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1. SERIAL NUMBERS FOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS ACTION STRINGS SERIAL NUMBERS
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3. SERIAL NUMBERS FOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS ACTION STRINGS REGISTRATION

Junction with both the upper and lower ribs was manufactured after Kay was wellĪt the beginning there was a (C-1), and a special ordered fancy bass, Violin, known as the Viol shape, where the middle ribs form a point at their The Maestro model (M-1), having a shape similar to a The concert bass had rounded shoulders or bouts, which made the bass easier to

The first bass manufactured (1937) was apparently the Concert or the (C-1). Bandsaws, drills and other hand tools needed were already in house. This machine was capable of embossing the tailpiece with the word Kay Also purchased, was a hot stamping or embossing Purchased, as were the sanding machines used to sand the tops, backs and necks The heating irons used to form the shape of the ribs were Presses for installing the bass bar,Īnd the heating forms used to laminate the tops and backs of the instruments Necks were contouredįrom hard maple, peg holes drilled, tops and backs formed-sanded, ribs bent andīass bars installed on tooling either made for or developed under Kuhrmeyer's direction. Majority of the wooden parts were made at the factory.

SERIAL NUMBERS FOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS ACTION STRINGS SERIAL NUMBERS

Serial numbers was published by Bluegrass Unlimited in March of 2000.įrom the time the first Kay bass was produced (1937), the "Bluegrass Unlimited" magazine has published "Henry Kuhrmeyer & the Kay Upright Bass." The article on Link (now deceased), and his son Tom, of Engelhardt-Link,Ĭooperated in all aspects, opening the doors to his factory whenever a question (deceased 5/2003), employees who worked for Kay Musical Instrument Company. Included Carl Kuhrmeyer, nephew of Henry Kuhrmeyer, along with Cal Reeves (Retired from Engelhardt in 2010) and John Wozab "Introduction to the Double Bass." George GruhnĪnd Walter Carter were very helpful, as was their book " Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars." "American Guitars" "50's Cool Kay Guitars" and a book written by Raymond Elgar entitled, "Vintage Guitar Magazine." Also referenced was the work of J. Michael Lee Allen, George Manno and Michael Newtonįor the work they did in putting together a six-part series on Kay Guitars in Special thanks is extended to Michael Wright, Numbers and inner tags, Gig Bag, Bass Pictures, Kay Bows, Bass Finish and colors, Bass Shortcuts to bass identification: Models, Sizes, Tuners, Scrolls,Įndpins, Fingerboards, Neck, Tailpiece, TopsĪnd Backs, Ribs, Purfling, Lining, SoundPost,

SERIAL NUMBERS FOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS ACTION STRINGS REGISTRATION

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