Your Grandpa's Guitar

Welcome to Your Grandpa's Guitar. A blog dedicated to the guitars our grandparents may have owned. I hope to emphasize depression era instruments with an even greater emphasis on the so called working mans guitar. Guitars that were made and/or distributed by such companies as Regal, Sears and Roebuck(i.e. Supertone), Maybell/Slingerland, Tonk Brothers, Kay, Harmony and more. I hope you enjoy!!

Saturday, March 18, 2017

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(c)Michael Ochs archives/getty images RIP Chuck Berry - Wildman, showman, one of the greatest songwriters of all time.  You can't ...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Killer Kays!!

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Top Row(L to R) - Truetone electric archtop, Orpheum 1/2 size terz guitar, Kay jumbo - Bottom Row(l to R) - Kay jumbo, Kay Value Leader, K...
Friday, April 15, 2016

2016 Gibson Hummingbird

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If you follow this blog at all, then you must be wondering if this guitar is lost and can't find it's way home.  Yes, it is a bran...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Me and Marie

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I just received a royalty check from CD Baby last week.  Not exactly going to pay the mortgage, but a fun piece of mail to receive. So l...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Ry Cooder

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Had a chance last night to see Ry Cooder playing with Ricky Scaggs and The Whites.  If there is any player who I think could relate to the i...
Sunday, September 6, 2015

1930's Slingerland Songster Acoustic Guitar

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Time to take a little trip back to the 1930's when Hoover was ousted by Roosevelt and Ludwig was ousted by Slingerland as the country...
Monday, May 11, 2015

1950's Kay K161 Thin Twin Electric Guitar - AKA - Jimmy Reed

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At long last, my very own Thin Twin.  I have been on a search for this guitar for a number of years now and have never been able to nail o...
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I have always loved the style, look and sound of the off brand/department store guitar. In a world of Gibson, Martin and fender they are the underdog that i always find myself rooting for.
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