Havin' a Hootenanny? Well,
this four string guitar will look right at home with your attempt at being the
Kingston Trio or Brothers Four or the New Main Street Singers. As often happens when a large
company tries to jump on a bandwagon, sometimes the wagon rolls on by before the
jump is made. Such was the case with the 661, offered for only one year.
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The 661 came along to capitalize on the folk craze
of the early 60s. Kay built upon the shape of the popular 618/620 and came up
with a tenor guitar. It was only available for a one year catalog cycle, as the
folk boom of the early 60s had clearly been supplanted by the British Invasion
and rock and roll. So, a passing fad, and a rare guitar.
Introduced:
Spring/Summer 1964
as the 57H661L at $32.95
Retired:
Spring/Summer 1965
as the 57A661L at $32.95
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A few external links that may be of use:
TenorGuitar.com
Tenor Guitar Wikipedia Entry
