KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice

KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice

KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice

Vintage Kay model K5160 Auditorium size acoustic guitar, a classic 1960s American made Kay. You can see all three together in the last photo and you will find the other two Kay guitars in my other listings. This listing is for the AUDITORIUM ONLY. The beautiful guitar is in great condition with typical minor wear due to age. The guitar is fully playable.

This is NOT a wall-hanger or a project, it is ready to rock! If you're familiar with old Kays, it will play as it should and sound exactly as you would imagine: warm, woody and bluesy. It is a medium Auditorium size Kay, 15 wide at the lower bout and has a nice, well balanced tone. The guitar has its original stamped metal Kay logo on the headstock, a true 1960s Kay in full glory.

Other than a few minor dings and scratches, it. Is super nice and clean. You will be hard pressed to find a better example of this model. If you're not familiar with vintage Kays, please don't expect super low action, perfect intonation and modern feel.

That's just how they are and how they always were, even when new. These are not instruments for delicate fingerpicking or playing high up the neck, they are meant to be played hard and accepted as "close enough for rock'n' roll". They are perfect for blues, folk and singer-songwriter / campfire singalongs. They also do NOT have an adjustable truss rod like modern guitars. The neck is quite straight on this one and since it is a bolt-on, the angle can be easily adjusted, but they are never quite perfect and require a bit more patience. If that's not good enough, then maybe you'll be happier with something more modern. But if you accept these old Chicago budget catalog guitars for what they are, you're going to love it! I have it strung from the top at the tailpiece in order to increase the string break angle over the bridge for better tone. Of course, like any old guitar, I'm sure it can benefit from new strings and a setup to dial it in perfectly. I have gone over it when I first got it, cleaned it, oiled the machine heads and adjusted everything, but it has been a while. I'll leave the detailing and and all the other fun stuff to the new owner. Any questions - just ask! Will be very carefully packed. A few extra minutes with a screwdriver on your end is a small price to pay for the additional precaution.

See my other listings for more vintage guitars and other fun stuff! The item "KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice" is in sale since Monday, March 8, 2021. This item is in the category "Musical Instruments & Gear\Vintage Musical Instruments\Vintage Guitars & Basses\Acoustic Guitars". The seller is "bigbeat66" and is located in Canton, Massachusetts.

This item can be shipped worldwide.
KAY Auditorium acoustic guitar 1960s vintage USA K5160 very nice