Posts Tagged ‘silvertone’
February 18th, 2010 | 
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Another of my overhauled Harmony Sovereign guitars. This one is weird. It has the double pickguard and pin bridge of the fancy models but it’s labeled “LTD” Has anyone ever heard of this “brand” or was it a custom shop model? Private label?Hard to say. These are really nice guitars on the vintage market. Solid Honduran mahogany back and sides. Solid spruce top. Brazilian rosewood fretboard and bridge.
I replaced the internal ladder bracing with standard X bracing.. Refinished the back and sides with French polish. I also installed a nice internal pickup. Built in the USA. The poor man’s Martin D-18.
The intro to Stairway to Heaven was played on this model by Jimmy Page. If you see one of these babies on Ebay snap it up…unless I see it first. I own SIX of these. They also showed up under the Silvertone and Kay brand. They were all made at the same factory in Chicago USA until 1974 when they went out of business. I think they are reissuing the Harmony brand electric models..but no way will they be able to reissue the acoustics. Most of the ingredients used are now extinct or prohibitively expensive…Like the Brazilian rosewood, Honduran mahogany, shellac finish and hide glue…I love these guitars!
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Posted in Vintage Acoustic Guitars | 
Tags: Acoustic, deluxe, Guitar, harmony, Jumbo, kay, luthier, silvertone, Sovereign, Vintage | 
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Posted in Used Vintage Guitars |
Tags: amp, blues, Case, Guitar, silvertone, Vintage |
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A nice, all original Kay archtop electric. These were sold under several different brand-names: Old Kraftsman, Truetone, Penncrest, and Airline.
As always, disregard the poor playing and sound quality, the guitar sounds excellent.
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Posted in Used Vintage Guitars |
Tags: 1960's, airline, Archtop, Danelectro, electric, fender, Gibson, Guitar, harmony, hollowbody, kay, national, silvertone, supro, Vintage |
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A nice vintage Kay Value Leader made in Chicago, Illinois around 1965 (earlier?).
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(Sound may be a little low on this video.)
This one is pretty rare. I’ve only ever seen a few of these pop up on ebay over the years. It’s pretty nice quality and comparable to other Italian electrics of the era like Eko, Vox, Crucianelli, Welson, Galanti, Goya, etc.
As always disregard the poor playing and sound quality.
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Posted in Used Vintage Guitars |
Tags: 1960's, airline, Danelectro, eko, electric, fender, Gibson, Guitar, harmony, kay, reverb, silvertone, surf, Teisco, Tube, Vintage, vox |
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A great sounding and playing vintage Kay “Swingmaster” model (I think) manufactured in Chicago, Illinois around 1960 or so.
For more information on vintage electric guitars I have owned, go to www.kingofkays.com
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Posted in Used Vintage Guitars |
Tags: 1960's, 60's, airline, amp, Archtop, blues, coil, crucianelli, eko, electric, fender, framus, Garage, Gibson, gretsch, Guitar, guyatone, harmony, hofner, hollowbody, hoyer, kay, marvel, national, old, pickup, premier, reverb, silvertone, single, solidstate, spring, Spruce, supro, surf, Teisco, TOP, Tube, valco, Vintage |
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This is a bitchin’ 1962 Silvertone Kay Electric Guitar with a Screamin AeArmond Pickup. Joe Diehl Coaxes Some Sweet Sounds with an emphasis on Slide.
This Guitar is For Sale on eBay. Search for Member kayak4aoj and click “Items for Sale or Call
1.800.673.0310
All The Best
Larry Lee Holman
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Posted in Used Vintage Guitars |
Tags: blues, Funk, funky, Guitar, Jazz, kay, N', Rhythm, rock, Roll, silvertone, slide, Vintage |
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For more of my vintage guitars go to: www.KingofKays.com
Here are pictures of some of the vintage (mostly 1960’s) electric guitars I have bought and sold on ebay over the past few years. I was going to add a list of each guitar and the brands etc, but that’s too much effort. There’s Kay, Silvertone, Harmony, Danelectro, Electra, Aria, Teisco, Kent, Kalamazoo, Galanti, Eko, Vox, Crucianelli, Morbidoni, Jolana, Defil, Hofner, Framus, Hagstrom… and plenty more lesser brands.
The music is just some songs I have recorded on a few of these guitars at various points.
There are over 140 or so guitars, and I’m missing pictures of quite a few more.
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Posted in Used Vintage Guitars |
Tags: airline, burns, Danelectro, eko, electric, fender, framus, Gibson, Guitar, harmony, hofner, kay, silvertone, supro, Teisco, Vintage, vox |
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A glimpse into my new book, Neptune Bound…The Ultimate Danelectro Guitar Guide. Visit NEPTUNEBOUND.COM
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Posted in Vintage Bass Guitar |
Tags: 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 50's, 60's, amplifier, Band, bass, Beatnik, blues, Commando, COOL, Coral, Danelectro, fender, Funk, Garage, Gibson, GMP, gretsch, Guitar, Hawk, Horn, Hornet, Jazz, les, Link, Long, Marshall, paul, PRS, rock, silvertone, Suhr, Vintage, Wray |
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A glimpse into my new book, Neptune Bound…The Ultimate Danelectro Guitar Guide. Visit NEPTUNEBOUND.COM
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Posted in Vintage Bass Guitar |
Tags: 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 50's, 60's, amplifier, Band, bass, Beatnik, blues, Commando, COOL, Coral, Danelectro, fender, Funk, Garage, Gibson, GMP, gretsch, Guitar, Hawk, Horn, Hornet, Jazz, les, Link, Long, Marshall, paul, PRS, rock, silvertone, stratocaster, Suhr, telecaster, Vintage, Wray |
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