Kay also made guitars under a few different brand names, such as Silvertone, Truetone, Airline, and Old Kraftsman, among others. Then, in 1928, new owner Henry Kay Kuhrmeyer changed the name to the Kay Musical Instrument Company and began to focus on all types of stringed instruments, like basses and violas and guitars.
In 1918 the company name was changed to the Stromberg–Voisinet Company and added guitars and banjos to the lineup. The Kay Company had a significant impact in the history of guitar making in the USA, and the company always had a plethora of guitars in just about every price range and style.įounded in 1890, the company originally operated as The Groeschel Company and manufactured mandolins. Based in Chicago, the company’s output was impressive, surpassed only by the Harmony Company (also based in Chicago). Throughout most of the 1900s, the Kay Musical Instrument Company was a true behemoth of the American guitar market.
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