Very Good condition, 7/10, spruce top and walnut |
body, when it came out this model had a spruce top |
and maple body but this had changed by 1946, this |
is the top of the line model from Swedish |
manufacturer Levin in a series they called |
Kay-Tone which was introduced in 1941 and made for |
music publisher Ehrling & Lofvenholm, |
this was the first natural blonde guitars in their |
line-up as the first Levinbranded blonde guitars |
came out in 1947, and according to the adds the |
series had a few different models (archtops Count |
and Duke, more basic archtop Lord and basic |
flattop Prince, the last 2 have never surfaced) , |
has a Single String pickup (manufactured by |
Champion but since they never got a patent for |
this product they ceased production according to |
our sources with on/off switch in the pickguard, |
walnut body, 5-ply neck, threaded output with |
extra hole under the tailpiece, straight neck, one |
repaired crack in the top by the waist, worn |
finish on the top, including original black |
softshell case which fits perfectly for this large |
body, the name Kay-Tone was later used by Thore |
Ehrlings orchestra for the various vocal groups |
that were called Kaytoners and the name came from |
the successful deal that the publishing company |
had done with the Levin guitars |