Silvertone Guitar

-Early 1950's Kay made Silvertone model '618' Jumbo Flat Top Acoustic !

- Giant 17.25" wide tone machine with a spruce top and solid mahogany body! packs one heck of a punch!

-High quality vintage instrument made in America by Kay!

Here is some info on the guitar:

This is an auction for an early 1950's Jumbo Acoustic model 618 flat top guitar made by the Kay Guitar Company under the name Silvertone. The Silvertone label was made for direct sale through Sears catalogs, and had folks like Harmony, Kay, Danelectro, Valco (Supro/National), and later even Teisco making the actual guitars and amps for them. This was a common practice at the time (and actually started long before that in 1910's) to have outside companies making a specific line of guitars for them, but Silvertones have had a sort of life their own that has drawn in a specific group of fans. Some of this is probably due to the fact that (unlike a lot of guitar lines that were made for catalog companies), the Silvertone models were often completely original to the brand. Whereas you might see almost the same exact guitar from a manufacturer under several catalog brand names, the Silvertone line was often mostly original to itself. 

This guitar was part of the first wave of higher end Silvertone acoustic guitars Kay produced in the early 50's. In fact, they referred to this line of jumbo guitars as their 'Master' size. This was part of their 'golden era' that also included a revamped electric and archtop line. They had many more top of the line models to offer, and even today it is clear the quality of some of the work Kay produced in the 50's with their Thin Twins, Upbeat and Barney Kessel models. The now famous Silvertone version of the Kay Thin Twin K-161 model was marketed along side this in the Sears catalog(as well as other Kay electrics, acoustics, and even a lap steel), but this over 17" large 618 was their top of the line flat top! 

ALL THAT SAID..

This guitar needs adjusting and has a screw in the neck... it all works, but right now it doesn't play great 

and there is no case

please feel free to ask any questions about my feedback or the item!

Thank you!