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FACTOIDS AND TRIVIA

The Model 900 was the top-of-the-line acoustic archtop in the Gagliano made by Kay for the jobber C. Meisl & Company. It is based on the Kay K-11 with some slightly different appointments.

GAGLIANO Model 900 (1956)



 Body:  Hollow; solid 2-piece spruce top, laminated 1-piece flame maple back and sides; double bound top and back

 Finish:  Natural, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck:  5-piece maple/mahogany, set-in; double bound Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay with mother-of-pearl logo

 Fingerboard:  Brazilian rosewood, single bound; mother-of-pearl "shark fin" markers

 Number of Frets:  19

 Pickguard:  White plastic, 4-ply bound

 Bridge:  Rosewood on rosewood base; Kluson tailpiece, nickel

 Nut:  Plastic

 Tuners:  Kluson Deluxe, enclosed, nickel

 Scale Length:  26 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 11/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  17 1/4  inches

 Body Depth:  3 1/2 inches

 Weight:  n/a





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