Kay Guitars

Kay SG, der uden tvivl er "oversøisk" - en noget større og "tungere" guitar end de fleste jeg har set fra Kay i denne periode. Jeg gætter på at den er fra omkring '68. Guitaren er fuldt spilbar og jeg kan røbe at pickupperne overraskede mig positivt. Jeg har sat nye (NOS) Ibanez stemmeskruer og nyt hunjackstik på guitaren.

Her er lidt historie fra Wiki: Kay Musical Instrument Company was a notably prolific US manufacturer of musical instruments that operated from the 1930s through the 1960s.
It was formally established in 1931 from the assets of the former Stromberg-Voisinet company by businessman Henry "Kay" Kuhrmeyer. The company initially manufactured only traditional folk instruments, but eventually grew to make a wide variety of stringed instruments. Some of Kay's lower-grade instruments were marketed under the Knox and Kent brand names.
In addition to manufacturing instruments for sale under its own brands, Kay was also a very prolific manufacturer of "house branded" guitars and folk instruments for other Chicago-based instrument makers, and, at times, even for major department stores.
Kay also made guitar amplifiers, beginning with designs carried over from the old Stromberg company. Kay eventually subcontracted its amplifier production to Chicago music industry rival Valco in the 1950s. Kay merged with Valco in 1967, then dissolved in 1968 due to financial problems.
Kay primarily produced inexpensive department store style guitars from the 1930s to the 1960s under various brand names. As well as their own name, Kay manufactured guitars branded as 'Old Kraftsman' for Spiegel, 'Sherwood' and 'Airline' for Montgomery Wards, and 'Silvertone' for Sears. Also, Kay produced a line of archtop acoustics called Kamico, which have become rather rare.