The Kay-built 619 and its family was
a very popular archtop guitar, available in one way or another for nearly a
decade. Sears sold a bunch, and it pretty much ruled the roost of f-hole
acoustics. The Kentucky Blue and the black with a pinstripe
658 shared some
catalog time, but the 619 family was the top seller, and still widely available
on the market today.
Introduced as the 627/630 Fall/Winter 1959
Retired as the 619
Spring/Summer 1968
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The 619 family
consisted of the initial 627/630 guitars, then became the 619/618
offering, then just the 619. The 619 sold the most and was available the
longest, and
was spec'd out over that time with several odd little design variations; probably more so than any other
Silvertone guitar.
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