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Originally Posted by zombywoof
I have owned one for decades. I love the sound of mine. Kind of combines the midrange punch of an archtop with the fatness of a flattop. It is an absolutely wicked slide guitar.
Kay Deluxe was the short lived name between Kay Kraft and Kay although these are properly referred to as Kay Kraft Deluxe. These were about the last Kays to have the Zorzi adjustable neck. Kay offered several versions having different body woods - birch, maple and mahogany. If I had to guess I would say your slothead birch body version is a K2 which was part of a budget line. Sounds like your neck may need to have compression frets installed to deal with the cupping.
Here is my K20 version. Mine originally came with a Kay Kraft Bakelite bridge which I replaced with an ebony one. Interesting guitar in that it has the Oahu style-headstock.
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Thank you for the great info! I was able to use your lead and found a little more about my K2 version...I read, as you probably already know
, that among a few other things mine has a little smaller body size (Auditorium) as opposed to yours (Grand Auditorium), but apparently with the same body woods. What gauge and type of strings do you like to use on yours for slide? Also, I finally looked closer tonight and the bow in the neck actually goes from the 1st to the 12th fret with the worst being at the 5th at .039 and the first 3 frets are pretty worn
. Speaking of necks...I know that John Arnold, an AGF member and highly regarded luthier, is a very busy guy these days, but he lives in my neck of the woods and did a great job on some neck reshaping work for me a little over a year ago. If my luck continues, I hope I can get him to take a look at it sometime to see what he thinks.
Beautiful looking Kay Kraft Deluxe! Are there any videos or other ways I could hear what yours sounds like?
Thanks again