1948 Kay Manufactured Silvertone Brand Archtop

[baralcohol]

This grate guitar is Silvertone 712 Aristocrat..The boater hat inlay mean made in 1948 or 49.

[TheExpectedReturns]

Nice playing and great sounding guitar. I'm thinking about picking one of these up. Similar crest headstock logo. You're thinking this model is circa late 1940s? Any idea of a more accurate date? I'm looking for mid 50s and older. Thanks

[megagoodis]

Best idea for the bridge is to simply check eBay in the Kay guitar area to see if anybody is selling one. Or, selling a repro (which I have seen on there). The other is to buy a new compensated archtop bridge, (preferably rosewood due to guitars already bright texture), and have a luthier shape it for you. As far as what it is worth? . . That's certainly up to what you want to spend.

[stereoheads]

Wonderful! I was lucky enough to find one of these behind the dumpster of my apartment!

It's missing the bridge though - you wouldn't happen to know what I could do or where I could get one do you?

Thanks in advance!

[Foxman11111gmailcom]

Just wondering what is this Archtop worth?

Sounds outstanding!