my new old kay acoustic

Look what my grandpa brought me from colorado on thursday it's an old kay that he's had since the 60's. heres some pics

Wow, thats cool. You've gotta heck of a nice Grandpa.

yep:cool:

Very, Very KooooooooooooooLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL...Let's see a picture of the whole guitar..............Your Grandpa is also VVVVVVKKKKKKK

sorry i forgot heres the best i could get it has my peavey in it too:razz:

thats beautiful, i wish grandpa would do that

thanks he is pretty awesome:cool:

In 1960 when I was twelve my father gave me his Kay, very nearly like yours minus the gaurd. Was high action and large box, kind of hard to play. Sure wish I still had that thing, hang on to that, is a valued piece. Congrats on a very special grandfather!

I had a great aunt and uncle who owned a music store in the 60's. They sold records and a instruments. I know they carried Harmonys and Kays and such, not sure if they carried anything higher end. I keep waiting to find a garage or barn full of their unsold merchandise but sadly.... nothing yet.

Nice guitar! My buddy has a Silvertone that looks almost identical and he uses it to play old time music with me and another guy. It's definitely a cool tone. Enjoy it!

Nice looking Kay!

I really dig these old archtops. My friend has a 30's hog Kay that is absolutely sweet, and holds up quite well to good flatpicking.

Here is my 37' Kay, all solid Mahogany with a red spruce top. This is the one that mcgannahan was refering too.


http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0342.jpg (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0342.jpg)

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0344.jpg (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0344.jpg)

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0343.jpg (http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0343.jpg)

It came with the original case and warranty card.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0334.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0335.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0337.jpg

I think I have the unborn version of your guitar. I bought this on ebay a few years ago. It is NOS from the Harmony/Kay/Whatever factory in Chicago. Supposed to be made in the 1960s. There were several for sale at the time. They were supposedly bought from the defunct company and I have no reason to doubt it.
I have been wondering what to do with it. I was thinking about maybe a 'cowboy' guitar. Iffin you don't mind I may copy the headstock shape of yours when I finally get around to making the neck.
QUESTION: What is the scale length? My body seems to work out well for a 25".
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff18/rodeointexas/ArchTake1.jpg?t=1216272311

The scale length is just under 25.75".
Good luck with your project !!!

Old Kays are just plain cool. One that has a family history - even cooler. And yup, I also got me one - a 1930s Kay Deluxe "Venetian" built right after they dropped the Stromberg moniker.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/zombywoof51/TRICCASE005.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/zombywoof51/closeupkaycraftguitar.jpg

Here is another old Kay that I used to own.


http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/IMG_0302-1.jpg

It came with the original case and warranty card.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0334.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0335.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/asc67/Img_0337.jpg

thats awesome.

Elvis first guitar was a Kay Flattop

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Great photos in this thread! Love the old Kay's.

thats funny cause the kay i have has the same headstock as the one in the video:eek: