No case, although I’ve found that it fits in a dreadnought gigbag. There’s some wear around the binding, especially on the back, and on the headstock, as shown in the photos. Orpheum Archtop 837 1950’s Natural – Buy Now! Kay archtop guitar series#Between 20, Tacoma Guitars made a series of Orpheum guitars. In the 1960’s Lipsky used the brand on Japanese and European imports and dropped the brand by 1972. bought the brand and had Orpheum guitars made by Kay, Regal, and others (that period is when this Kay-produced one was made). It offered its first electric guitar in 1936 the same year as Gibson’s ES-150 although Kuhrmeyer’s Stromberg-Voisinet brand was responsible for what was arguably the world’s first commercially available electric Spanish guitar, the Stromberg Electro, back in 1928. Orpheum went out of business in 1942, but in 1944 New York’s Maurice Lipsky Music Co. The Kay Musical Instrument Company was established in Chicago in 1931 by Henry Kay Kuhrmeyer. Orpheums are less common, though (this is the only 837 I’ve ever held). The only non-original piece of hardware is the trapeze tailpiece, which is stickered Gibson and appears to have been added sometime during the 1960’s.Ī bit of history: Orpheum guitars (and mandolins) were originally a brand of Rettberg and Lange, starting in 1897 when they bought the facilities of New York banjo-maker James H. Tuners and other hardware are original. The Orpheum 837 is similar to a Kay K42. This Orpheum has striking jumbo pearloid fret markers, with double dots at the 5th and 9th frets, which is a common 1950’s style. It has the thick baseball-bat neck profile you expect in a 1950’s Kay-style guitar (Orpheum was made by Kay during the 1950’s), but it’s easy to play all the way up and down the neck. The neck is in good shape with plenty of wear left in the frets. It’s a tight-waisted jumbo body with original white celluloid pickguard and adjustable rosewood bridge. Cream City Music is one of the worlds finest gutar shops with selections including the Vintage Kay Archtop Acoustic Guitar. This 1950’s Orpheum 837 archtop has a great cutting sound, a killer look, and is a true vintage player.
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