Kay/Stromberg-Voisinet Guitar (early ’30s)

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Kay/Stromberg-Voisinet Guitar (early ’30s):
$800.00

Kay/Stromberg-Voisinet Guitar (early ’30s)
scale: 24.25” width at nut: 1&11/16” width at lower bout: 13.25” overall length: 37.25”The dauphin shaped, semi-slot headstock, the “wing” bridge and petite scale and body size are characteristic of instruments by this Chicago company which was acquired by the newly formed Kay brand in 1931. This was another big “project” that wound up being worth the time and effort. The original bridge (painted poplar) was cracked through the pin holes, the fingerboard was split and missing a chip out of the end, and there was a fine crack in the back. I duplicated the bridge in ebony with an extra wide saddle to tighten up the intonation, repaired the bridge patch and fingerboard, fixed the crack, dressed up the frets, replaced the bone nut and set the guitar up with silk and bronze wound strings. It’s a bright, easy to play instrument with the right sound for vintage style fingerpicking. $800 with new hard shell case.