KAY BASS SERIAL NUMBERS & DATES OF MANUFACTURE

1937 STARTED PRODUCTION

First bass of year:

1938 No. 1800

1939 4000

1940 6500

1941 8500

1942 9700

1943 10,500

1944 11,300

1945 12,000

1946 13,000

1947 15,000

1948 17,000

1949 19,000

1950 22,000

1951 25,000

1952 28,000

1953 31,000

1954 34,000

1955 37,000

1956 38,000

1957 39,000

1958 40,000

1959 41,000

1960 42,000

1961 43,000

1962 44,800

1963 46,600

1964 48,400

1965 50,000

1966 52,500

1967 55,000

1968 56,000

1969 57,000

OCTOBER/1969-END OF PRODUCTION

MODELS

Concert:

C-1; 0-1; Orchestra; 0-100; 0-100B; C-4; C-2; S-100; S-127 Selmer/Kay

Maestro:

M-1; M-1B; M-1W; M/W; WM; M-2; M-4; M-2 Army; M-2 Navy; M-1 Special; TV 21; Fibreglass

Supreme & Swingmaster:

S-1; S-2; S-5; S-6; S-8; S-9; Pro-bass; Slap-bass; Swingmaster; S-127B Selmer/Kay(Concert shape)

Quarter Bass:

S-3; M-3; S-10; H-10; Junior Bass

Five Strings:

M-5; S-51; S-59; S-51B M-5B Chubby Jackson

Baby Bass (Cello bass, Jazz cello)

B-5

Other Possible Brands:

K-Meyer

KustomKraft

Old Kraftsman

K-Kraft

Kraftsman

Kay-Meyer