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06-05-2015, 11:06 AM
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Help dating/ identifying my archtop
Firstly I'm new to forum, so hello everyone. I picked up my first archtop a few days ago, it headstock logo is long gone but after some cleaning I thought maybe there's enough detail to possibly date or even come up with a make or model.. I know the tuners are kluson and I've only found four pictures of guitar with this style of cover. The inside of the tuners says kluson Chicago with a patent number, the scale length is 25 3/4. I've never seen a guitar with three dot makers on the 5th and 12th frets.. I've email kluson hoping maybe they could give me a ballpark date on the tuners but no luck. I'm hoping someone can help me figure out some of the answers.. Thanks in advance
[img=http://s12.postimg.org/4hm5h6qzt/image.jpg] [img=http://s17.postimg.org/9mbig69hn/image.jpg] 
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#2
06-05-2015, 03:13 PM
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Based on what I can see in the pictures (a few more would be helpful) I'll date your guitar as mid-1930's, probably made by Harmony or Kay for another vendor (jobber, mail-order house, retail chain); as I said, some more pictures - particularly of the headstock (missing logo or not) - would provide more to go on...
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#4
06-05-2015, 07:33 PM
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[img=http://s27.postimg.org/7z9969njj/image.jpg]
[img=http://s27.postimg.org/f3r2fausv/image.jpg] [img=http://s27.postimg.org/b8nocqbn3/image.jpg] [img=http://s27.postimg.org/ikt4i9tv3/image.jpg] [img=http://s27.postimg.org/u7d8jeh67/image.jpg] [img=http://s27.postimg.org/qwka5s1v3/image.jpg] [img=http://s27.postimg.org/502cj5e27/image.jpg] [img=http://s27.postimg.org/tpdhpt27j/image.jpg] Don't know if it matters or not but the neck is a v shape, I don't think I meantioned that earlier.
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#5
06-05-2015, 10:02 PM
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#7
06-08-2015, 02:22 PM
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Like most of those pre truss rod Kays you may need a neck reset if it hasn't been done before. Then you will be closer to the 500. Do it. I have one from about that time that has already been reset. Very fun guitar. It's the first thing I reach for l.
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