1940s Kay Mandolin. Repair Project.

Description

Travel back in time with this cool old mandolin. Made by the late, great Kay Musical Instrument Company in Chicago, Illinois in the late 1940s, maybe early 1950s. It is all original.
It has the original Kluson Deluxe no-line tuners with buttons; bridge; tailpiece with cover; and celluloid pickguard. The back and sides are mahogany. The top is spruce laminate.
The problem is the neck is loose in its slot with the neck heel not flush. I can't figure out how to get the neck out so will leave it to the next guy to fix. There are a couple of tight grain cracks in the top: below the bridge treble side close to the first string; above the bridge bass side and treble side by the neck tongue. There are some scars on the neck heel where somebody unsuccessfully tried to get the neck out of its slot.
Maybe somebody's going to just part it out for the good parts. I don't know. I hope somebody fixes it.
Questions?
It will be well packed with plenty of new 1/2" bubble wrap and shipped in a new 32"x19"x7" stout cardboard instrument box.
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