Instead, this is one of a series of Kay-made instruments with appointments similar to that of the earlier Gold K generation, but overall, more in the mold of the other guitars then being sold through catalog partners. While often vintage dealers and others label any Kay with the Kleenex box pickups a Barney Kessel model, this does not appear to have been the actual designation. Sold under the Airline brand name exclusively through Montgomery Ward, this guitar shows up in a 1965 edition of their catalog simply as an Archtop Dual Cutaway. Moving through the '60s, as Kay shifted away from the original Gold K guitars, these pickups-a variation on the P-90, with larger pole pieces-continued to be used on other models including today's featured instrument, the hollowbody Swingmaster P-5 archtop. Interested ? Call 021 2779290.The Gold K and Kessel models (along with the Thin Twin, which was played by bluesman Jimmy Reed) are the most recognizable vintage Kays and are set apart by their higher-end hardware-flourishes like the ornate "Kelvinator" headstock (which, along with the pickup frames and pickguard, resembled the appointments of that company's line of appliances) and the distinct Gold K pickups, sometimes called Kleenex box pickups, for obvious reasons. If there's something that we don't have that you want we can bring it in for you - freight free. We are carrying an excellent cross section of these guitars.
What's amazing about this guitar, is that all the neck binding, frets, and inlays are all original and in great shape. This guitar featured a fiberglass / resoglass body and a fat neck. Up for purchase is a vintage Montgomery Ward Airline guitar from the 1960's. In more recent years they have been played by people like David Bowie, The Cure, Calexico, Wire and White Stripes. Columbus, Ohio, 432, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
VALCO also made National and SUPRO brands. Here at FK-BK-BU Music we sell Eastwood's guitars cos we play them ourselves and they're fuckin awesome.Īirline® Guitars were made in the USA from 1958-68 by VALCO and sold through Montgomery Ward.
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