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The long scale (25 3/4") also puts relatively low-tension strings up a notch or two in the tension department and the bigger, D-shaped neck profile feels very much "cowboy 50s." This model is listed in the Kay catalog as a K6100 but the "Old Kraftsman" moniker at the headstock denotes department-store draftee.
This circa 1952 - 1957 OLD KRAFTSMAN KAY MODEL K-43 is in excellent shape, all things considered. I have studied my original Kay catalogs for reference and dating, and I found that this model appeared from approximately 1952-1957. Old Kraftsman was a private label for Spiegel Mailorder stores. The guitar does have a "K-43" stamp inside the body.
May 11, 2012 · This Solo King features a Masonite body, a set neck, a single pickup, and a weird, oversized Gumby-style headstock. 1. Sporting the Old Kraftsman brand, the Solo King model was made by Kay from 1958 to 1960. Because of its shape, the guitar is also known as the “Map of Ohio” model. 2.
The same customer from the last post brought this guitar in, too. While clearly a Kay K-1 archtop per the old 50s/60s Kay catalogs, this one has the Spiegel catalog's "Old Kraftsman" branding. It's a 17" cutaway, jumbo box with a solid spruce top and laminate flamed maple back and sides. It's tonebar braced and notes simply leap out of this thing.
Jonathan Wilson is having a very good year. His Gentle Spirit CD (Bella Union), a hippie-soul drenched 80 minutes of folk-psych-rock goodness, has earned international praise. He toured Europe throughout 2012 to widespread acclaim, including a stint opening for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, turned numerous heads with his performance at the ...
With a body shape that looks like it could have been cut out by hand using a saw in your garden shed, this Kay Old Kraftsman Sizzler guitar manages to be crude and quite fantastic at the same time. "Old Kraftsman" was actually a brandname used on Kay guitars sold by Spiegel stores. The maple neck gives it a rather Fender-like appearance, but ...
Jan 5, 2024 · January 5, 2024. This Old Kraftsman Vanguard was built at the Kay factory in Chicago, and has two DeArmond “pancake” pickups. With a bit of old-fashioned elbow grease, this Kay model, sold in the early to mid ’60s, can be turned into a viable playin’ machine. When I was a kid, there were so many World War II veterans in my neighborhood.
