![]() ![]() They are on this Montgomery Ward retailed Airline mandolin which has a rather austere horizontal headstock top unlike the Airline electric mandolins Kay made which were pointed. Kay used Kluson tuners from the early 40s but in the 60s most of its output had Japanese tuners- a different style to those on your guitar and only used Kluson tuners for the very top models. The writer is impressed because one of these 618 guitars actually has the number 618 after the L number and he mentions he wished Kay had done as Harmony did and featured the model number in the production number but this was very rare. Here is an analysis of the Silvertone 618 guitar from the 50s- you can see it was made with the pointed headstock which Kay reverted to after the scalloped headstock your mandolin has. Both the guitar and amplifier are fully functional.I am pretty certain that I can see the top imprint of a Kluson tuner in the photo when it is enlarged. This model is believed to be from the mid '60s and shows wear from its age, mostly on the case itself. This Silvertone Model 1457 comes to us from a vintage collector who took good care of preserving it. Tones ranging from sparkly cleans to compressed overdrive are obtainable from this amplifier. However, Kay also produced cellos and basses. Kay guitars are not currently in production. During the 1950s their electric guitars were competitors for the Silvertone and Danelectro guitars. They supplied guitars to Montgomery Wards and others. The amplifier features two inputs, tube driven tremolo, and an 8" Jensen Special Design speaker. Kay was founded in 1931 by Henry Kay Kuhrmeyer. The case to the Model 1457 features a built-in amplifier. The guitar is fully functional, feels great, and plays effortlessly. In order to setup the guitar for a smooth playing experience, our guitar techs crafted a neck pocket shim and leveled, crowned, and polished uneven frets. ![]() The electronics are two lipstick-style single-coil pickups with a three-way pickup selector and volume and tone knobs. The guitar is constructed from a Masonite body, poplar neck, rosewood fingerboard, rosewood bridge, and aluminum nut. This is the Silvertone Model 1457, commonly referred to as the "Amp in a case." The Model 1457 was manufactured from roughly 1964-1967 in Neptune, NJ. ![]()
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