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- Kay ist ein Markenname, unter dem seit 1934 Gitarren und andere Saiteninstrumente produziert werden. Obwohl die Instrumente von Kay im Einsteigerbereich angesiedelt sind, genießen besonders die E-Gitarren aus den 1950er und 1960er Jahren bei Musikern Kultstatus, da viele namhafte Künstler auf Kay-Instrumenten ihre Karriere begannen. (de)
- Kay Musical Instrument Company (often referred to simply as Kay) was an American musical instrument manufacturer established in 1931 by namesake Henry "Kay" Kuhrmeyer and based in Chicago, Illinois. It was formed when Kuhrmeyer bought out his financial backers in the instrument manufacturer Stromberg-Voisinet. They produced guitars, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles and were known for their use of lamination in the construction of arched top instruments. The company operated independently until 1965 when they were purchased by the Seeburg Corporation, a jukebox manufacturer. In 1967, the company was sold to Valco citing decreasing profits due to imported Japanese instruments. In 1969, rights to name "Kay" was acquired by Weiss Musical Instruments (WMI) . The brand has been used by several manufacturers since then, mainly attached to Asian import guitars. Kay offered their first electric guitar in 1936 — five years after the Rickenbacker Frying pan, and the same year as the Gibson ES-150. However, Kuhrmeyer with Stromberg-Voisinet had produced the "Stromberg Electro" even earlier, in 1928, making the short-lived model arguably the first commercial electric guitar. (en)
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- Company defunct in 1968; Brand acquired by W.M.I. in 1969 (en)
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- Kent (en)
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- Kay (en)
- Sherwood (en)
- Airline (en)
- Silvertone (en)
- Custom Kraft (en)
- Kamico (en)
- Old Kraftsman (en)
- Penncrest (en)
- Truetone (en)
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- Barney Kessel Pro (en)
- Gold "K" headstock (en)
- Jazz Special Bass (en)
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- Company defunct in 1968; Brand acquired by W.M.I. in 1969 (en)
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- left: K-161 Thin Twin (en)
- right: K-162 Electronic Bass (en)
- Products by Stromberg-Voisinet: Banjo uke and Aero-uke (en)
- left: Kay L-30 played by Chubby Jackson. right: Kay S-51 5-string (en)
- : K1160 parlor guitar c. 1966; : Style Leader #1983 c. 1960 (en)
- left: Kay Kraft Venetian guitar, played by in 1937. right: Kay acoustic guitar, played by Deacon John Moore in 2009. (en)
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- Henry "Kay" Kuhrmeyer (en)
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- 1960 (xsd:integer)
- Kay K-161 Thin Twin - Sun Studio tracking room with instruments, Memphis, Tennessee .jpg (en)
- Stromberg-Voisinet Aero-uke , National Music Museum, Vermillion.jpg (en)
- Kay Barney Kessel Pro.jpg (en)
- Kay K-162 Bass.jpg (en)
- Kay K1160 parlor guitar.jpg (en)
- Kay L-30 Double Bass , Museum of Making Music.jpg (en)
- Kay S-51 5 string Bass Viol SN7496 .jpg (en)
- Kay Style Leader 1983.png (en)
- Kay headstock .jpg (en)
- Stromberg-Voisinet Buster Brown Banjo Ukulele.jpg (en)
- Deacon John Moore President of American Federation of Musicians Local 174-496.jpg (en)
- Kay Kraft Venetian guitar played by Fields Ward of The Bog Trotters Band, in Galax, Vieginia in 1937 .jpg (en)
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- Tony Blair (en)
- Sidney M. Katz (en)
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- Kay Musical Instrument Company (en)
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- Groeschel Mandolin Co. Stromberg-Voisinet (en)
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- Electric, lap steel and acoustic guitars, double basses, violins, cellos, banjos, amplifiers (en)
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- extent seems unclear. Possible estimations may be: instances of model K-162, above K-161 & K-162, K-162 & following K-160, entire K-161, K-162, & K-160, others ? (en)
- same as above: extent seems unclear. (en)
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- The Kay Guitar Company (en)
- Weiss Musical Instruments , (en)
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- Kay ist ein Markenname, unter dem seit 1934 Gitarren und andere Saiteninstrumente produziert werden. Obwohl die Instrumente von Kay im Einsteigerbereich angesiedelt sind, genießen besonders die E-Gitarren aus den 1950er und 1960er Jahren bei Musikern Kultstatus, da viele namhafte Künstler auf Kay-Instrumenten ihre Karriere begannen. (de)
- Kay Musical Instrument Company (often referred to simply as Kay) was an American musical instrument manufacturer established in 1931 by namesake Henry "Kay" Kuhrmeyer and based in Chicago, Illinois. It was formed when Kuhrmeyer bought out his financial backers in the instrument manufacturer Stromberg-Voisinet. They produced guitars, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles and were known for their use of lamination in the construction of arched top instruments. (en)
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- Kay Guitars (de)
- Kay Musical Instrument Company (en)
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