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Post subject: My Fourth Guitar (1940's Kamico Acoustic)
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:22 am
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The above pic is not my gutiar, but the same model.

Anyhoo, paid 55 bucks at an auction. My mom took me, and now I actually am glad I went.

It's a 1940's Kamico, a brand produced by Kay in the US. The particular model is called the Jumbo Jazz.
Features:
-Solid Bone Nut
-Les Paul-ish pickguard
-Bakelite tuning heads
-3/3 tuner design
-Twin F-holes, not one soundhole.
-Floating "Trapeze" hardtail
-Rosewood Bridge/saddle.
-Rosewood Fingerboard.
-Maple body (all)
-Maple neck
Mine has two things that really stuch out.
The bowed neck (being repaied), and a rare variation of the headstock wth a Pinstripe detail under the Kamico name, not pictured on above guitar.
I'ts nice, and I've shined it up and de-rusted it as much as was possible.
My plans:
-Fix the neck.
-Black or red solid finish, maybe metallic.
-New bridge w/ bone saddle.

So yeah, not bad at all.


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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:00 am
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Hello ImportBurner,

Those big boxes are pretty cool,
best of luck on your project.

Cheers.


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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:54 am
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Thanks.
I just learned that the guitar has no truss rod, so I will need a new neck with one.


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