{"product_id":"1935c-kay-deluxe-k-2-18","title":"1935c. Kay Deluxe K-2","description":"By the mid 1930's Kay abandoned the fancy Venetian Kay Kraft instruments and their fancy ornamentation in favor of more simple, less expensive designs. The company had survived the worst of the Great Depression by building inexpensive instruments, and likely enjoyed the profitability of this niche. The Kay DeLuxe K-2 was a base-model instrument with a pricetag of about $16 in its day (about a third the price of a Gibson L-50). The guitar features a 15\" wide body of arched spruce and birch, tastefully finished with a sunburst-on-all-sides Cremona lacquer; white bindings and soundhole rosette, Oahu-style headstock, adjustable neck, elevated bridge, and simple trapeze tailpiece. This example is a lovely instrument in very fine condition. With exception of a new ebony bridge and 4 of the tuning machine posts the guitar is original. Frets have been dressed and are in fine shape, and the guitar has been set-up in our shop. Tonally, round hole archtops don't fit into any mold - they're not at all like F-hole archtops, and not really like flat-tops either. Expect a guitar with a lot of the punch, quickness, and midrange of an archtop and the woodiness and fatness of a flat top. With a prominent muted warmth in the lower mids, chunky upper mids, and a peanut-butter smooth response, there's a good chance you'll fall in love with the way this guitar sounds. It straddles that line between nuanced lo-fi cool and cheap-chic; and gives the best of both sides. Soft V neck with 1-3\/4\" nut, and long 25.75\" scale.\u003cbr\u003eNo case\u003cbr\u003e$1149 (US $999)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"KAY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53610231103854,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/3660\/5550\/files\/kay__0209.jpg?v=1790962691","url":"https:\/\/folkwaymusic.com\/products\/1935c-kay-deluxe-k-2-18","provider":"Folkway Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}