Can you identify this shortscale?

ac88 · Post by **ac88** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:41 pm

My and my friend had purchased this thing for next to nothing a few years back. He slapped some flatwounds on it and it plays great. Plunk city.

I think its a Kay or Harmony or something but I haven't been able to find anything online. Does anybody know?

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:30 pm

I'm like 98% sure that's a kay. I swear I've seen it before...

cur · Post by **cur** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:34 pm

My guess was some sort of silvertone.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:42 pm

The headstock shape, bridge, tail piece, tuning pegs and colour scheme look almost exactly the same as a super-old Encore I have. So, perhaps an Encore?

ac88 · Post by **ac88** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:48 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:I'm like 98% sure that's a kay. I swear I've seen it before...

I am thinking this too, but I can't find any with this type of headstock. Now to scour http://kingofkays.com/.

Freddy V-C wrote:The headstock shape, bridge, tail piece, tuning pegs and colour scheme look almost exactly the same as a super-old Encore I have. So, perhaps an Encore?

I can't find any encores with this headstock, but this is clossee..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1970s-T ... 4abedfaa4b

Can't find much on encore guitars.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:01 pm

ac88 wrote:
Freddy V-C wrote:The headstock shape, bridge, tail piece, tuning pegs and colour scheme look almost exactly the same as a super-old Encore I have. So, perhaps an Encore?
I can't find any encores with this headstock, but this is clossee..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1970s-T ... 4abedfaa4b

Can't find much on encore guitars.

Holy shit that's the same guitar! Although it's in better condition than mine... I've never seen another one, that's mega cool. It's at my parents' house at the moment so I wasn't able to check the headstock shape, but yeah you're right, it's not exactly the same.

ac88 · Post by **ac88** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:16 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:
ac88 wrote:
Freddy V-C wrote:The headstock shape, bridge, tail piece, tuning pegs and colour scheme look almost exactly the same as a super-old Encore I have. So, perhaps an Encore?
I can't find any encores with this headstock, but this is clossee..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1970s-T ... 4abedfaa4b

Can't find much on encore guitars.
Holy shit that's the same guitar! Although it's in better condition than mine... I've never seen another one, that's mega cool. It's at my parents' house at the moment so I wasn't able to check the headstock shape, but yeah you're right, it's not exactly the same.

just noticed the bridge is identical to mine, except mine is missing the spring. I think you are onto something.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:22 am

Memphis maybe? does the cavity look like this?

Floorboardinit · Post by **Floorboardinit** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:17 am

I know what it is! Well at least I know what mine is badged as. "Regal"

Bought from a garage sale for $35...I let my 3 year old (carefully) play with it.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:49 am

Excellent first post. Solved a mystery and left a couple of pics. You'll do well here.