Vintage Kay Acoustic Guitars

Kay mainly manufactured "department store" style, inexpensive guitars from the 1930's to the 1960's. But they did make some high end, quality archtop guitars. The most collectable Kays are any model with the "Kelvinator" plastic headstock overlay with art deco patterns.

Vintage Kay Archtop Guitar w Hardshell Case Sunburst
Vintage Kay Archtop Guitar W Hardshell Case Sunburst

Sale Price: $99.99
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40s vintage KAY acoustic TENOR GUITAR baritone ARCHTOP
40s Vintage Kay Acoustic Tenor Guitar Baritone Archtop

Sale Price: $117.50
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1960s Kay Acoustic GuitarNo Reserve
1960s Kay Acoustic Guitarno Reserve

Sale Price: $148.00
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VINTAGE KRAFTSMAN KAY 17 GUITAR BODY OLD ANTIQUE
Vintage Kraftsman Kay 17 Guitar Body Old Antique

Sale Price: $155.99
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KAY GUITAR 50s MODEL BEAUTIFUL RARE FIND
Kay Guitar 50s Model Beautiful Rare Find

Sale Price: $290.00
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KAY K6109 5594 Vintage Western Acoustic Guitar 60s
Kay K6109 5594 Vintage Western Acoustic Guitar 60s

Sale Price: $235.00
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Vintage Kay K337441 Archtop Acoustic Guitar w Case
Vintage Kay K337441 Archtop Acoustic Guitar W Case

Sale Price: $164.50
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Rare Vintage Kay Guitar
Rare Vintage Kay Guitar

Sale Price: $99.00
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RARE 1960S KAY CLASSICAL GUITAR K7000 W CASE USA MADE
Rare 1960s Kay Classical Guitar K7000 W Case Usa Made

Sale Price: $325.00
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VINTAGE KAY ACOUSTIC GUITAR ARCH TOP N 4
Vintage Kay Acoustic Guitar Arch Top N 4

Sale Price: $220.00
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KAY ACOUSTIC VINTAGE GUITAR NICE
Kay Acoustic Vintage Guitar Nice

Sale Price: $150.00
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Beautiful Original Kay Acoustic Guitar in Case
Beautiful Original Kay Acoustic Guitar In Case

Sale Price: $450.00
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Vintage Kay Parlor acoustic guitar
Vintage Kay Parlor Acoustic Guitar

Sale Price: $350.00
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Vintage Archtop Kay Guitar 6 String Sunburst w case
Vintage Archtop Kay Guitar 6 String Sunburst W Case

Sale Price: $339.99
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In 1957 president Sydney Katz introduced the Gold “K” line of archtop and solid body electric guitars to compete with major manufacturers like Fender, Gibson, and Gretsch.

Valued among collectors, the headstocks from 1957-1960 featured a reverse painted plastic overlay similar to the Kelvinator logo. Unfortunately, Kay had difficulty getting guitar players to take their high end entry seriously, and the Gold line was discontinued in 1962.