#Kay acoustic guitar identification serial#

another great way to identify the brandДЄn unfortunately meaningless serial number. Founded in 1892 by Wilhelm Schultz a German immigrant from Hamburg. They made many types of stringed instruments, including ukuleles, acoustic and electric guitars, and violins. You don't see many of theseД¬lassic Kay headstock shape. Harmony was one of the most successful guitar makers in the USA, manufacturing most all of their guitars in Chicago during the peak years in the mid 1960s. We all know it can't compete with your 000 1950's Martin, but then again you should be able to pick one of these up without having to clean out the bank account which has always been one of the greatest draws to these instruments for me.Д¬ool, slightly retro style headstock logo that comes in a plate form. This is a fun guitar, nice playing instrument. This guitar is a great fingerpicker, but if you are looking to hit it a bit harder you might want to opt for a Kay dread(one of my favorites) or a Kay jumbo as they can both handle a hefty strum a lot better. This has that classic Kay baseball bat feel to it which I love. The nut width is 1.5', but feels bigger due to the depth and shape of the neck. This guitar has a 15' wide lower bout - 10.5' wide upper bout and a 25.5 ' scale. Nonetheless, it is a spunky player and a joy to practice on. The slightly smaller body size and use of laminates leaves you with a slightly less refined tone. Kays were known for there use of laminates and I believe this guitar probably showcases some of that laminate. The difference is most likely in the wood composition as it seems the Maybell is all solid woods. Tonally, this Kay has a vibe but can't compete with the Maybell. The problem is the Maybell of the previous post is crushing everything in its path. Some of KayвЂ™s lower grade instruments were sold under the Knox and Kent brand names. From the 1930's to the 1950's Kay had a line of archtop acoustic and archtop acoustic electric guitars marketed under the Kamico logo. It is a fine player and really comfortable to hold and perform on. Suprema was distributed in Canada by Eatons and Truetone was sold through Western Auto Stores. If it had come on its own without competition from the Maybell, I would probably be spending a lot of time with it right now. This guitar came to me as a package deal with the Maybell from the previous post which has caused it to suffer a bit of an unfortunate fate. All we really had to do on this one was a neck reset. She required a little work to get her into fine playing shape, but hey, they all do. You will see from the pictures how clean it is. This guitar is in about as good a shape as you will find for something its age. Here we have a 1950's Kay 000 size acoustic guitar.