and the neck has no truss rod. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese 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; the maple KG-14's are among the last ones ever built.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 40 in. (101.6 cm.), 14 3\/4 in. (37.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1\/2 in. (11.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3\/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11\/16 in. (43 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood playing condition with some noticeable overspray and touch up, most notably where a tailpiece was at one point added. Plays and sounds very well. Very Good + Condition.","brand":"Kalamazoo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853332140172,"sku":"3514","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_537c8f56-b918-40ac-948c-33d497235eb3.jpg?v=1774334763","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/kalamazoo-kg-14-flat-top-acoustic-guitar-1941-3514","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}