Kay Kay 1940's brown

I am offering for sale a nice old Kay upright bass. Not sure of the exact year or model # but it is from the 1940's. This is very rare in that it is a true left handed bass. The bass bar and soundpost on the inside are oriented to a lefty string setup and it is strung for left handed playing. It sounds great and any lefty's who always wanted an upright bass are in luck as these are hard to come by. There has been some restoration on the lower bout near the end block, a piece of the side was replaced some time ago, very professional repair, almost invisible and totally solid. Included in the price is a gigbag, a stand and a decent bow. Local pick up is preferable as shipping would be difficult, not impossible but expensive for the buyer. If you are interested contact me and we can arrange for you to see and hear it.  This is a recent assessment of the history of the bass from a researcher at the  Kay bass registry regarding the model #...

"I've registered this Kay-built instrument as Gretsch Orchestra #4137 (1938). This is an arbitrary number in a known batch of similar instruments, assigned for tracking purposes.

Basses built for Gretsch typically did not get any Kay badging or identification, and I expect that the pencilled build number was lost or badly obscured in the conversion and refinishing.

Designed for classical students, the Orchestra series was very popular before the war, but was essentially discontinued by 1944. It is characterized by its gamba shape, standard edge pinstriping, ebonized maple fingerboard and appointments, and nickel-finished Kluson plated tuning machines. The model was originally marketed under the K-Meyer brand and sold OEM under the Gretsch marque, later distributed under the Kay, Old Kraftsman and Kustom Kraft brands as well. I estimate total O production in the 1,800-2,000 range."