McKinney Mauna Kea Acoustic Lap Steel

[Guy DeVillez]

I found this little beauty at a yard sale. It was busted up pretty good, but everything was there. Just a bit of glue and it's as good as new. Neck was shaved down, but you can see that it used to look like. Any comments?

Guy

[Guy DeVillez]

Nice decals. Can't tell who made it, but there are some Oahus that have the same body shape, and using different graphic decals.

[Guy DeVillez]

But didn't want to spend anything one it. I don't mind keeping it at all.

[Guy DeVillez]

The occasion was Danny's cover story in the Fretboard Journal. I was just picking up the guitar at Old Style in Silver Lake.

[Guy DeVillez]

I wonder what it was like to play it on your lap with a square neck?

[Noah Miller]

I'm torn; that headstock style is very Regal-esque, but the body shape and checkered binding really look like Kay. I'm leaning toward Kay (probably still Stromberg-Voisinet when this guitar was built).

[Jim Sallis]

Body size and shape, binding, bridge common to Kays of the period, most likely mid- to late-30s. I have a couple of squarenecks from then, including a Deluxe, and have played others. They sound wonderful.

[Michael Butler]

very cool guitar! i've played it and it sounds great!!

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