Kay Silvertone Mahogany Archtop Guitar w Case - Circa 1951 - All Hog

       All mahogany archtop guitar made by Kay Musical Co - Chicago, circa 1951. -- Silvertone was Sear's in house brand and they bought from both Kay and Harmony at the time. --  Here the headstock, f-holes and 25 7/8" scale all indicate Kay. It has original no-line Kluson tuners, which now have new buttons.   I've put on a new pickguard and a Sequensator compensated tailpiece. --  There is a screw in the neckjoint covered with a veneer cap and putty to hold a neck reset in place.  -- The string height at the 12th fret is 1/8" at the 12th fret, and it plays well there up and down the fingerboard with no buzz or flat notes.  

     Acoustically this guitar has a darker sound than a spruce top - and a sustain that rings on and on at the end of a note.  The more I play it the more I like it.  -- I've posted a sample on Soundcloud.     
Ships in a chipboard case.
Length         -          41 " Scale              -       25 7/8"
Upper bout   -        11 1/4" Lower bout   -        15 1/2" Nut        -         1 11/16" Weight    -    5 lbs