SOLD: Kay Double Bass 1940 RARE Model 89

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1940 Kay Double Bass

This one is in rock solid condition. New bridge and endpin on it, fingerboard is getting a little thin, but it plays well. 77 YEARS YOUNG. We think it’s a steal at this price!

Description

Kay Double Bass 1940

Another classic American plywood upright bass. Great shape, classic sunburst.

Could use another plank someday, but plays great and solid as is. What a classic!  Gamba cornered rare Kay bass. Clearly has been cared for over generations.

From KayBass.com:

“Kay bass model 89…they appear to have been  manufactured between 1939 and 1945. Probably less than 50 were manufactured. I don’t have any info on the bass, other than it is the Concert (C-1) model. It is suspected that the model 89’s were sold by Sears, Spiegels, Montgomery Ward and other mail order companies.”


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