GGJaguar
Reverential Member
It's hard to resist a guitar with your name on the headstock (good thing my name isn't Taylor or Gibson) so here's my c. 1953-54 Gagliano Model 700.
It's just a jobber version of the Kay K-37, but with slightly fancier binding and fret markers and a nicer tailpiece. It has laminated mahogany top, back and sides and is 15 1/2" wide and 3 5/8" deep. Here's the Kay it's based on.
Of course the Kay is just an attempt to (cheaply) copy the Gibson L-48.
I fully expected this guitar to sound midrangey and boxy and be nothing more than a "wall hanger". I was wrong. Very wrong. I'm stunned at how loud it is and more than surprised at the rich tone it produces. It's more flattoppy than archtoppy in sound and not boxy at all. It's currently strung with monel 12s, but I will try PB 12s next. The neck is quite chunky, but with the 1 5/8" nut width it doesn't feel that big. The only other interesting thing to note is the 26" scale length. My Gagliano Model 900 also has a 26" scale. Luckily, it's not problematic since I'm just cowboy chording.
It's just a jobber version of the Kay K-37, but with slightly fancier binding and fret markers and a nicer tailpiece. It has laminated mahogany top, back and sides and is 15 1/2" wide and 3 5/8" deep. Here's the Kay it's based on.
Of course the Kay is just an attempt to (cheaply) copy the Gibson L-48.
I fully expected this guitar to sound midrangey and boxy and be nothing more than a "wall hanger". I was wrong. Very wrong. I'm stunned at how loud it is and more than surprised at the rich tone it produces. It's more flattoppy than archtoppy in sound and not boxy at all. It's currently strung with monel 12s, but I will try PB 12s next. The neck is quite chunky, but with the 1 5/8" nut width it doesn't feel that big. The only other interesting thing to note is the 26" scale length. My Gagliano Model 900 also has a 26" scale. Luckily, it's not problematic since I'm just cowboy chording.
