Statistics: Posted by devnulljp — Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:36 am
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read somewhere that Harmony had a code for seasons/quarters -- F = fall -- so a guitar marked F-2 was made in the fall. Wonder if this is the same deal, but I can't think what N could stand for...
Statistics: Posted by devnulljp — Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:48 pm
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"The USA Kay didn't use serial numbers in the usual sense. The letters and numbers found in American-made Kay instruments appear to be production codes of some sort. USA Kays often have a series of numbers preceded by the letters P or L. Sometimes there is a letter N followed by one or two numbers, and sometimes a K followed by a short series of numbers. Asian-made Kays frequently have a letter K followed by several numbers, but not necessarily the P, L, or N numberings."
Can't find any info at all on how these letters and numbers relate to specific production dates or models. You would think "N-2" might be the model number,but when I Google "Kay N-2", various f hole arch top models also come up.
Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:41 pm
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There's also another number inked further up on the inside: N-2
Anyone know anything about these?ID? Date?
The serial number is unusual -- others I've seen are in the format LXXXX-YYYY
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I've found a few close matches online. So it seems to be a Kay N-2 Jumbo. I'm kinda leaning toward the headstock plaque having been one of these:
I found this listed as 60s Kay Jumbo
And this listed as 60s Kay N-2 Jumbo
Any ideas? Does that L5630 mean 1963 or am I stretching it a bit?
Statistics: Posted by devnulljp — Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:03 pm
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