Kay k45 austin hatchet guitar

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:12 pm

Looks like it should be right at home in Gene Simmons hands.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:20 pm

No, no, no. Here is the real thing...

The Real Thing

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:57 pm

Not often that you can get a real anything for $53.71...

bassassin · Post by **bassassin** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:44 am

The bass sold for $330 eventually - I've never seen one of those before, presumably only the guitar version made it to Britain. Shame - I want one!

So anyway, Paul M - value is probably around what that bass went for, in UK quids about Â£150-Â£180, maybe. Not a fortune, but not too shabby considering these cost Â£108 new back in '83.

I've done a bit of research about the brands, too - Austin was a brand owned by Targ & Dinner, a distributor from Chicago. It would seem likely that they also owned the Targa brand, which appears on the same range of guitars.

Paul W - A book? I'd love to, if I could find the time - but there are probably only about 7 people in the world who'd read it! I do plan to do do a website, though.

J.

bassassin · Post by **bassassin** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:22 pm

These things are turning up everywhere all of a sudden - I really like this bass:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190150130309

Note the giveaway brass inlays...

I think many of these Corts owe quite a bit to these guys:

http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-and-amp/kasuga/198x/index.html

J.

scala · Post by **scala** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:43 am

my workmate got a bargain then, he paid £25.00 at a car boot sale.it has the bag also.