Have the exact same Guitar, found "Vanguard" handwritten on the stock under the pick guard, couple years ago, pulled from the closet, dusted it off, & decided do a little restore, & try make it playable, but soon found out the trust rod was stripped, & no longer would adjust, but further tinkering & investigation, I realized that it had likely been tightened so much over the years, it had run out of adjustment, so with some fiddling & a lot patience, I was able to extract the nut, then fabricated a bushing, & with some careful removal of the wood around the truss rod was able to insert the bushing, & get the nut started again, which was also stripped, & needed to reshape & downsize the socket, only to have it break loose from it's hold on the other end....crap! well, it just snowballed from there, & tried My luck at fret board removal removal, with some education watching Your vids, built a double action truss rod, was able to make it fit, & one thing led to another, & routered body to accept a pair of double humbuckers, built a leather pickguard, wrapped the chrome bridge cover with the same leather, sanded & stained the body & neck to compliment the leather, made antler nobs for the volume, tone & three way switch, also used antler to replace the fret makers, & even added small makers along the top edge of the neck, & also done the same for the tuning machine nobs, mine was also missing the Kay emblem when I purchased it, & a Signature Amp, from a local lady who run a bar, that was Her husband's, who had recently passed, package deal for $30 ....oh yeah, also replaced the frets too, with gold frets,,,,all in all, turned out pretty nice, & plays as well.....would send a pic, but not entirely sure how, perhaps just locate Your email.....anyway, just thot I'd share, as it was my first electric guitar as a kid too..... Peace Out.....& Beyonder
I really like these old guitars. They're a window to the past and how affordable guitars were designed and manufactured. It makes you wonder why they made some of the design choices they did.
This Kay Vanguard was my first electric guitar back in the 60's when I was a teen-aged wanna be rock star! I played it through a small tube type Supro amp and eventually gave both of them to my then young brother-in-law when I bought my Gibson ES330. The Vanguard and Supro are now collectibles and worth lots more than I paid for them back in the day. I don't think he ever did learn to play. I would dearly love to have the guitar and the amp back in my collection. Thanks for the memories Jerry! 😃
I had to work on a neck like that over summer, and adjusting the nut was getting me nowhere fast. So, I took the neck off, put small wood blocks on each end of the fret board, set a straight edge on the blocks and put a clamp in the center of the neck and tightened it so the middle of the neck would rise up to the straight edge. Good old summer temps of 90, I set the neck in all its traction outside in the back yard on a stump in the sun and let the heat work on the wood and get it more flexible. I did this for a few days, bringing it in overnight and starting the next day when the temp got up. The truss rod was loosened to begin with of course, and sure enough, I got my relief back to where it was supposed to be. Amazing how over the decades, the wood wants to hold that curve for dear life lol
My brother brought me an old closet find to repair for a gentleman selling his home and moving into a managed care facility . He was unaware it had been found and I was told it was a gift from HIS father . I cleaned it up , set it up , making it playable , but didn’t have the time to repair the electronics . I hope I made a new memory.
I got a 61 KAY Montcliff tiger street maple when I was 14 years old in 1961. It has to speed bump pick ups and the patina is fantastic. I sent it to Randy at the house, but never sleeps. It had neck issues. It was the more expensive model that Kay made. And it has, and it has amazing tone to it after it was repaired. Gold hardware. I have a lot of different guitars, but I get the old Kay and it has amazing sound from those speed bumps pick ups. He did a few videos on this guitar. If you look him up on his channel, it was about two years ago.
Wow I’m surprised with its tone. It’s now the perfect beginner entry level guitar. It has life again and will last for generations to come. Great job Jerry 👍🤘
There are a couple of these exact same guitars on EBay right now, with eye opening prices. Good for you in rescuing this one. Watchng the oil do its thing on the tunner gears was a real revelation to me. We can see them loosening up as you worked the oil in.
I started on the same guitar. I bought it for 35 dollars used at the buy sell shop Madison Wi. It had a bowed neck the whole time I practiced on it through 1977 -1980 "If "I knew, then what I know in 2022 about guitar repair I could of fixed it I've even heated up a skunk stripe and removed a broken truss rod. But back 4 decades ago I would of just broke the truss rod/ had I tried to bring it back straight with out using heat and a I beam and clamps . Probably got thrown away
I have one it comes in an Amplifier, actually inside the Amp. I bought it at auction a few years ago and brought it back. It's in my cave mounted on the wall, it looks excellent amongst my other prize vintage Guitars. Hope your well Jerry not watched for a while my employers have had me at it, lol.
That thing you call "backlash" I've always known as "play" as in there's a little play in it. I remember it mostly used in connection with the steering wheel of a car but anything bi directional referring to the loose section between clock and anti. Great vid. as usual Gerry
Reminds me of my old starter guitar in the 70's. It was a Gibson style f hole with a pickup. I ended up removing the pickup and kept it acoustic. I believe it was a Trutone. I played the heck out of it. Knowing what I know now, I am sure the intonation was way off, and likely the neck needed a reset. My mom sold it at a garage sale while I was in the Army, along with my Epiphone 12 string. Thanks Emeri for this blast from the past.
Yes, it's a Kay Vanguard, just like my first electric guitar! Can't remember if mine was a single or two pickup model, but otherwise identical. Mine was missing the bridge cover as I recall (55+ years ago). Knobs were identical, silver that was partially worn off. Mine did still have the "kay" headstock badge. It had very high action, and I had no clue that I could have adjusted it!!! It doid actually sound ok (thru a modified hi-fi)
The first guitar I got cost $15 in 1967. In 1968 I got a Kay acoustic for $100 new. It had a 4 screw on neck like a Fender Tele electric.Have you ever seen one like it
I have the exact guitar. Nice job! I had to have mine refretted- the original frets were beyond leveling. Along with that had a bone nut put in. I don’t have the bridge cover and am looking for one. Good idea leaving the pickguard in place. Mine shrunk a little after I took it off. There are full size pots in there with a paper in oil capacitor. I love this little beast, great tone from that Zippo lighter pickup
I have the same early 60s guitar which was given to me by my grandfather in the late 70s. The only difference is that mine was branded as a Penncrest made for sale by J.C. Penney. My guitar had to have a neck reset - by carving more wood out of the neck pocket (the opposite of adding a shim). Also, the original brass frets were extremely rough. So, as it was manufactured, it was barely playable (except as a slide guitar). Finally, a few years ago I had a professional luthier give it a "full meal deal" including the neck reset and installing new nickle frets. Even though the guitar is relatively small, it has a slightly longer scale than a Fender, so I prefer to use .009 - .042 super light gauge strings. The old-school pancake pickup sounds great (similar to a P-90). So now I really enjoy playing my vintage American "Penny". Now, I think I will give it some polish and wax like you showed in the video. Thanks so much for your videos!
I enjoyed that. That was my first “real’ guitar as well. Mine is a Silvertone and like you when i was a teenager I took it apart and repainted it. The original looked like it was painted with a brush. I still have it but I never put it back together as I always thought I’d put more coats on it. I’m an almost 70yr women now and probably won’t be asked to play in a band again but I think I’ll get it out and put it back together now. It is in great condition but as I recall it had a hum. Probably a ground, I hope I can get it out. Thanks
My brother told me, awhile back when tuning a guitar, tune up to the note. I didn't understand why until one of your recent videos also talked about the slight play in worm gears can allow a note to go a bit flat. I knew the principle of the idea but not the mechanics. Thanks Jerry.
This was also my first guitar. Mine was red and it was a Trutone. Exact same guitar but mine did not have a badge, it was printed on the headstock. Bought it used for $5 at a sidewalk sale. I wish I still had it. Not too bad for a first guitar. (Actually my first guitar was plastic)
Dear Rosa String Works; I appreciate your post here! I especially love #Simichrone and #RenaissanceWax..I use both! I have learned that a lightly dampened with water cloth with some “elbow grease” will clean up a multitude of sins.❤️🧐🤔 Also, on those tuning keys (molded ends) I lightly sand ( file as well) the mold lines till they disappear, then sometimes soak them in a bowl of strong coffee-vanilla and they will look “old.”
If you haven't worked with mechanical things, you're not going to know or think about it. Just like if you haven't fooled with electronics, you won't know Ohm's Law.
We have a "gel" in the UK that I've used on those similar machine heads. It's called Finnigan's Waxoyl...it removes rust ...you just brush it on generously, then leave it for a day or too, then clean off. Cleaned up some 60 year old machine heads very well.
My first guitar was a Kay. It was red with a white pick guard. I learned to play on my brother's first guitar it was a Stella flat top. Then I got the Kay with a Kalamazoo amp. from my cousin.
I broke the truss rod on an old bass . It was junk anyway so I took off the fretboard,fixed the rod, and reglued the fretboard back on , painted the ugly white with blue, and it looked and played, and I was able to sell it . I told the seller what I did but he wanted it like that.. my first time fixing an instrument..cool pex
??? Jerry thought you would enjoy this. It's what you have been saying for years. " Inspirational Stories to Share. 2d · A giant ship's engine broke down and no one could repair it, so they hired a Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years of experience. He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer unloaded his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He knocked something gently. Soon, the engine came to life again. The engine has been fixed! A week later the engineer mentioned to the ship owner that the total cost of repairing the giant ship was $20,000. "What?!" said the owner. "You did almost nothing. Give us a detailed bill." The answer is simple: Tap with a hammer: $2 Know where to knock and how much to knock: $19,998 The importance of appreciating one's expertise and experience...because those are the results of struggles, experiments and even tears. If I do a job in 30 minutes it's because I spent 20 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes. You owe me for the years, not the minutes."
Nice one, Jerry - as usual! I hope you're using your Player's Points on all of those D'Addario sets you go through. It's worth joining and taking advantage of.
I have a very sad and unfortunate story for you. When my Father was young, he bought one of these for my Uncle. It was the star in the eyes of quite a few nephews and nieces for a long time. When I was a teen around 14/15, I was in a band with "friends", and my Uncle let me use this guitar because the one I had, had been stolen. I used it for quite a while, and these had a very large and extravagant light metal badge on the head stock. After some time, I bought another guitar from a place called Daddy's Junky Music Store, so I didn't need this one any longer. I went to the other guitarists house to get it to bring it back to my uncle and got the run around for about a week... until I finally found out what happened... This jerk, (who really couldn't even play) had used my uncle's guitar one day when I wasn't around, and pulled a Pete Townsend with it, and smashed it. I won't go into anymore detail but, I never found a way to tell my uncle or especially my Father. Over time, it was just never mentioned. Both have passed away, and the guilt still looms heavy in my mind So it was nice to see this video, the thumbnail caught my attention instantly.
It looks a lot like my first electric guitar, a Kay. I had it from '62 to '64. Not even any pictures I believe. I traded it off in Rolla, Missouri. It might still be in your area.
I had an old Harmony similar to that style and I liked playing it. Which raises the question for me: How many harmonies can a Harmony guitar hum? I like the looks of that K guitar and would like to play with it.
You might want to at least check the ground wire on the bridge of an electric guitar.. Just to be sure the kid who plays it next isn't killed by it. You never know when they're old like this, and whatever old amp they might plug into. These older amps have a capacitor that protects the high voltage from reaching the coil circuit.. But sometimes when really old they short out. Not good. This earned it the name the "death capacitor".
Hmmm... Not much of a restoration than a setup and cleaning. You Mericans use "restoration" too loosely. And I´d like to hear longer sound demos- I know You can do it. Hidiho
@@zapa1pnt Jup, there are. But I´m a German beancounter. As such I don´t say I restored my Hoyer bass or my Fender clone- because I didn´t. I just cleaned them and set them up the best I could. Jerry DID some restorations I´d call so but not this time- to me.
Jerry RESTORED the guitar to a playable condition is better than new and sounds excellent! Keep up the great work Jerry & Co. and everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Have the exact same Guitar, found "Vanguard" handwritten on the stock under the pick guard, couple years ago, pulled from the closet, dusted it off, & decided do a little restore, & try make it playable, but soon found out the trust rod was stripped, & no longer would adjust, but further tinkering & investigation, I realized that it had likely been tightened so much over the years, it had run out of adjustment, so with some fiddling & a lot patience, I was able to extract the nut, then fabricated a bushing, & with some careful removal of the wood around the truss rod was able to insert the bushing, & get the nut started again, which was also stripped, & needed to reshape & downsize the socket, only to have it break loose from it's hold on the other end....crap! well, it just snowballed from there, & tried My luck at fret board removal removal, with some education watching Your vids, built a double action truss rod, was able to make it fit, & one thing led to another, & routered body to accept a pair of double humbuckers, built a leather pickguard, wrapped the chrome bridge cover with the same leather, sanded & stained the body & neck to compliment the leather, made antler nobs for the volume, tone & three way switch, also used antler to replace the fret makers, & even added small makers along the top edge of the neck, & also done the same for the tuning machine nobs, mine was also missing the Kay emblem when I purchased it, & a Signature Amp, from a local lady who run a bar, that was Her husband's, who had recently passed, package deal for $30 ....oh yeah, also replaced the frets too, with gold frets,,,,all in all, turned out pretty nice, & plays as well.....would send a pic, but not entirely sure how, perhaps just locate Your email.....anyway, just thot I'd share, as it was my first electric guitar as a kid too.....
Peace Out.....& Beyonder
When hunting season is over, you're going to have to dig your Silvertone out and give us a look. Thanks
I really like these old guitars. They're a window to the past and how affordable guitars were designed and manufactured. It makes you wonder why they made some of the design choices they did.
This Kay Vanguard was my first electric guitar back in the 60's when I was a teen-aged wanna be rock star! I played it through a small tube type Supro amp and eventually gave both of them to my then young brother-in-law when I bought my Gibson ES330.
The Vanguard and Supro are now collectibles and worth lots more than I paid for them back in the day.
I don't think he ever did learn to play.
I would dearly love to have the guitar and the amp back in my collection.
Thanks for the memories Jerry! 😃
I had to work on a neck like that over summer, and adjusting the nut was getting me nowhere fast. So, I took the neck off, put small wood blocks on each end of the fret board, set a straight edge on the blocks and put a clamp in the center of the neck and tightened it so the middle of the neck would rise up to the straight edge. Good old summer temps of 90, I set the neck in all its traction outside in the back yard on a stump in the sun and let the heat work on the wood and get it more flexible. I did this for a few days, bringing it in overnight and starting the next day when the temp got up. The truss rod was loosened to begin with of course, and sure enough, I got my relief back to where it was supposed to be. Amazing how over the decades, the wood wants to hold that curve for dear life lol
So glad you cleaned the inside of the chrome bridge plate....many wouldn't bother !
My brother brought me an old closet find to repair for a gentleman selling his home and moving into a managed care facility . He was unaware it had been found and I was told it was a gift from HIS father . I cleaned it up , set it up , making it playable , but didn’t have the time to repair the electronics . I hope I made a new memory.
yes your right, now that you said it, it's a K , i forget about K guitar's it's hard to tell that's for sure , and good job !
I got a 61 KAY Montcliff tiger street maple when I was 14 years old in 1961. It has to speed bump pick ups and the patina is fantastic. I sent it to Randy at the house, but never sleeps. It had neck issues. It was the more expensive model that Kay made. And it has, and it has amazing tone to it after it was repaired. Gold hardware. I have a lot of different guitars, but I get the old Kay and it has amazing sound from those speed bumps pick ups. He did a few videos on this guitar. If you look him up on his channel, it was about two years ago.
You really are "The Man". Love you to bits ❤
Nice work. All of those old student electrics sound good as slide guitars too. Just leave the action high and keep it in open G.
These videos From The Vault are a delight to watch!
These videos from the vault make me feel like a time traveler seeing a bit younger looking Jerry.
This Guitar totally rocks
Wow I’m surprised with its tone. It’s now the perfect beginner entry level guitar. It has life again and will last for generations to come. Great job Jerry 👍🤘
Nice old guitar looking good,gave it a new life, well done Jerry!
There are a couple of these exact same guitars on EBay right now, with eye opening prices. Good for you in rescuing this one. Watchng the oil do its thing on the tunner gears was a real revelation to me. We can see them loosening up as you worked the oil in.
I started on the same guitar. I bought it for 35 dollars used at the buy sell shop Madison Wi.
It had a bowed neck the whole time I practiced on it through 1977 -1980 "If "I knew, then what I know in 2022 about guitar repair I could of fixed it I've even heated up a skunk stripe and removed a broken truss rod. But back 4 decades ago I would of just broke the truss rod/ had I tried to bring it back straight with out using heat and a I beam and clamps . Probably got thrown away
Wow lovely job ,looks fantastic,The old school way is always the best, It didn't sound too shabby 👍🇬🇧🍀
Good job bringing that guitar back to life. I love seeing those old catalog guitars getting fixed. That one actually sounds pretty good!
I have one it comes in an Amplifier, actually inside the Amp. I bought it at auction a few years ago and brought it back. It's in my cave mounted on the wall, it looks excellent amongst my other prize vintage Guitars. Hope your well Jerry not watched for a while my employers have had me at it, lol.
I'll guarantee it didn't play that well when bought new! Great job Jerry.
That thing you call "backlash" I've always known as "play" as in there's a little play in it. I remember it mostly used in connection with the steering wheel of a car but anything bi directional referring to the loose section between clock and anti. Great vid. as usual Gerry
Reminds me of my old starter guitar in the 70's. It was a Gibson style f hole with a pickup. I ended up removing the pickup and kept it acoustic. I believe it was a Trutone. I played the heck out of it. Knowing what I know now, I am sure the intonation was way off, and likely the neck needed a reset. My mom sold it at a garage sale while I was in the Army, along with my Epiphone 12 string. Thanks Emeri for this blast from the past.
Yes, it's a Kay Vanguard, just like my first electric guitar! Can't remember if mine was a single or two pickup model, but otherwise identical. Mine was missing the bridge cover as I recall (55+ years ago). Knobs were identical, silver that was partially worn off. Mine did still have the "kay" headstock badge. It had very high action, and I had no clue that I could have adjusted it!!! It doid actually sound ok (thru a modified hi-fi)
Kay made guitars that were rebranded "Silvertone" for Sears to sell. So did Harmony, Danelectro and others.
Definitely enjoyed that. Thank you Jerry, was great to hear you playing especially 👌🏼
Super restoration of a neat old guitar.
That guitar neck is like me in my advanced years. It doesn’t adapt well to change; even change for the better. 🤣
Yeeaaah, brother! I hear ya. 😁
I used to have the two pickup version of the Kay Vanguard. It was a good little guitar. I put 8’s on it and played finger style.
That's cool! I love guitars like that.
You make me proud!!!!!!!!!!! BATMAN!!!
Love this! Let's have more from The Vault!
The first guitar I got cost $15 in 1967. In 1968 I got a Kay acoustic for $100 new. It had a 4 screw on neck like a Fender Tele electric.Have you ever seen one like it
such a cool old guitar!
I have the exact guitar. Nice job!
I had to have mine refretted- the original frets were beyond leveling. Along with that had a bone nut put in. I don’t have the bridge cover and am looking for one.
Good idea leaving the pickguard in place. Mine shrunk a little after I took it off. There are full size pots in there with a paper in oil capacitor. I love this little beast, great tone from that Zippo lighter pickup
I have the same early 60s guitar which was given to me by my grandfather in the late 70s. The only difference is that mine was branded as a Penncrest made for sale by J.C. Penney. My guitar had to have a neck reset - by carving more wood out of the neck pocket (the opposite of adding a shim). Also, the original brass frets were extremely rough. So, as it was manufactured, it was barely playable (except as a slide guitar). Finally, a few years ago I had a professional luthier give it a "full meal deal" including the neck reset and installing new nickle frets. Even though the guitar is relatively small, it has a slightly longer scale than a Fender, so I prefer to use .009 - .042 super light gauge strings. The old-school pancake pickup sounds great (similar to a P-90). So now I really enjoy playing my vintage American "Penny". Now, I think I will give it some polish and wax like you showed in the video. Thanks so much for your videos!
Love it, these old guitars rarely play well, nice restore, the grandson should be happy for a long time!
I enjoyed that. That was my first “real’ guitar as well. Mine is a Silvertone and like you when i was a teenager I took it apart and repainted it. The original looked like it was painted with a brush. I still have it but I never put it back together as I always thought I’d put more coats on it. I’m an almost 70yr women now and probably won’t be asked to play in a band again but I think I’ll get it out and put it back together now. It is in great condition but as I recall it had a hum. Probably a ground, I hope I can get it out. Thanks
My brother told me, awhile back when tuning a guitar, tune up to the note. I didn't understand why until one of your recent videos also talked about the slight play in worm gears can allow a note to go a bit flat. I knew the principle of the idea but not the mechanics. Thanks Jerry.
Total attention to detail. Great result for a lot of work, nice one Jerry.
This was also my first guitar. Mine was red and it was a Trutone. Exact same guitar but mine did not have a badge, it was printed on the headstock. Bought it used for $5 at a sidewalk sale. I wish I still had it. Not too bad for a first guitar. (Actually my first guitar was plastic)
Dear Rosa String Works; I appreciate your post here! I especially love #Simichrone and #RenaissanceWax..I use both!
I have learned that a lightly dampened with water cloth with some “elbow grease” will clean up a multitude of sins.❤️🧐🤔
Also, on those tuning keys (molded ends) I lightly sand ( file as well) the mold lines till they disappear, then sometimes soak them in a bowl of strong coffee-vanilla and they will look “old.”
Also it's amazing how many people don't understand backlash
If you haven't worked with mechanical things, you're not going to know or think about it.
Just like if you haven't fooled with electronics, you won't know Ohm's Law.
Very cool!!! Another great job, Jerry! That guitar sounds amazing, too.
What a sweet little guitar 🎸
I absolutely love the way you see the value that goes far above the money paid for this old piece of musical Joy from one generation to the next....👍
We have a "gel" in the UK that I've used on those similar machine heads. It's called Finnigan's Waxoyl...it removes rust ...you just brush it on generously, then leave it for a day or too, then clean off. Cleaned up some 60 year old machine heads very well.
My first guitar was a Kay. It was red with a white pick guard. I learned to play on my brother's first guitar it was a Stella flat top. Then I got the Kay with a Kalamazoo amp. from my cousin.
I broke the truss rod on an old bass . It was junk anyway so I took off the fretboard,fixed the rod, and reglued the fretboard back on , painted the ugly white with blue, and it looked and played, and I was able to sell it . I told the seller what I did but he wanted it like that.. my first time fixing an instrument..cool pex
Remarkable craftsmanship and care. Perfect camera work! Thank you Jerry! 🎶🎶🎶
Great one Jerry, it sounded pretty darn good too!
I have one of those--its red and branded Trutone, from the old Western Auto stores back in the 60s
I make sure to put the same screw into the same hole when doing any repairs on any guitar
Nice work master craftsman Jerry..looks remarkable 👏 nice little tune at the end ,suits that guitar..
Sounded like "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash.
That's a great video! My first guitar was and is very similar from the early 70s. I love the wooden bridge, too. Very cool.
Actually, that's the saddle. The bridge is the part holding the strings. Just sayin'. 😁
@@zapa1pnt Well, duh! Of course it isn't. Just sayin'. :)
??? Jerry thought you would enjoy this. It's what you have been saying for years. " Inspirational Stories to Share.
2d
·
A giant ship's engine broke down and no one could repair it, so they hired a Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years of experience.
He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer unloaded his bag and pulled out a small hammer.
He knocked something gently. Soon, the engine came to life again. The engine has been fixed!
A week later the engineer mentioned to the ship owner that the total cost of repairing the giant ship was $20,000.
"What?!" said the owner.
"You did almost nothing. Give us a detailed bill."
The answer is simple:
Tap with a hammer: $2
Know where to knock and how much to knock: $19,998
The importance of appreciating one's expertise and experience...because those are the results of struggles, experiments and even tears.
If I do a job in 30 minutes it's because I spent 20 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes. You owe me for the years, not the minutes."
I had one and it was a Kay. I quickly upgraded to a Hagstrom 12-string.
Have you ever showed your first guitar on camera? And If so any idea the episode? My first was a 2 pickup version.
Nice one, Jerry - as usual! I hope you're using your Player's Points on all of those D'Addario sets you go through. It's worth joining and taking advantage of.
🌞🎅🏻🎉 It sounds pretty good. Thanks!
Jerry, once again you have shown old/cheap instruments do Not have to hang on the wall.
I had a Kay guitar as a kid. Was nice and played pretty well. Good beginner's guitar.
I have a very sad and unfortunate story for you.
When my Father was young, he bought one of these for my Uncle.
It was the star in the eyes of quite a few nephews and nieces for a long time.
When I was a teen around 14/15, I was in a band with "friends", and my Uncle let me use this guitar because the one I had, had been stolen.
I used it for quite a while, and these had a very large and extravagant light metal badge on the head stock.
After some time, I bought another guitar from a place called Daddy's Junky Music Store, so I didn't need this one any longer.
I went to the other guitarists house to get it to bring it back to my uncle and got the run around for about a week... until I finally found out what happened...
This jerk, (who really couldn't even play) had used my uncle's guitar one day when I wasn't around, and pulled a Pete Townsend with it, and smashed it.
I won't go into anymore detail but, I never found a way to tell my uncle or especially my Father.
Over time, it was just never mentioned.
Both have passed away, and the guilt still looms heavy in my mind
So it was nice to see this video, the thumbnail caught my attention instantly.
Saved an amp in the case silvertone from the same fate just in time. Every time I play it thanks me
I've got a National that size, that has the same headstock shape.
Thanks for the video I have a guitar in about the same shape
I had a Sills Searvertone too! A Jupiter! 🙂
It looks a lot like my first electric guitar, a Kay. I had it from '62 to '64. Not even any pictures I believe. I traded it off in Rolla, Missouri. It might still be in your area.
I sure would have liked to have seen a side-by-side comparison with your old guitar.
I buy and sell guitars and I got a near replica of this in a deal, super cool little guitar
A sonic cleaner might be good for the tuners and other metal pieces.
The hardness of the nut "like porcelain" probably explains why they had to use a circular saw to cut it -- whatever it is?
It could have been bakelite. Like the 50s telephones. That stuff is pretty hard.
I had an old Harmony similar to that style and I liked playing it. Which raises the question for me: How many harmonies can a Harmony guitar hum?
I like the looks of that K guitar and would like to play with it.
If not shielded properly, probably quite a few. 🤣😁
You seem to really like that Semi Chrome polish - I wonder if it would restore a fogged up headlight assembly on a car?
Would a little steam heat with the pressure help to re bend the neck?
Hi Jerry what brand of straight edge are you using?
Don't break it!! May be perfect for open tuned slide!!!
Kay Vanguard
You might want to at least check the ground wire on the bridge of an electric guitar.. Just to be sure the kid who plays it next isn't killed by it. You never know when they're old like this, and whatever old amp they might plug into. These older amps have a capacitor that protects the high voltage from reaching the coil circuit.. But sometimes when really old they short out. Not good. This earned it the name the "death capacitor".
From this angle that strap button is not straight.
How can I come and learn from you ?
All you can do is watch his videos. He has Many and they are Very informative.
P.S: He has them indexed, so you can search for specific subject matter.
Hmmm... Not much of a restoration than a setup and cleaning. You Mericans use "restoration" too loosely. And I´d like to hear longer sound demos- I know You can do it.
Hidiho
Nice RESTORATION Jerry!
It is a restoration, to a playable condition. Not a historic/museum restoration. There Are different levels.
@@zapa1pnt Jup, there are.
But I´m a German beancounter. As such I don´t say I restored my Hoyer bass or my Fender clone- because I didn´t.
I just cleaned them and set them up the best I could.
Jerry DID some restorations I´d call so but not this time- to me.
@@billmohelsky7812 Still not.
This is nicely cleaned and setup.
Jerry did do restorations- this is not.
I stick to it.
Jerry RESTORED the guitar to a playable condition is better than new and sounds excellent!
Keep up the great work Jerry & Co. and everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving!