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Old 06-20-2013, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by J Patrick View Post
...headstock design would indicate a Kay...interestingly the shape would suggest a later instrument...(late50's,early 60's)...but the celluloid overlay suggests earlier 40's/50's design....have alook around....

heres a similar one from an ebay listing...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-40...p2047675.l2557
Thanks, Patrick! Yeah, for some reason my "gut" tells me it's a Kay too. The guy I got it from didn't know -- he guessed Harmony, and guessed 50s/60s... but it does look a *lot* like that eBay listing for a 40s Marvel (also noted as a Kay) -- minus the fancy stuff around the binding.... Huh.
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