NKD!! Austin Hatchet?Mare's Leg?Cort 45? No! Kay K-45!

LeFinPepere · Feb 13, 2022

Awwgh no! I did it again! Could not resist!!
-"Not another guitar!!!"-
-"It's just half-a-guitar!"
-"You think it'll grow if you water it?"-

- "No, it's the axolotl of guitars, it lives somewhere in the limbos of guitarness, it never becomes an adult"...
-"Just like you , heh,?"
And now , Mesdames et Messieurs, la Kay-45!!
Here are some pics, I look forward to reading your comments and suggestions (apart from the obvious "dump it!"). I plan to clean it and keep it mostly as it is, fix what needs fixing, and use it as a E-tuned slide guitar that will make Derek Trucks sooo jealous!

Nuuska · Feb 13, 2022

Larger picks - please

LeFinPepere · Feb 13, 2022

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Nuuska said:
Larger picks - please

Yes , i'm trying but I do not know how to!

GAD · Feb 13, 2022

LeFinPepere said:
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Yes , i'm trying but I do not know how to!

On a PC just drag the pic to your reply box and it will upload.
On a phone, click on the image button and click the box that pops up - it should bring you to your photo library to select.

LeFinPepere · Feb 14, 2022

500 k pots with something like JP engraved.2 mini switches , 1 to select Neck/Both/Bridge and the other a phase switch.It all seems to work fine,so, no swapping!

I (miraculously)changed the size of pics x2 that should be better. What's annoying is that when typing , the pixs keep on moving, and I can't see my typing, it doesn't write where I want it, I definitely hate PCs!
As you can see there's a blue discoloration, I thought it was the brass going amok, but it's the inside blue material of the leatherette bag (now a complete wreck!I'll have to re-make it totally) Can't be easily removed, but, fortunately, it's only in a few places on the back of the guitar. There's a sling swivel (?is that the name?) on the back of the head, I have never seen the like of it. The rectangular brass plate is supposed to hold a lanyard, I wish s.o could explain exactly how...One of the screws instantly broke inside the wood as i touched it, no way to pull it out...Regular cheap Mik tuners on board, not that awful...I like the striped thru-neck; typical Asian 1980es...Big chunky round neck...

LeFinPepere · Feb 14, 2022

Double-cream M.I.K-(and coffee + croissants!) DiMarzio wannabees? (Cort can build anything!!) No hex poles, no DZ engraving on back plate, rust and cardboard,rather good clean sound anyway. Should I investigate further, de-rust and twiddle and soap-wash these pups?
( No, thou shalt not mess with functioning pick-ups of yore, says Jiminy Cricket!) Telecasteristic tail.

The Brass Section, 2 horns , 1 tuba!

Canard · Feb 14, 2022

There are a few of them around if you do a bit of searching. It was apparently marketed as travel guitar.

Here is one example with original bag:

KAY 45 AUSTIN HATCHET 1981 NATURAL | Reverb

1981 KAY 45 TRAVEL GUITAR, ALSO KNOWN AS THE AUSTIN HATCHET.RIFLE SHAPED TRAVEL GUITAR IN GOOD CONDITION. 2 X DI MARZIO HUMBUCKERS SOUND AMAZING 2 MICRO SWITCHES FOR PICKUP SELECTION AND COIL TAPPING, 2 X TONES 1 X VOLUME.COMES WITH ORIGINAL TRAVEL BAG WHICH HAS BEEN PROFFESSIONLY REPAIRED Z...

reverb.com

Some sites claim that the PUPs are DiMarzios.

Canard · Feb 14, 2022

Play on LeFinPepere! It seems to have a cool voice:

Canard · Feb 14, 2022

Nice commentary on the guitar:

LeFinPepere · Feb 14, 2022

Canard said:
Play on LeFinPepere! It seems to have a cool voice:

This could be me , but I do not have as many cushions!(And white hair!) you can't easily play seated with this!I thought of a Steinberger-style foldable leg, can't find that nowhere!

LeFinPepere · Feb 14, 2022

Canard said:
There are a few of them around if you do a bit of searching. It was apparently marketed as travel guitar.

Here is one example with original bag:

KAY 45 AUSTIN HATCHET 1981 NATURAL | Reverb

1981 KAY 45 TRAVEL GUITAR, ALSO KNOWN AS THE AUSTIN HATCHET.RIFLE SHAPED TRAVEL GUITAR IN GOOD CONDITION. 2 X DI MARZIO HUMBUCKERS SOUND AMAZING 2 MICRO SWITCHES FOR PICKUP SELECTION AND COIL TAPPING, 2 X TONES 1 X VOLUME.COMES WITH ORIGINAL TRAVEL BAG WHICH HAS BEEN PROFFESSIONLY REPAIRED Z...

reverb.com

Some sites claim that the PUPs are DiMarzios.

yes , so they claim.

Canard said:
Nice commentary on the guitar:

The candy-bar purplish-jester version is funky, but I prefer the Josh Randall wooden one!

LeFinPepere · Feb 14, 2022

More pics, showing somebody screwed the screws!And the infamous Lone-Star bag, in smithereens...

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real PITA, it fell, cracked and was glued , seems to be ok so far...

LeFinPepere · Feb 14, 2022

I still can't figure out picture-size,where does my text fit in ,it should be next to the picture, but it won't!I feel stupid (and contagious...?)like almost every time I use a PC.

Nuuska · Feb 14, 2022

Hello

I think it is better to have the picture as a row of its own and put the text before/after it.

fronobulax · Feb 14, 2022

LeFinPepere said:
I still can't figure out picture-size,where does my text fit in ,it should be next to the picture, but it won't!I feel stupid (and contagious...?)like almost every time I use a PC.

I find using the Preview option often helps.

if I am really obsessive I Toggle BB Code [ ] and it usually shows me when I have inserted a picture in the middle of some text. I only access LTG on a laptop so these may be less useful for phone or tablet users.

Nuuska · Feb 14, 2022

My advice likewise is PC-based- using phone or tablet fulltime is no-no-no for me @70 - young folks may be fine with it.

LeFinPepere · Feb 14, 2022

fronobulax said:
I find using the Preview option often helps.

if I am really obsessive I Toggle BB Code [ ] and it usually shows me when I have inserted a picture in the middle of some text. I only access LTG on a laptop so these may be less useful for phone or tablet users.

Good advice , I'll try that, thanks Frono!I'm PC-based as well and that's enough!

Guildedagain · Feb 15, 2022

Thx for alerting me to another guitar I didn't know about but need to get ;]

LeFinPepere · Feb 15, 2022

Guildedagain said:
Thx for alerting me to another guitar I didn't know about but need to get ;]

You're welcome!

Guildedagain · Feb 15, 2022

Looks like a lot of the same rocking hardware as this Japan Guild Madeira I had.

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