THIS KAY'S WEBPAGES: Rare 1966 Kay Silvertone ST1413 "Paddle Head" |
Missing one tuner knob. I'll be delighted to replace the tuner knob at no charge if a Customer desires I do so. Tuning machines are otherwise in very good condition. |
All is well on the back side. |
No appreciable belt buckle marks. |
Some nominal grain checking on the back of the headstock. |
Some Trivia about the history this guitar tells of it's past: My oh my how much history a guitar can tell when we learn to read them. Now why in the world is the finish on this guitar chipped so much, not worn down as one would expect, while the fretboard and frets are in great shape showing nominal wear / playing time? ! Well, it's because the owner / Player had sweaty arms and hands, yet no signs of being abnormally acidic. Wet sweat under touching pressure and movement repeatedly migrated into the paint, separating the paint from the wood with enough sweat salt to dry out the paint at those points of contact, which would then easily chip away over a rather short amount of time as told by the fretboard and frets nominal wear. Mind you, the paint finish is not worn through, it's chipped off everywhere a Player would touch the guitar with a bit of pressure, even where fingers around the sides of the upper and lower treble bouts repositioned the guitar while being worn / played. Also notice that we can even tell that the Player rested his left arm upon the upper bass bout edge during performances (as many Players do including myself), and got that area wet enough for the strap to distribute wetness around where the strap connects at the front strap button; And no such chipping in the same area on the back of the guitar. YET, the chrome on the bridge cover and pickup and even the pickguard & pickup screws have not been commensurately dulled by overly acidic sweat ! I suppose someone might say that the guitar might be a refinish or have been put together from two different guitars of the same color; .....But not so; Every guitar's color ages differently from the different amount of sunlight they get over their past, and the body and neck of this guitar match exactly, even in the panel covered cavaties. I think the owner / Player was likely an "Elvis" kinda guy (or gal ), .....singing and performing much more than playing the guitar he / she was wearing; This is suggested by the paint / finish on the neck of the guitar having hardly any wear at all. This is also supported by the fretboard wear showing that the Player played mostly open chords with only a lick or two upscale .....not even barre chords or capo. But the guitar was well cared for ....so Kudos to "Elvis", ....'cept where he / she twisted the knob off tuning them Black Diamond barbed wire strings so common when this guitar was new. I wonder how many times this guitar has played 'Stick Shift' ! ! ! |
