KAY BARNEY KESSEL JAZZ SPECIAL 2 PICKUPS (MODEL 8700) Description
- single cutaway semi-hollowbody body, spruce top, maple back and sides, two bound f-holes, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with split pearl block inlays, Kelvinator headstock with white overlay, three-per-side tuners, rosewood-based bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised acrylic pickguard with Barney Kessel signature, two pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, available in Blonde (Model 8700B) or Sunburst (Model 8700S) finish, 24.75 in. scale, 17 in. body width, mfg. 1957-1960.
This was the premier model of the Gold "K" Line of Barney Kessel guitar models.