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Anybody got some info about Vinny Roberts?

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bittle
bittle|271

Hi everyone!

https://i.imgur.com/fPZvm92.jpg

This is my old "Vinny roberts" archtop guitar. As far as i know it's a vintage Kay K1 rebranded as vinny roberts, probably from 1953 or so (i've got an old catalog from that era that has the same exact guitar only branded as Kay). No truss rod but reinforced with steel and very thick neck. 17" width body, spruce top and maple curved back (at least thats what the catalog says)

I really love this guitar, and i use it like my main acoustic (dont hate me), it just feels right.

I was wondering if anyone has some info about vinny roberts, i know he was a music instructor or something like that, but theres not much info in the internet. I'm just curious to know more history about this guitar and his "brand".

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