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See:
http://www.scottmcknight.com/KayF.jpg
But any trip through old Kays being sold on eBay should turn up a few more of the bodies.
-Scott
Statistics: Posted by cheepaxes — Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:43 pm
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I read some where that Kay made bodies for National. This was around the time when National moved to Chicago.
Statistics: Posted by twalker — Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:35 pm
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Second... gonna need some better pictures to tell for sure: specifically, we'll need a headstock (top/back) and neck heel close up. I'd LOVE to get a look at whats under that pickguard. Pull it and shoot it if you can.
I've got to call "one-off" on this one... a composite of about ten different components. Maybe someone working the line at Valco had some spare time and tendencies towards cleptomania. Ever hear that song by Cash about building a Cadillac one stolen part at a time? Thats what I'm thinking here. hahaha...
Seriously though... a "prototype" (if thats what it is) will only fetch so much (cash and/or interest). And its definately not a production model from one of the Chicago houses. You WILL NOT FIND a stock/mass production Nat'l, Valco, Supro, Airline, or Kay with neither that body style, string-thru body, NOR set neck, in any combination therein. Perhaps a small-time luthier? Don't EVER put down a home-builder/custom shopper. Some of these cats are phenominal (like Hi-Tone or Carl Petty's Retrotone).
I, myself, order necks from Warmoth with special-cut headstocks copied straight from my old Supro necks... and I could rattle off a good few companies/individuals that use that style headstock. It could really be anyone.
Have you pulled the guard off completely? Pot code dates?
Is that a double-bound body?... that just adds to the mystery!
Have you black-lighted the body to see if its a re-spray?... that could point us somewhere...
A few other ideas... Standel maybe? Bill Gruggett? Or Microfrets? They used some funky bodyshapes like that...
Its that string-thru design thats really throwing me off. You're hard-pressed to find ANYONE using a string-thru design in the early 60's, if thats when you suppose this guitar dates from... but then again, I own a one-off unbranded Semie Moseley-built Ventures model with a string-thru design that is neck-marked at 1969... so who knows?? haha...
That body/neck combo (minus the headstock) looks so familiar... I KNOW I've seen it somewhere before. Imma keep digging until I find something.
Statistics: Posted by Michael Ambrose — Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:35 am
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Statistics: Posted by simonm — Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:45 am
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Statistics: Posted by VintageGuitars_89 — Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:48 pm
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