Looking for opinions/info about my mystery archtop... - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T11:18:17Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/looking-for-opinions-info-about-my-mystery-archtop?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A149291&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes Matt,if you wish,you can…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-08-03:2177249:Comment:1493912015-08-03T22:09:42.379ZKerry Krishnahttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KerryKrishna
<p>Yes Matt,if you wish,you can put it up for sale on my site. Just include price in the description.</p>
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<p>Yes Matt,if you wish,you can put it up for sale on my site. Just include price in the description.</p>
<p></p> I though it was a Kay too but…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-08-02:2177249:Comment:1492912015-08-02T19:10:07.769ZNed Knepphttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NedKnepp
<p>I though it was a Kay too but I wonder if the inlay is original. I've never seen a Kay of this vintage with this sort of inlay but everything else, right down to the gap/looseness at at the base of the heel says Kay. </p>
<p>Does anyone else have any experience with factory inlay of this quality and quanity on a Kay of this vintage and style?</p>
<p>I though it was a Kay too but I wonder if the inlay is original. I've never seen a Kay of this vintage with this sort of inlay but everything else, right down to the gap/looseness at at the base of the heel says Kay. </p>
<p>Does anyone else have any experience with factory inlay of this quality and quanity on a Kay of this vintage and style?</p> Thanks for the info and the l…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-08-02:2177249:Comment:1490772015-08-02T18:05:03.702ZMatt Smithhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MattSmith
<p>Thanks for the info and the link (I'll join up for sure). </p>
<p><br></br>FWIW, your assessment lines up exactly with the other opinions I've gotten.</p>
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<p>It is indeed a great guitar, but I may be looking to offer it up for sale at some point in the near future. While I appreciate it for it's history and quality, I am neither a collector nor a truly talented player, and I feel it should go to someone who is at least one of those things... </p>
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<p>Is it appropriate to list it…</p>
<p>Thanks for the info and the link (I'll join up for sure). </p>
<p><br/>FWIW, your assessment lines up exactly with the other opinions I've gotten.</p>
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<p>It is indeed a great guitar, but I may be looking to offer it up for sale at some point in the near future. While I appreciate it for it's history and quality, I am neither a collector nor a truly talented player, and I feel it should go to someone who is at least one of those things... </p>
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<p>Is it appropriate to list it as available for sale on your Facebook group? Don't want to run afoul of the rules right after I join.</p> Here is a link Matt.
kay kr…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-08-02:2177249:Comment:1490762015-08-02T17:53:44.506ZKerry Krishnahttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KerryKrishna
<p> Here is a link Matt.</p>
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<p> Here is a link Matt.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/614223248678088/" target="_blank">kay kraft guitars</a></p> Matt, it looks like a 'no bra…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-08-02:2177249:Comment:1490732015-08-02T17:52:32.934ZKerry Krishnahttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KerryKrishna
<p>Matt, it looks like a 'no brand' Kay arch top from the early 40s. The Bakelite bridge, (if it is original to the guitar0 would cement that. Kay were using the bakelite bridges up until they ran out in daly 40s. It's vera likely that if you take off the strings, and the bridge , you will see by whatever footprint is underneath, whether it IS original. It's possible that the bridge was a later addition, but Kay did make arch tops with the abbreviated sound holes, just as a few other Chicago…</p>
<p>Matt, it looks like a 'no brand' Kay arch top from the early 40s. The Bakelite bridge, (if it is original to the guitar0 would cement that. Kay were using the bakelite bridges up until they ran out in daly 40s. It's vera likely that if you take off the strings, and the bridge , you will see by whatever footprint is underneath, whether it IS original. It's possible that the bridge was a later addition, but Kay did make arch tops with the abbreviated sound holes, just as a few other Chicago makers did. It looks like a nice axe! </p>
<p> Please go join my KayKraftGuitar site of Facebook if you with. There a hundreds of pics and lots of repair photoessays and such. </p>
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