As Nick has pointed out Kalamazoo was one of the Gibson 2nd line brand names that they built. They also built instruments for the trade with a bunch...
Look through the f hole on the eBay link. Do you see a back brace? Does your mandolin have a brace across the back? The reality of the Gibson second...
There is a brace across the back. It's actually an A40 copy. It's a second line instrument that has a possible carved top. I'm not sure they all had...
Unless something has changed in the last two weeks the worm over tuners will turn backwards because they used the same worm gear as their worm under....
If they removed the auction because they sold it locally it wouldn't show up as sold. I would guess that might be the case. That's why I like to grab...
That's not the same tailpiece. The one on the Junk A40 was more like the tiger stripe of mine. This one doesn't have the same markings. This image is...
I've bought, sold & repaired thousands of used & vintage guitars & basses & about 20 mandolins (scarce in Fla.). I know a good bit about vintage guitars & basses... & less about mandolins, unless it's a Stradolin.
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