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A Piece of Kay Bass History and Kay Bass Future?

Dave Anderson 21st October 2023

Gary shows off this piece of American bassmaking history in this new video! https://youtu.be/u0I_3I7INoI?si=QRplUJ-Yoog_ekXF This form is a piece of Kay Bass history - it was used to build most of the deluxe Kays, blonde S-7s and S-9s. Perhaps your Kay was built on it? If the thought of a new Upton Kay double bass interests you, Let us know! We're in the planning stages of a limited run of laminated instruments off this very form and would love feedback from bass players. Submit An Inquiry and select Upton Kay Project for the Instrument or email sales@uptonbass.com with Upton Kay…

Selmer Kay Bass Gallery, S-10 Thin Body, 1937

Dave Anderson 5th November 2022

Here's studio pictures of the restored Selmer Kay Bass Viol, the thin-ribbed deluxe S-10 model from the dawn of Kay Bass! We set out to not over-restore or "candy coat" this historic example, leaving its cool checked patina while returning structural health and playability to as-new. Learn more about this Selmer Kay bass restoration HERE The Selmer Kay S-10 was a narrow-body Kay briefly produced for Selmer, the band instrument company known for brass and woodwinds. In addition to being a thinline instrument, the S-10 model has the full complement of ornament. The ¾ sized blonde basses sported a carved…

Selmer Kay Bass Restoration, S-10 Thin Body, 1937

Dave Anderson 5th November 2022

This Selmer Kay restoration began with some fact finding: Selmer Kay? Kay thin body? These early deluxe version Kays are some of the rarest. We've serviced vast multitudes of Kays and haven't seen a Selmer Kay even for a string change. In fact, our friends at the Kay Bass Registry haven't seen one either! We were excited to work on this example in need of restoration. More Kay history HERE. The bass was in rough structural shape. A broken bass bar lead to a partially collapsed top and back and badly deformed ff-holes. This was a perfect candidate for relamination…

KayBass.com

UBassAdmin 10th January 2022

Archives from the internet… There used to be a great Kay Double Bass Viol resource page created by Roger Stowers, and as we searched for it looking to reference a Kay model, it no longer exists after Rogers’s death. Steven Ayres has picked up the torch and now runs kaybass.us and we are sure he’ll […]

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A Piece of Kay Bass History and Kay Bass Future?

Selmer Kay Bass Gallery, S-10 Thin Body, 1937

Selmer Kay Bass Restoration, S-10 Thin Body, 1937

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