Vintage Kalamazoo Mandolin
Pulled from the depths of my instrument storage place, my first mando, a 1926 (?) Kalamazoo saw the light of day again. I'd made the mistake of not loosening the strings, and the action was low, but my playing and knowledge of mandos has drastically increased since the last time I played it 2-3 years ago. The notes were barely sounding at all and the chop had almost no pitch at all, just slack, so I raised the action significantly. The tone changed hugely, and I learned that this instrument has a nice mellow low end and a clean high end. Treble could be better, and the action is still lower than I'd prefer. Maybe I'll raise that a bit more later today or tomorrow.
Does anyone have any stories about Kalamazoos? Any other mandomaniac's thoughts?
Also, anyone know about how much this is worth?
Thanks,
--Sam
Edit: Very unsure about date.
Last edited by Mandolinian; May-29-2022 at 1:45pm.
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