Trying to date a Kay archtop I bought recently. I HAVE A H THE FULL SERIAL NUMBER IS H IS THERE A WAY TO GET THE YEAR IT WAS MADE? Ed: Let me tell you what I know Kay guitar models usually. Unlike other guitar manufacturers, Kay rarely placed a serial number inside its instruments, so to determine the age of a guitar a visual. Kay instruments have never featured meaningful serial num- bers, so basically there is no way other than approximation to de. I have a Kay acoustic the serial number is L, it has been in my family Hi, I have a Kay Archtop guitar and the model No.
Kay instruments are tricky with no understandable serial number system, questionable reliability on finding stamps, and model numbers that.