1950s Kay Archtop N2 Acoustic Electric Guitar w/ Floating Arm Pickup + Case

1950s Kay Archtop N2 Acoustic Electric Guitar w/ Floating Arm Pickup + Case

This 1950s Kay N2 electric archtop acoustic guitar is really a great instrument. Kay offered lower-priced guitars in the 1940s -1960s, and the archtop was a big seller for them. The N2 archtop was typically only offered as an acoustic, but on occasion, Kay added a floating arm pickup to expand this guitar model into the electric archtop market.
 
Inside the body, visible through the f-holes, is “L 2273” and “N 2”. L 2273 is the serial number and N 2 is the model.
 
There are so many things to love about this guitar. #1, the headstock has the most classic looking Kay logo. It is an applied metal logo and looks as if it was from the 1940s. #2 the pickguard has the etched Kay logo, which is not on all models. #3 the floating-arm pickup is rare to find and sounds amazing. #4 The dot inlays are tortoise-shell style. #5 it sounds great. And lastly, #6 this is guitar is priced to allow someone to get an authentic 1950s electric archtop with the classic sound.
 
The guitar comes with a vintage chipboard case.
 
Condition:
This guitar is in excellent condition and everything is all original.
– There is minor wear on the fretboard in the 1st and 2nd fret sections.
– The frets, which are likely nickle-plated, are in good condition.
– The nut was replaced some time ago.
– The neck is straight and the action is good. It sounds wonderful too (see video).
– There are minor scuff on the back, front and sides (see pictures).
– Minor nick to the top of the headstock (see pictures).
– Minor paint wear around the white edges (see pictures).
 
Dimensions:
– Nut width: 42.66mm or 1 43/64″
– Scale (nut to bridge length): 25 5/8″
– Action: approximately 2.0 – 2.1mm @ 12th fret low E string & 1.4mm on high E @ 12th fret
– Overall width: 15 1/2″
– Overall depth: 3 5/8″
– Overall length: 42″
– Fretboard radius: 10″
 
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Description

This 1950s Kay N2 electric archtop acoustic guitar is really a great instrument. Kay offered lower-priced guitars in the 1940s -1960s, and the archtop was a big seller for them. The N2 archtop was typically only offered as an acoustic, but on occasion, Kay added a floating arm pickup to expand this guitar model into the electric archtop market.  Inside the body, visible through the f-holes, is “L 2273” and “N 2”. L 2273 is the serial number and N 2 is the model. There are so many things to love about this guitar. #1, the headstock has the most classic looking Kay logo. It is an applied metal logo and looks as if it was from the 1940s. #2 the pickguard has the etched Kay logo, which is not on all models. #3 the floating-arm pickup is rare to find and sounds amazing. #4 The dot inlays are tortoise-shell style. #5 it sounds great. And lastly, #6 this is guitar is priced to allow someone to get an authentic 1950s electric archtop with the classic sound. The guitar comes with a vintage chipboard case. Condition:This guitar is in excellent condition and everything is all original.- There is minor wear on the fretboard in the 1st and 2nd fret sections.- The frets, which are likely nickle-plated, are in good condition.- The nut was replaced some time ago.- The neck is straight and the action is good. It sounds wonderful too (see video).- There are minor scuff on the back, front and sides (see pictures).- Minor nick to the top of the headstock (see pictures).- Minor paint wear around the white edges (see pictures). Dimensions:– Nut width: 42.66mm or 1 43/64″- Scale (nut to bridge length): 25 5/8″- Action: approximately 2.0 – 2.1mm @ 12th fret low E string & 1.4mm on high E @ 12th fret- Overall width: 15 1/2″- Overall depth: 3 5/8″- Overall length: 42″- Fretboard radius: 10″ FREE SHIPPING in the United States.We are now using more recycled packing material in all of our guitar shipments! https://youtu.be/qdvuXBjnb00

Additional information

Brand

Kay
Year

1950s
Model

N2

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