Vintage Kay 6100 Country Jumbo Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, made in USA in the late 50s/early 60s This was a very popular model and Kay's answer to the Harmony H-1260 Sovereign Jumbo guitar. This was one of Kay's higher end flat tops and it's a cannon. Solid spruce top with mahogany back and sides with an X braced top for extra resonance and volume. The lower bout measures 15-1/2 with a 1-11/16 nut width. It has a huge tone with great bass response and crisp highs. Bound body and neck with a Brazilian Rosewood fretboard with big pearl dot markers. Adjustable truss rod, so it has a nice straight neck with great action. It's had a lot of repairs to get it to play well, including a neck reset, fret dressing/polish, new custom tortoise shell pickguard, custom made truss rod cover, a 3 piece of binding replaced on the side of the fretboard extension that is a little more cream in color, new econo 3 x 3 tuning machines with new ferrules, center seam and brace repairs, minor crack repair beneath pickguard, finish imperfections and discoloration on the back, new tall bone saddle and lots of cleaning and conditioning to get it back up to speed. It has a lot of dings, scratches, finish cracks and imperfections, so it's not a museum piece, but has a great deal of character and mojo. It was built with the bridge and center seams not very well centered. The action has been set at about 5/64 to 3/32 with new D'Addario 80/20 12-53 strings with plenty of room for easy adjustments if ever desired. This big Kay sounds great with a lot of players wear and repairs, ready to play upon arrival! I have some cases available and others listed, just ask. I have been restoring vintage guitars for years and have a lot of experience with shipping and most things guitar related, your questions are encouraged and good communication is appreciated. Ask any questions you may have before bidding or making and offer and I will answer promptly, please read entire description and bid responsibly. I ship worldwide, please ask for a shipping quote if the shipping calculator doesn't display a shipping price for your country. Thanks for viewing my auction and be sure to check back for more cool vintage guitars! Paypal only within two days please, absolutely no returns or refunds, sold as-is, as pictured and as described Check out my other guitars for sale and save me in your saved sellers list!
Be sure to see the pics and ask any questions you may have before bidding, sold as-is with no returns or refunds Sold without a case and packed very carefully for shipping, usually ships within a day or two of payment I have more pictures of the guitar if needed, be sure to ask before bidding or making an offer
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Kay 550 Acoustic Guitar, With Original Hard Case. Double Dove Vintage, Rare, Great Sounding Guitar! — Southwest Acoustic Productsouthwest Acoustic Products
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We understand the importance of online privacy and are committed to complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. To reflect our commitment, we updated our terms and conditions. By continuing to use , you agree to these updates, and to our cookie policy. Learn MoreKay K-22 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, c. 1956, made in Chicago, serial # K22 8110, natural lacquer finish, mahogany body and neck, spruce top; mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case.
The Jumbo K-22 is one of the better guitars in Kay's 1950s line, not a subtle instrument but unmistakably big all around. Distinctly different for the player who wants something better was Kay's catalog introduction, although better than what was not addressed. This model was the lowest priced of three jumbo flat top models Kay offered in the mid-50s, listing at $79 (plus case) in 1957. The similar cutaway-equipped K-24 was $89.50, with the fancy K-27 listing at a whopping $125. None of these guitars are particularly common today, and while they were hardly a serious challenge to Gibson's big yee-hew 17 Jumbos they are solidly built instruments that can sound good when played with vigor.
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The big 17 round-bout body is made of laminated maple with a spruce top, multiple bound with a bound soundhole and screwed-on tortoise celluloid pickguard. It is ladder braced with some very big rungs. The small pinless rosewood bridge strings through the front. The neck is HUGE with a nominally round-backed profile that has an oddly flat center as it approaches the body. There is a steel rod inside but nothing adjustable. The rosewood fingerboard is bound with dual slanted pearloid inlay with a Gibson-y flavor. The bound headstock has a raised Kay logo.
This is not a delicate instrument; it needs to be played hard but in that context makes a great Hillbilly rhythm guitar; we call it the (very) poor man's J-200. One of our more historically savvy customers once gazed upon this model and exclaimed That's a real Hasil Atkins guitar! And Gene Vincent can be seen with an early model as well. This one shows some wear and typical repair but is set up to play very well, a nice example of the Chicago guitarmaker's better post-WWII work.
Overall length is 43 in. (109.2 cm.), 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 25 1/2 in. (648 mm.).
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This Kay shows moderate finish wear overall, with some fairly heavy lacquer checking and general nicks, scrapes and dings overall. There are repaired spots to the spruce top around the wings of the bridge which has been re-attached and possibly recontoured just slightly. The back shows one long grain check but it does not go through to the inside.
We would assume the neck to have been reset as the angle is quite good; if so it was a very neat job. The fingerboard has been trued and nicely refretted with a new nut and as a result this K-22 plays far better than most. The tuners are correct style repro Klusons. While admittedly not up to 1950s Martin or Gibson standards on its own terms this is an good sounding guitar, especially for a Kay and an excellent playing example. It has an older Hardshell case included. Very Good + Condition.
This Kay shows moderate finish wear overall, with some fairly heavy lacquer checking and general nicks, scrapes and dings overall. There are repaired spots to the spruce top around the wings of the bridge which has been re-attached and possibly recontoured just slightly. The back shows one long grain check but it does not go through to the inside.
We would assume the neck to have been reset as the angle is quite good; if so it was a very neat job. The fingerboard has been trued and nicely refretted with a new nut and as a result this K-22 plays far better than most. The tuners are correct style repro Klusons. While admittedly not up to 1950s Martin or Gibson standards on its own terms this is an good sounding guitar, especially for a Kay and an excellent playing example. It has an older Hardshell case included. Very Good + Condition.
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