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