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Thanks for all the good information. I would have it installed permanently. My guitar tech is also checking out pickups. I think that JJB 220 might be exactly the right choice. I'm trying to keep...

I want to electrify my old Kay mando so I can use it on electric gigs with my band. What is the best reasonably priced mandolin pickup out there? I see them on Flea-bay from $2.64 up to almost $300.

Over a year ago, I bought an old Kay mando with a Kelvinator headstock, learned a few chords, and that's about it. It's been sitting ever since, waiting for me to get serious about really learning...

I'd like to put a pickup in or onto my Kay mando so I can use it in the band. Does anyone have any recommendations? My budget is limited. I'd like to be able to install it myself if possible, and I'm...

Thanks for the info. I figured late 50's, as that's when the Kelvinator guitars were around. It's certainly a pretty cool looking instrument, not a great mando by any means, but it is Ok as a starter...

Here's the Kay mando I just bought off Fleabay. I have been trying to ID it. I even called Stan Jay from Mandolin Brothers, but he wasn't sure. Picture below. There's an N stamped inside the left F...

I realize $150 isn't much, but that was my budget for a mandolin this time around, so I went with an older American-made instrument, albeit one that has some played-in mojo and history behind it,...

Hi Jim...Good news. I won that Kelvinator Kay today on eBay for $130. It needs a small amount of work and a setup, but according to the seller, it's perfectly playable. I should have it next week.
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Hello...I'm a guitar player and drummer, looking for a nice, older Kay, Harmony, Regal, Strad-O-Lin, or other vintage and lower priced mandolin to start on. I have my dad's old '60's no-name Japanese...