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posted by James Calhoun @ 5:52 PM
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I'm trying to find out whatever I can about a guitar I've inherited. The lable says CUSTOM BUILT, CLASSIC GUITAR, THE HARMONY COMPANY, CHICAGO 9, ILL. #173.
Reading through many sites I've found no info. on Harmony custom made guitars.
Is anyone familiar with these guitars or can auggest sources?
I'd like to know about the manufacture, how this guitar rates in quality (or these guitars in general) when it may have been made etc. etc.
...................Thanks.............................
I'm a novice.....
I also have a Harmony I picked up this week.... built in Chicago. I could not find the model number inside on the gold oval Harmony "Classic Guitar" (custom built) manufacturer's label.
I then found a number above the gold label stamped in old faded black ink on the wood which reads 2155 H 173.
Do you know where I can look for the history of this guitar? It tells you not to use anything but nylon or gut classic strings. Why is this? .....a more mellow tone?
The wood is beautiful and a dark and deep finish. It has never had any electronics....
Looks like a classic....
I want to get some strings and see how it sounds. It also came with the original black hard case with a 60's style "Flower Child" sticker on the lid..... think where this may have been over the years... :-)
Thanks for anybody's help.
I'm a novice.....
I also have a Harmony I picked up this week.... built in Chicago. I could not find the model number inside on the gold oval Harmony "Classic Guitar" (custom built) manufacturer's label.
I then found a number above the gold label stamped in old faded black ink on the wood which reads 2155 H 173.
Do you know where I can look for the history of this guitar? It tells you not to use anything but nylon or gut classic strings. Why is this? .....a more mellow tone?
The wood is beautiful and a dark and deep finish. It has never had any electronics....
Looks like a classic....
I want to get some strings and see how it sounds. It also came with the original black hard case with a 60's style "Flower Child" sticker on the lid..... think where this may have been over the years... :-)
Thanks for anybody's help.
I too am a novice
My mother had been given a harmony for her birthday. it is a chicago classical guitar, with the number 6029H171 in black ink on the wood, and another marking in blue ink on the inside of the guitar F-70-AP and under that in really small faded ink is the words made in USA. It also had a black hard case with out anything on it, i was wondering if these guitars were a well known guitar of the time and if there was more value to it that you can still see the stamp of what i believe is a stamp of cirtifaction on the inside of the body?
if theres any way to please contact me at ddr4lifeshadow@hotmail.com
same person as in the last post she got it back in the 60 and it was given to her new.
any info would be apreacated.
ddr4lifeshadow@hotmail.com
Please help me find out more info, on this great Harmony Acoustic Guitar.
The closest it looks to, it that Sovereign 1203 guitar, the body looks the same, as well as the bridge, but the headstock doesn't look the same.. no trussrod either.
And the pick guard is differn't
The pick guard on it that looks exactly the same as the 1971 Harmony model 942 Stella, without the etching on it....
I bought this Harmony Folk Guitar up in the state of Maine.
It's not a classical, it has regular straight tuning pegs. I have not found "any info" on this guitar anywhere. I have balled-end nylon folk guitar strings on it. Sounds great, plays great. Action on it is awesome.
Inside details:
Made in U.S.A. Chicago IL.
Model number 319-12390000 on the label in gold
5(or 3)then 995H1239 , On the inside wood, stamped
Also stamped on the inside F-75 (Fall 1975? Correct?) on the "bottom" of the neck joint inside the guitar.
I bought this guitar, because I always thought that Harmony was made in Japan or Korea.. You have a very awesome web site.. I hope you can help me identify this model.
I'll send you a picture VIA email, if you like...
Sorry, forgot my email address for the post above.
If you have any info or want me to send you a pic,
email me at
ghostrelay@yahoo.com
Thanks,
"Happy"
Hi folks...
Yep... got me one of them Harmony guitars. This one is a newer import... Les Paul style, two humbuckers, one volume and one tone knob, tune-o-matic style bridge, purple burst color
(center of guitar is purple which fades to black), three position toggle switch for the pickups. The guitar body wood is unknown, bolt-on neck is maple with what looks to be a very
light color rosewood fretboard. I paid something like $70.00
for it two years ago from Rondo Music in New Jersey. Serial # 012007. I tried giving it to a friend as a house warming gift
but for some reason they couldn't deal with having a pretty
nice guitar as a gift... so they gave it back to me some months later. Then I tried selling it to my nephew a few weeks
after he discovered girls... turns out he'd rather spend his money on other things at this point... so it has once again come back to me. Here it will stay. What I like about it is first the color... it looks great... second...it stays in tune remarkably well for such an inexpensive instrument. I may have gotten "lucky" with the sealed tuners on this guitar. It also sounds like a Les Paul... the cheapest Les Paul style guitar
I have ever come across. Unfortunately for me I play left-handed guitars... so I may use it as a loaner for my guitar students, and/or hang it on the wall as playable art.
The only problem I've had with it is the fretboard started showing signs of splitting because my nephew never cleaned it or maintained it in any way. I put some fretboard conditioner on it and it soaked it up like a sponge. Problem solved. I'd like to know when and where it was made... perhaps one day I'll find out. This is a remarkably well made and attractive inexpensive guitar, and I've never seen another one.
MY DAD USE TO BUY & SELL USED INSTRUMENTS IN THE EARLY 90'S, OLD HARMONYS USED TO CROSS HIS PATH QUITE A BIT.I MYSELF OWNED 2 EARLY HARMONY ARCHTOPS WITH F-HOLE CUT OUTS, 1 WAS A TOBACCO SUNBURST THAT HAD BEEN PLAYED PRETTY HAD FRETBOARD HAD SOME WEAR AND THE FINISH WAS WORN FROM SWEAT.THE OTHER WAS A LIGHTER SUNBURST WITH B/W ROPE BINDINGS ALL AROUND REALLY NICE GUITARS,GREAT PLAYERS I MISS THOSE THINGS, GREAT SIGHT.
I GIG ALITTLE MOSTLY STREETS BUT I ALSO HAVE A ROY SMECK TENOR BANJO & 3 HARMONY UKULELES NOTHING REAL FANCY BUT I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING A ROY SMECK VITA UKE SOUNDED TRULY MAINLAND WOULD LOVE TO OWN ONE SOMEDAY. ANY HOW THE BANJO PLAYS GREAT. BAKELITE INSTRUMENTS SOUND GREAT. MACCAFFERRI HAD A GOOD IDEA.
Hi,
just bought a Harmony Sovereign 1203; I wanted a second gutiar to use in alternate tuning, to avoid too much breakage of strings by changing tuning all the time. The guitar has suffered some mistreatment ( filed out bridge and saddle to lower the action), bridge glued in place with lots of spilling near bridge), but it sounds verrrry good after I put on new strings (light gauge). Very slight lifting of the neck, but not enough to have a reset done. Neck straight and very easy to play. I'll try to put in a new saddle myself sometime. Pickguard has been changed, and while doing so the top was badly damaged, still the damage is more esthetical than structural. I plan to use this Sovereign in DADGAD tuning, to lower the string pull: the top has bellied a bit in the past, I don't want to pull off the bridge.
The wood is - generally - in very good condition; back and sides are solid, top has suffered (see above) and the finish has scratches; it has been played and thrown around, but seems ready to live ever after..
The machines have been changed: no 3-in-a-row, but single units.
I wonder when it was made: it has original 4594H1203 stamp on the inside on the back. I wonder where it has been...
I love the sound of this Sovereign; not too boomy or ringy, good definiton of every note played. I think it's a keeper :-)
Carry on the good work on this site, plan to return often. Good music, from Laser ( Belgium)
Ruby says..
I have a Harmony, I bought in 1967 from a music store. It is sunburst
in color, with nickel frets and tuning keys, with mother of pearl inlay markers. Has a bigsby tail piece, with 3 pickups with individual control switches, with 6 sound control knobs. Made for Professional use, and uses professional strings only on it.
It is in excellent condition, and beautiful. My first guitar and will be my last..this guitar was made in the early 60's I think, I am Positive it came from the Harmony Guitar company in Chicargo.
It has it's identifying sticker inside still in excellent condition also. It is truly a piece of art.. It has been to Nashville, Tennessee for use in
recording some gospel songs on records. It is a Hollow body, with the most beautiful sound of all guitars ever..It's original cost in the early 1960's, was pretty expensive for that time...but worth it. It is all original.. It was, and is, my first love in musical instruments.. It is still beautiful as ever, and still sound wonderful.
My first guitar was a gift from my uncle. It was a Patrician and given to me in 1962. (wish I still had it). I played professionally for 8 years in the 60's. I have just recently picked up a gold Stratotone. There is nothing on it to say what year it was made that I can see. I know they were made up to 1957 and then hollow bodys took their place. I understand they are very rare and very valuable according to the Harmony site. Does anyone know what kind of price these beautiful guitars bring. This one is in near pristine condition. Thanks for your help.
Hi all. Wondered if anyone has knowledge of Harmony model and/or serial numbers, specifically for ukes. I just bought what I think is a 50s or so Roy Smeck soprano uke with the headstock label missing. On the back of the headstock however, it says: "model 319, 12552100 Made in USA."
Anyone know how I can positively ID this? Thanks.
I have a harmony consolectric steel Bj.ca 1940 exc.3 beine built in tweed amp guitar, that was given to me it is missing the 3 legs but works and is in good shape can you tell me if it is worth anything or something to hang on to. I would appricate any information thank-you my email is garylevering@aol.com
I have a Roy Smeck model semi-solid body guitar; Red body, with white edging. It it a double cutaway, with two pick-ups, and a beautiful instrument. I bought it for $35 at a flea market, about 10 years ago -couldn't believe my luck. It is identical to one I had in the Navy in early 70's, and sold (to my regret) for $25, when I was discharged. The "new" one is, I think, late 50's or early 60's vintage, has a great action, and plays very well. I wouldn't trade it for a Gibson of the same type, which it look like.
I notice alot of questions but no one seems to answer-I also need info on a four sting(is that a Uke?)I have numbers but do not know where to go to check them out.All help would be appreciated very much. Reginalgreen@hotmail.com
Hi,
I acquired a guitar. It is a small four-stringed guitar. I believe it is a baby tenor guitar. There are no brand markings on the guitar, but there is a small sticker on the top that says:
"Harmony" in the logo
"REG. US PAT. OFFICE NO. 627,412"
then "The Harmony Company"
"Chicago, U.S.A."
If anyone has any information about where I can learn about either this particular guitar or baby tenor's in particular, I would be grateful. Just title the email Baby Tenor Guitar info. Thanks.
Email: whoami7891@yahoo.com
My first guitar was an Epiphone blackstone, dark sunburst archtop, circa 1937, given to me by my uncle who had suffered a stroke, and at an age (12) when I couldn't appreciate it fully.
Later in my life I bought a Harmony H75 from Andy's workshop in Denmark Street. God She was lovely, and such an action.
I just bought what was described on E-bay as a 1972 ' handbuilt in america' accoustic 12 string, bearing in mind that the seller had said it had been lovingly cared for, and the action was so sweet, that it didn't rip your fingers to pieces.
what arrived in the mail was certainly a harmony, but certainly not a 1972, ( I wish I had looked up a catalogue ), and the action so bad, that you'd need a steel press to hold down a barred A.
It has the guts to call itself an H 6820-12.
hey guys, this is one to avoid.
My son is looking at a Harmony banjo and we are trying to find out about the brand. When were these made? Is it a good idea? Thanks.
I have an accoustic single cutaway. Looks just like a Martin. The serial # is 0-1003. How do I find out how old and where it was made?
danames@charter.net
Hey All,
I just bought a Harmony Sovereign 2098H 1260 at a Goodwill Store for $42. How'd I do? What year was it built.
Thanks,
Tim
Louisville, KY
I just built a Harmony flying v body. I was driving home and saw the body in a garbage pile. It was split in half, missing one of the points, had nothing in it but 1 of the tune o matic posts. Lucky for this guitar I worked in a cabinet shop for 3 years. I glued, screwed, and bondo ed it back into a guitar. Oddly enough the other guitarrist had garbage picked a neck the week before and I made it work. The whole thing went together for under 50 bucks with random parts I had laying around the practice spot. If anyone is interested in pics drop the band an email and I'll take some. Inexorus@yahoo.com
For those who ant information about th price of the Harmony company's gutars, juste go th this web site:
http://www.broadwaymusicco.com/Harmony19.htm
I have a '58 H49 Stratotone Jupiter. What a fine guitar! The De Armond Golden Tone pickups sound incredible. Pure blues! THIS is the sound.
Hello,
I need help with identifying a vintage harmony electric guitar…….
I purchased a 1963 vintage harmony electric guitar with a case and cable at garage sale for $45.00.
cool deal?
My problem is I don’t know the model.
The body looks like a fender Jaguar with out all those sliders and switches.
It has two pick ups and a rose wood adjustable bridge.
Does this make sense to anybody?
Can you help me?
Jake.
Hi ,
I was given a Harmony Sovereign Jumbo acoustic about 15 years ago by my dad. I have no idea where it came from originally, but he had it about the same lenghth of time before me.
I understand thet the 1260 is the superior model, I have no serial number on mine- but have seen a few c560s on ebay and wondered if these were of a similar quality?
I have a Harmony 1233? it has 1 pickup at the bridge and says Harmony on the head stock....Is it a Harmony Electric Acoustic
email me at coach_ee @yahoo.com
Thanks
Hi out there,
I recently acquired a Custom Built Classic Guitar. Label inside says Harmony Co. 5675, #173.
Is there anyone who can give me some history or value of this instrument. It is in new condition, still in a case .
I would be forever grateful. Please e-mail me with your responses
JuaHein@aol.com
thanks
1965 Silhouette/Model H-19
I saw this guitar at a store in town a few days ago. I didn't know anything about it other than it looked cool as hell, and it played pretty nice. There was no price tag on it, so I aksed the sales guy how much it was. Without looking it up on the computer, he told he thought it was around $150. I thought for that price I'd definitely take it. Unfortunately, the computer told him they were asking $350 for it. I told him I'd go home and think about it, and that I might come back.
Fortunately, a quick search lead me the way to http://www.broadwaymusicco.com ..and the price guide there gave me good reason to go back down and haggle with the price a bit. I told the guy that I'd looked into it, and that I wouldn't give him any more than $250 for it. (still too much, I know) ..He thought for a moment, and said he couldn't take any less than $300 for it. I thought for a moment, and realized that I had $30 left on my store credit, from a pedal I returned months earlier, so I figured what the hell. I'm not much of a haggler, and I tend to want what I want, when I want it, so I took it away for $270. It came with a case that's in great shape, and after only an hour and a half of playing it I must say that I'm rather pleased with it's variety of sounds and it's playability.
If anyone wants to chime in and tell me how badly I got ripped off, I'd be happy to hear it. A search on Ebay hasn't lead me to any other H-19's, past or present, so I figure I got exactly what I paid for. Another vintage guitar that I'll play until the day I die.
This link will take you to a pretty choppy pic of it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/Kudgel/12010b61.jpg
I have a '57 Harmony Master in the sunburst colouring, with the original pick-guard. The anchor that holds the strings to the tail has been replaced and does not look as good as the ones in the photos. I recieved this guitar from my grandmother many years ago. It had been left in her basement by a boarder who couldn't pay his rent. It has some cracks in the top on the F holes, but it still has a beautiful sound. I am wanting to get it restored, and will probably have the action lowered when I do this, as it is too high to play easily. I have a cheap guitar I bought in Mexico that plays beautifully with a nice tone, so I usually use that one. However for performance purposes, the Harmony looks much better. Any advice on restoration? Most guitar shops here don't think its worth it, but this isn't about increasing the guitars monetary value. If you have any advice that might be useful, please e-mail me @ ChristianWP@hotmail.com
i have a blonde harmony single pu
has radio knobs, rosewood finger board with block inlays has a fleur-di- lis design in head stock and a harp tali piece. i think it says H 62 or 65 maybe i cant tell anyone know anything about this guitar.
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Hello,
I am trying to determine the value of a vintage Harmony electric guitar given to me several years ago by my father. It is a Les paul copy in sunburst, two pickups, great condition. I can email pics.
Thanks, Lairdog
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hi I have a 12 string harmony model no. H 570-12, says its made in korea just trying to find some info on it, dont want to sell, its to beautiful and sounds heavenly. thanks!!!
Hi:
I just picked up an early 60's Harmony Meteor that seems mostly original except that the metal pickguard braket is missing. Anyone know where I might be able to get my hands on one...either vintage or reissue?
Thanks,
Les H
Maybe you can help - my husband & I just inherited a 1967 Harmony Sovereign 1203 and we're trying to determine it's value in case we need to insure it. We know it is all original with the case and has been kept at my husband's grandfather's house and rarely played. Can you help us figure that out?
Thank you!
Hi! I am trying to find info about a student guitar I bought at auction for $2.00. The numbers are 01249, with an 8 to the left of the 'Harmony' stamp, and an "S" on the upper right. It also says Made in China, which leads me to believe it is from the 70's or later. I think the pattern on the front is called sunburst, and it covers the entire front fading into a dark edge.
I'm sure this is not a "Classic", but for 2 bucks I couldn't go wrong! I am not a guitar player, so my daughter and I are going to learn together.
Thanks for any help-Valerie S.
Hi,
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Anyone knows a great deal out there ?
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Amichele
Hi there, just stumbled on this site.
I had two Harmony guitars in the early 80's. I was enamored with the Les Paul, so when I saw guitars in the JC Penny Christmas catalogs, I immediately asked for one.
My first guitar ever was a Harmony Les Paul copy. This was a brown satin finish, with two black open coil humbuckers. The design was a copy of the Gibson "The Paul" Les Paul. It came with a package deal with a 10 watt Harmony amp, which had a volume, tone, and tremolo control. I still have the amp, and it still works.
The second Harmony LP copy was a gloss sunburst, with two chrome covered humbuckers, bolt on maple neck.
Hi Harmony lovers,
I have just ran across a 12 string acoustic Harmony that my husband bought back in the late 60's or early 70's. I have looked at all the pictures and none have the same look that this one has. It has a full head with a design in the middle of the string winders. I've been unable to find any numbers or letters in the body, I'm going to keep looking, but if anyone can help, please e-mail me at zethywinters@yahoo.com, and put something about the guitar in the subject area so I'll know its not a spam please. Thanks alot, and happy playing.
Please help, I just bought what appears to be a 1959 harmony rocket, it is the one pickup single cutaway model. It is pretty rough and it looked like someone had replaced the pickup along the way. It is a chrome covered humbucker with 6 adjustable pole pieces and a black plastic trim ring. I took the electronics out of the guitar and it all appears to be original? The bottom of the pickup says made in japan-15414. I have never seen this pickup on this guitar, can this be the original pickup? The hole for the pickup in the guitar is pretty hacked up.
Please email me at:
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Thanks
Hi, I'm doing a social studies degree at college and conducting a study into people who make friends via the internet. I've used this site (friends online) to contact potential contributers but wondered if you knew of any other way I could contact interested people.
Many thanks
Hi there. My Father bought a Harmony guitar in 1949 during the Korean War. He was coming back from a 4 day pass in Sasibo, Japan. The guitar has remained at home for years and when he passed away in 1992, it was passed to me. I am having it rebuilt as time has warped the neck and split the seams. I'm curious as to how it should look to try and keep it original?
I was getting strings and all i had was a 20. the guy couldn't make change because the store was going out of business. So he said "well what else might you be looking for?" i was gonna just take a strap. But i pressed my luck a little, "well what i REALLY want is an acoustic, i just gave mine to my papaw for his birthday"
i had been playign this stella there and he gave it to me for the change on my strings. 14 bucks man. I like the guitar a lot it's got a smaller scale and a pretty unique red design. i gehri-rigged the bridge with cardboard, it had a piece of like, solder on there originally. I'm not sure when it was made, I'm thinking 60's but it might be older than that. If anyone can help me out with dating it, i'd really appreciate it, it's my favorite guitar.
my email's detectivemacho@gmail.com
Hi I have just been given a Harmony Paloma guitar I believe it to be very old possible late 1930,s or maybe 40,s i believe it was given to my nan by the yanks at the base down the road during world war2 I am in the uk I would like to find out more about this guitar. It has a small ballerina near the centre hole but this could have been added later
oops my email address is essexgirl67@hotmail.com...
I got a Harmony Sovereign 1266 flattop in 1967 while growing up on a little farm in the Swan River Valley, Manitoba, Canada. By 1977, the neck joint was loose so I carefully removed the neck with steam and a hot knife, re-shimmed the sides of the dovetail and repaired it. I gave it to Al Racketti who was the guitar teacher at the original Winnipeg Folklore Center 107 Osborne St. A couple of years ago, I heard that Al passed away. That was a great guitar! Those were great days and made wonderful memories!
My son just bought a 1204. It needs a pickguard (the swirly type). Does anybody have one that they would part with? Also, I've seen 1204's from 1971 with and without headstock binding. Is the one with binding a deluxe model?
kelly.moore@honeywell.com
I purchased a lap steel Harmony and amp, I believe in 1947. Would anyone know what it would be worth today???
Don
I have a 1962 H49 Jupiter with two of the tone/ volume knobs missing. Does anyone know where this mini-shaft bakelite/plastic knobs can be found???
Thanks!
I inherited a 1959 H45 Mars hollowbody electric when my dad passed just before Christmas, and although I have been playing guitar since I was 12, I never played his electric until after he died. I got it sticky with nicotine and tar, and dirty, with only 5 strings.....Well, I took it apart, washed the hardware in the sink, and scrubbed down the body with a Norwex cloth (dense fibre, no chemicals needed). Put it back together, put a new set of D'addarios on it, bought a new cable for it, and plugged it in to the '59 Fender Champ that came with it. Great sound!! I didn't like the wimpy Champ, even if it was a good tube setup. I sold it on Ebay, and got a Johnson Millenium AND a Fender G-DEC for it. Well, the JM150 really made this guitar come alive. From what would seem a cheesy single pickup with very basic electronics, serious jazzy sound issues forth. I love this guitar. I've got a Peavey electric, an Ibanez and an Oscar Schmidt hollow body, but this Harmony is light as a feather, and sounds like a million bucks. Nice, tight action, and smooth, baby....real smooth. Next , I want an H75, or maybe a Patrician.....we'll see. I have to sell to make room on my guitar wall.
I own a 66' Harmony Rocket since 76' it's cherry red with two pickups. I just it it's my favorite. A few I bought a Harmony Stratotone with one pickup,this is a 67' model it needed very little work and new tuners it plays great.
I hope that Harmony would make more re-issue classics for Rockets, Stratotones, Bobcats, and the other classic models.
When I was in high school in the mid-80s, one of my buddies bought himself a really cool 1969 Harmony Rocket guitar from a secondhand store, and used it on stage for a while. After a year or so, he bought himself a Telecaster, and he sold the Rocket to me for $90. It has been my baby ever since. It's a red two-pickup double-cutaway model. Of course the pickguard has since broken, but I still have the pieces and the mounting bracket, so I've been meaning to try to fix it instead of buying a new reproduction guard. Although I now own several other guitars, this one is by far my favourite because it's a nice light guitar with a great sound, and besides, it looks really cool. I took it to college with me, and one of my friends liked it so much that he went out and bought one himself. I have been on the lookout for another cheap (and by that I mean inexpensive) Rocket, but they seem to be quite popular and the ones offered on eBay are mostly out of my price range, or get snapped up by dealers. I would also like to find a real Harmony Stratotone, not one of the many copies and knockoffs made for other companies. The 'atomic note' logo is my favourite guitar insignia.
I have an old Harmony student guitar I would like some info on, it was bought in the early seventies. The serial number is H-6340 with a steel reinforced neck. It was my bang around and lesson guitar when i was young. I recently put some new strings on it and was blown away by the rich open sound. I would really like any info someone could share. Th instrument says "The Harmony Company Made in the USA". Thanks Jwedge1726@aol.com
hi
i purchased a harmony guitar about 2 years ago and what i can tell it is an exact replica of a gibson 335 model,it has est 1892 on the headstock and i absoloutly love it.
The place i bought it from told me it was about 20 years old and there was only a limited number made.
The guitar plays great and looks fantastic, however i can not find any information or even a picture of my guitar anywhere not even on the net so i would appreciate it if someone could help me identify it and give me some information on where it was made etc.and maybe there is some one else out there that has the same model.
I can not find any info on the guitar i.e model number etc.
Thanx for your help....mick.
Hello-
Looking for help in identifying the model and year of what appears to be a Harmony Folk Acoustic guitar. Received it from a relative who was cleaning out closets. Numbers inside the body are 6657H12291 and an upside-down stamp of 01901. Thanks!
Hi all,
I'm from Italy, so please would you excuse my english.
I found in my uncle's cellar a guitar, he bought many years ago when he was working in NYC, an Harmony Patrician H1407, with several scrubs on the top. It has been my first guitar. Great sound and great look-like. Now I'm interested to know the value of this guitar forecast a restoration work by a professional luter. If anyone can help me I'll send pictures, please contact me at giancarlodonofrio@tiscali.it.
Thanks a lot.
Hi--
I'm wanting to learn what year my #162 folk Harmony was made. The date stamp is long faded away. The serial number is 4939H162, but it looks like there might have been another digit right after the "2," maybe a "1." Where can I date Harmony guitars by serial number please?
Thanks-- JWF
I too have a Harmony guitar i believe, that i cant find any info on. Its called a Marwin Triumph, and is a f-hole, archtop 6 string acoustic. I picked it up in Helensburgh, Scotland. Any info about this guitar would be appreciated. Its serial number is 4770H1333. I have photos of it if anyone is interested. My email is antony2112ATyahoo.co.uk
It really is a nice guitar with a very nice action. Ive had it about 15 years, and had some restoration work done to it, but i am thinking about selling it on perhaps. Good site this. Would be good though if it was possible to add a Harmony guitars serial number and photos, to try and get info about all the Harmony guitars that where ever made. Thanks for any info. Kind regards, Antony.
Hello, Harmony owners! I have a Harmony Master. I dont know how to read the sn#. It's 3157H945. I would be very grateful if someone could tell me what my archtop is. I suspect a 1957,mdl.945.Thanks, please email me at wayne066@peoplepc.com
I bought my H54 Tobacco sunburst Rocket around 1965 here in the UK. I just loved the look and sound it made. Over the years, I sold my amp, and the poor beast just sat in the attic in it's original case. About 15 years ago, I tried half heartedly to get it playable, but ran out of motivation.
Last year, I decided enough was enough and got a guitar wizard in Manchester to do the job properly. She came back looking and sounding greater than ever, but with a warped neck that means playing above the 5th fret is VERY hard. So I have just bought a replacement neck on eBay which I am waiting for.
She's a Spring 1960 model, so I am going to celebrate her 47th birthday along with my 58th in 6 weeks time.
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Can someone tell me if a Harmony Cremona (the # inside is 282H1307) has any value, and if so, about how much? If you think it has any value, I can send a picture of it so you can see the condition. I would say it is in fair (a few scrtaches and light cracks) but overall not bad...
Thanks,
JC
jcbrelo@verizon.net
I have a Harmony archtop,tenor guitar with 4459H950 stamped inside. Does anyone know about this guitar? I've had since 1960s.
I have a Harmony Tenor Guitar from around 1960s. It has inside 4459H950. Archtop, redish. Anyone know about this guitar and maybe its worth or history?
I have a Stella Harmony tha i believe to be a 1960 model. I found what appears to be a serial number. It's 118H 929 and i'm not sure what it is exactly. I got it from my aunt and used it for the first year of my guitar lessons. It has some major problems with tuning, because the nuts didn't want to turn. It went copletely out of tune and not even the guitar repair shop can fix it, so it's stuck that way. The date is worn almost completely away, but i found a guitar that looked exactly like it on the inernet, and it said it's 1960. I really want to find out it's value, so if anybody can help me out or give me a link to a place that can, you can contact me at ryan.fordgt@hotmail.com, and if you try to spam me, i have junk mail activated, so it will just send spam to junk mail automatically. thanks to anybody who helps.
anybody ever seen a eddie peabody stratotone ?
i thought he was a banjo player?
A friend from Michigan gave me his early seventies H6128 Stella. It's in NH now, and all original. I usually use open tunings and play slide. Glass and metal slides, sometimes vertical with slide on pinky, sometimes horizontal with slide in palm.
I like Furry Lewis and Bukka White.
I am baffeled. I just was given a Harmony H303 guitarby the original owner. She bought it in the early 60's and it has never been played. It's Sunburst, has a quilted maple back, and is 34" in length. It is also labeled "made in Taiwan'. My research indicates there are only amps with the H303 model # and that Harmony didn't make guitars overseas. Can anyone help me?
Bruce Howarth
Homestead, Fl
bhh15@hotmail.com
I got a rosewood Larivee, a d12-28 Martin, a Taylor 555, a 1953 Martin 0-18 and a HARMONY H162. I play the Harmony alot more! I love the H162s..good and basic and a brighter sound than the Martin!
im looking for a used yet plable harmony stella any one knows where i can find one i indiana post something please
I have an Asian Harmony hardtail that I have not been able to identify. My luthier says it's a 70's but he's never seen one quite like it. I read once that the only way to value a Harmony is how much you'll or how much you will take. This is the truth, my hardtail is a Les Paul knock off with the most fantastic neck you have ever fingered. I found this at a yard sale for $120. walked away, went back the next day and offered $100. and took it straight to my luthier, new nut, set neck, new control knobs (Les Paul's). For years I yearned for a true Les Paul, played many owned by friends. You would have to pry this Harmony out of my cold cold hands. She is so smooth, the action on the neck equals and exceeds any Les Paul I have ever played. After a modest repair bill I enjoy her for under $200. and she will "walk the dog". I would like to find out the model number or model name. Am not interested in value, I already have that *smile* Looks just like a Les Paul with the groove around the outside edge that my luthier said he had never seen in a Harmony. Have Pics, any help identifing would be appreciated.
BC
Hello everyone,
I have been interested in harmony guitars since I was 17 years old. I have always been into vintage cheapo guitars, but I got to understand pretty quickly that they weren't cheap. Equipped with DeArmond's, the best PU in the history of music in my opinion, they where just great deals for the money.
I have been in the guitar building industry for 16 years now, building high end classical, acoustic, and electric guitars for various companies. It's a very "serious" craft, so harmonys are sort of like "desert" for me. It's the guitar that brings back the happy vibe I used to feel when I first started playing guitars.
Some of my heroes played Harmony's, like Spencer Davis Group, ( Jupiter and H-22 bass), Ronnie Lane from The Small Faces played a H-22 and H-27 bass, Keith Richard and Dave Davies played Meteors. Man, I'm sure they had the money to buy anything they wanted, but they went with the Harmonys...
I own a Mint 1966 Rocket, and a Mint 1960 Meteor, a Fair 1962 H-162 flatop being restored, and a dead mint 1958 H-303A amp. ( 3 watts, all tube, with a boss EQ, a Electro harmonix reverb pedal and a Boss Blues driver pedal, It's the BEST little living room amp money can buy, and I have owned a Fender Princeton,Champ, Traynor guitar mate...... Not as good)
I have a question for all you bloggers out there. I bought an extra Mustache pickup (8.79 ohms) to maybe replace the gold-tone neck pickup on my Meteor.
Does anyone think I might gain a bit of clarity since they have poles instead of just a metal cover? That one's a keeper so I don't mind having two types of PU on it...
Thanks,
Harmony's are great
Napoleon_67
I have owned a Sovereign 1260 since about 1969. I work in a school, and recently started playing it again, teaching guitar to some high school students. I looked for another 1260 to use at school so my original would not get hurt, and found one. Only problem is that it needed some neck work...and then some more work... and then the truss rod broke... Any advice on replacing the truss rod without breaking the bank? Many thanks!
i need a whamy bar for my harmony silhouette. would somone who has extra parts be willing to part with a whammy bar.
I have just bought a new to me harmony bass guitar, the Ser # on it is 4DFP-2B. From what I have read it is not a true Harmony but a copy made out side the USA. Does anyone know a site I could use to figure the year that this guitar was built. Thanks for your help.
I have an old nylon string classical guitar that belonged to my father. It was the guitar I learned to play on as a kid. After he passed away 12 years ago, the guitar took on a more sentimental value, and it has been sitting in the old chipboard case, rarely played since. Even before putting it in storage, it had developed two cracks on the top, and I was always afraid it would one day break. Well, I had some custom work done on my Martin guitar (bone nut/saddle, etc) at a well respected guitar shop, and I inquired about repairing this old nylon string classical. After seeing the quality of work he did on my Martin, I knew I could trust the guy with my old classical guitar. It had 4 broken braces inside, and needed some cleats install for re-enforcement. I also had him re-glue the bridge, polish the frets, and a basic setup and cleaning. He asked me if I knew what kind of guitar it was, and I said I really had no idea. He said some aspects of it reminded him of a Gibson nylon. However, when I got home, I searched the internet for "this guitar is designed for use only with nylon or gut strings" which was on a sticker inside the body. As it turns out, it is an old Harmony classical. I can't quite make out the numbers that are stamped in ink just above the sticker, but it is definitely a Harmony guitar. My father owned it back in the late 60's to early 70's. Now, after the repairs it is better than new. It plays and sounds very good for what it is. I am glad I found this site and more information about this old guitar.
Hi,Harmony luvvers...
I once had a 3/4 student stella which i trashed when i got tired of getting beaten over the head by my parents about taking lessons and reading when all i wanted to do was play r'r...
anyway,i finally got around to learning again almost 40 years later the way i wanted all along and i never forgot that li'l harmony. it makes me sick at heart to think of it sitting in a landfill somewhere after my ex tossed it.
so,in honr of that sweet little guitar i have been collecting all things chicago harmony.
i have a harmony 5-string banjo,
a 1260 sovereign jumbo,a h-75 3pup es335 copy (with a low action and GREAT tones!),a broadway,a single pup stratotone,a montclair which someone electrified, another newer acoustic which i can't recall model # as i gave it to my stepson.
someday i want to upgrade the tuners on the h-75 and montclair as the stock tuners don't stay in tune very well. the montclair and h-75 sound good and nasty overdriven with a boss blues driver thru my '70 fender champ amp.
i have been watching stratones and h-75's on ebay for a few years now and lately,it seems,their value has been going up-fairly rapidly.
harmonys got an unfair bad rap because so many were sold thru catalogs and were never set up properly. my old stella had an action so high that it was impossible to play and that added to the frustrations.
i forgot to mention a 12-string stella that is in my garage...it is unplayable and untuneable as the tuners bent and rusted.
my local crap music shop refused to fix it saying it was not worth the cost.someday i will get it running.
long live Harmony!
I have a 1967 redburst semi-hollow Barclay guitar with original case. ANyone interested?
i came across a 53 monterey archtop a few years ago that was a basket case. the neck was warped, back was off, you get the pic. after reattaching the back and rebinding it i peeled the fingerboard off and planed the neck straight enough to make it playable. when i did that, i had to remove the bridge adjusters. the local music store had told me that i had a real nice "wall hanger" and wouldnt perform the work on it for me. so after the afore mentioned tweaks, it played fairly well. i aquired another axe, name brand not important, so i now have the 53 dismantled again. i removed the fingewrboard and installed a 1/4 inch thick layer of oak over the neck, to return my fret board to a height allowing the bridge adjusters to be used. my problem is that when i removed the fret board i anhialated the rosewood. its a 20 fret fingerboard, but is it the "Martin" 25.34" scale that can be ordered from stew-mac? i would even consider a harmony fretboard if i knew where to find it.
address any comments to, wizrdus@yahoo.com. any help would be appreciated greatly, since the music shop thinks so highly of ny guitar
This message is for the person who posted right above me. I've got a 58 Silvertone Jimmy Reed Thin Twin that needs to have the binding redong. I'm thinking about doing it myself. Can you give me some tips on doing binding? How did yours come out? Please email me at myplasticsoul@yahoo.com
thanks
P.S. Anybody that knows about doing a binding job and is willing to give me some pointers is welcome! thanks
Help! I'm trying to accurately identify a Harmony tenor guitar that I picked up a few months ago. I think it's a 950 Monterey Tenor. The numbers in the box are 4010 H950. There is also the following number/letter combination in an oblong circle. (UV 828) It has 2 tuners per side with a sunburst arch top. The pick guard is missing. Anyone who might have a pick guard that would fit the above - I'd pay what ever the market would bear.
I think it's great to read all these comments re. Harmony guitars.I started thinking about the '66 metalic gold Airline (H14) I received for Christmas in '66 or '67 and started to look for one. I ended up with a '66 Harmony labeled H14 (brown sunburst).I payed $275 on Ebay and I think I got the bargain of the century! I don't remember my Airline sounding or playing like this thing does.Of course I suppose the Fender 212 has a lot to do with it but I've let a few other people who are far better players than me play it and,after they get over how small it is,they have all been very impressed.It's without a doubt my favorite.The two Fenders and the Epiphone rarely get touched and I have to force myself to play the others (a Dano,two First Acts(don't laugh..in some ways they're better guitars than the Fenders),a Silvertone and a Kay.
I'm looking for an H15 or H17 now. Does anyone have any information on the new Harmony reissues? The web site is under construction and the only contact link is for dealers. Will any of the larger music stores like Guitar Center, Musicians Friend,Same Day Music etc.sell them?
Thanks for a great site.
I have an antique harmony cremona, said to have been around since 1936. The shop owner who sold it said body work was scratched but on later inspection one of the scratches looks like a signature/marking of the name 'Bob Wills'. I don't know if this guitar belonged to the bluegrass,country violinist of the 1930's onwards or maybe of someone who owned it then was in his band, but it makes me wonder about its history, being some 71 years old now.
I have a Harmony Rocket double cutaway that had a single pickup once upon a time . My mother bought it for me as a joke as it was stripped out & all the pieces were missing . She bought it at a yardsale for 75 cents . The guy who owned it was going to cut a hole in it , plant flowers in it & hang it on the wall. Mom brought it home to me & I let it lie around for a while , finally I picked up some parts for it at local music shop & played it accousticly until I bought another guitar. Now I have straghtened the neck & it plays much better , I dont have a pickup for it nor can I find an original one, so I have a P90 & a PAF lying around & have thought about installing those. Many people I have spoken with have different views on the matter , most say I shouldnot cut it up . I have checked in guitar books that say its only worth about $400 in mint shape anyway so I am trying to make up my mind at this point as what to do . With my modifacations I think it could be a really cool guitar , & would probally be worth more this way but I have no intentions of saleing it anyway . By the way it is a 1963. Thank You Marauders Forever !
In Western music, harmony is the use and study of different pitches occurring simultaneously, and chords, actual or implied, in music. The study of harmony may often refer to the study of harmonic progressions, sportsbook, the movement from one pitch simultaneity to another, and the structural principles that govern such progressions. http://www.enterbet.com
Harmony guitars are under rated!!! What a find? I was sitting by the patio window the other day, and watched a young man take this guitar out of his garage and started walking toward the dumpster.I figured he was going somewhere to play.You guessed it.He Put it in the dumpster!I was down to that dumpster faster than superman.Thinking I was going to find a junk guitar it turned out to be a Harmony Arch body H54/1 Rocket, Cherry in color. I have been playing guitar for the past 40 years and know a fair share about guitars.but....I am left handed and I play left handed.So this guitar is of no use to me. But it sure is pretty to look at.this is what I know about it.It appears to be wired correctly,but I have not been able to plug it in because the nut that holds the jack in is missing.It is also missing the tuning stud&gear for the 1st&2nd string.It is also missing the pick gaurd.It also has two black incased picups,ajustable,factory.Not familiar to me.It also had 4 strings on it when I found it. the playing action is excellent,you have to play it to believe it.I still can't! IT is also missing the volume& Tone knob for the 2nd picup,(not the pots, just the knobs).If you want to see it go to (The Harmony Company)on your computer. Listed under electric guitars H54/1 1968-1971 Double cutaway.If you are interested in this guitar make me an offer at mchotrodlincoln@comcast.net
Hello I just Wanted to clear up a sentence on My comment above this one.About Three quarter of the way down,I said If you want to see it go to The Harmony Company on your computor... What I ment to say was,If you want to see one like it go to The Harmony Cmpany on your computer. Thanx
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They finally got the web site up. Now they've got me drooling over guitars that I can't get yet. I talked to a man at Hot Rod Music and he told me that they wouldn't have pricing or availability until April or May. I told him I want one. I need a nother Bobkat to keep my other two company. The things look almost identical to the originals right down to the gold foil pups.
The web address is:
www.harmonyguitars.com
Thanks for bringing these things back!
Hi everyone, do you think it would be all right for a Canadian with a mint Heath by Harmony to join in. I'm so glad to see this web site up and running again. About five years ago I walked into this small music store/pawn shop and saw this beautiful Harmony Heath it looked as if it were only a year old. Even the original case had not a mark.I treasure it more than any Axe I've own in the last fifty years and there have been a few beauties. Thanks again for the Blog and I will watch it regularly. JohnT, Alberta, Canada
I had gotten a used Harmony large archtop acoustic (mahogany sunburst) with no pick guard in about 1974 or 1975 in a pawn shop outside Fort Leonard Wood MO for $25. I loved the tone, played it daily, and cared for it well... polishing the finish, cleaning the strings. When my husband & I moved from MO to GA in 1981 we could only bring what we could fit in our pick-up camper, so we only brought his much smaller flat top, and I had resolved to get my guitar when we got the rest of our things later. I loosened the strings to keep the neck from warping, dropped the bridge inside, and left it with my mother. She thought it was broken, and sold it at a yard sale for only $10! No guitar I had since then felt right. I am trying my best to replace it, now... I may not ever find the model or year I had, since I never wrote down the numbers inside, but something similar may bring back that old feeling I had back in my "hippie" days.
Well I'll be sixty years old and I got my first Harmony when I was fourteen. I'llnever forgrt how I felt when Christmas morning came and I found that guitar under the tree. It was brand new. I played my guitar all though high school even if I never was a great player. When I went in the Navy I took my guitar. It went to Spain, Scottland,though Panama (three times)Just before I was due to get out in 1970 I had to take emergency leave to Indiana(home) from Washington State and when I got back off leave It was gone an I never found it again. I've had several Harmony guitars but I never did find one like the one I got for Christmas. I looked like a sunburst Broadway Model in the early sixty's except it didn't say Broadway on it.
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I own and operate a small guitar shop and recently had someone ask me to restore a Harmony H15 made in March of 1965. I can't find any parts for this guitar. Does anyone know where to purchase replacement parts?
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Good grief! I hope I can play my guitar better that I'm typing about it! Third time's a charm, right?!
I found an ad for a Harmony Acoustic Guitar on a Garage Sale Site. It "needs restringing, and it's missing one of the knobs where the string is attached. Otherwise the wood and everything else is fine." They want $5.00 for it... I'll be picking it up tomorrow morning! :o)
Can anyone tell me what model this is from this photo?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24585002@N07/2414915593/
I'll be watching for answers to the question right before my first attempted post!!
Hello America,
I am an enthousiatic Harmony country guitar owner from the Netherlands. Bought my Harmony model H-6600 in the early seventies as a teenager and I am playing it still. It has a fine sound and great looks, and it plays incredibly light on the neck.
The golden Harmony logo has fade away over the years and I wonder if there is a spot on the web where I could download it, so I could fresh it up a little! Anyway I wish all Harmony fans and players good luck and great moments playing or restoring their guitars, all the best from Holland!
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I'm thinking of selling my vintage Harmony Meteor and will consider bids at this time. It is in good playing with normal expected wear but no case.
Email banjobytes@cox.net for a photo or questions. I'm in Phoenix AZ.
yesterday i found a 12 string harmony electric hollow body guitar sitting by a dumpster outside my GFs apartment its in decent shape an it works an it looks really vintage it had dust on it like it was in basement for along time i was hoping someone could tell me more about it my email is nickolsson--@hotmail.com email me an i could also take pictures of it to show you
I've got a Martin, and it sounds great, but I love my Harmony and my Silvertone! I gotta Harmony H1215 Archtop that is the most beautiful guitar I've ever owned ( even though it's split in the back and the body is coming apart (god bless scotch tape). And a Silvertone S614 Flat-Top, which is my gig workhorse. These guitars are inspiring to say the least. They sound good, play well, and smell like my granny. I just sold a Silvertone flat-top S-319? 1969 Acoustic for 65$(what I bought it for) to a buddy, and very much regret it. Thats the last Harmony/Silvertone I sell, but not the last one I buy, and thats for damn sure
So.... just recently got an old Harmony electric guitar, made in the USA, and it looks like a Jaguar shape, but I'm having trouble identifying the year of it and finding original parts for it. any help would be much appreciated.
marshallguitarist09@yahoo.com
If it looks like a Jaguar, It's probably a BobKat. There will be a date stamped on the underside of the pick guard. That's when the electrics were assembled and will be very close to the date the guitar was built.
I've got two.One is a single pickup
H14 made in '66. The other is a slightly modified two pickup H15 made in '64.
I love them both and so does everyone that I've let play them.
Jan 04, 2009
Need Help... Need any info possible!
Inside label: Harmony Guitar Co.
(NO H) Model # 303 1247
Made in Taiwan
That's it... Nothing else!!
NO labels or any other markings
on outside body.
Description: Small body acoustic
Approx:(36 inches tall)
(Body: 18 x 12)
Steel rod re-inforced neck
Steel strings / Pick guard
May be Child's version of original.
Tried to follow trail of "Made in Taiwan" but got lost in 'Blogland'. Any help appreciated.
bochert.mark@gmail.com
Jan 4, 2009
RE: Harmony Model 3030 1247
Forgot to mention... GREAT SOUND
For a little guitar... It has a
Full bodied sound that Is rich.
For a $12.00 Guitar it's Great!!
Thanks for a great site. I've got a '64 H-15 Bobcat, '62 H-59 Rocket, and a '65 Silvertone S1478. Love 'em all. I run them through a vintage Fender Super Reverb. What a sound!
I've got pricier guitars that don't see as much playing time. The Harmonys are more fun to play.
I think the Rowe Dearmond pickups are what make old Harmonys sound so good. FYI, you can date your solid bodies by checking the pup mfg. date on the back of the pickguard.
Regarding value, they're not worth much because there aren't that many people who appreciate them. That's OK by me. Makes it easier for those of us who do to buy them at prices far below their real value. I didn't get mine as an investment. I got them to keep and enjoy because they sound so cool and are fun to play.
Have you considered putting a link on your site to harmony.demont.net? It's got a lot of good stuff and is very helpful on identifying specific models.
Steve in Seattle
My father just picked up the same guitar as one of the past posters here, and I'd like to know what it could be worth. It's a Harmony Folk Guitar with this-
Inside details:
Made in U.S.A. Chicago IL.
Model number 319-12390000 on the label in gold.
Please send back.
Email:
shachannukikoi@aim.com
Messages are much appreciated.
I own a 1962 H66 Vibra Jet it is one of the rarest Harmony Semi-Hollow body guitars. originally it came as a flat-top neo-cutaway body, with dual "f" holes, two pickups, floating bridge with tailpiece, "thinline" neck, tortise shell pickguard, onboard electronic tremelo, white binding and the finish is a red to black burst. Mine is not original though. I bought it about a year ago on ebay as just a body, four 1/8 inch pots,and the original onboard electronic tremelo(not working)all for $45. So I bought an old 56 rocket neck and put that on, then I bought some of those new dearmonds from the rocket reissues and made a custom harmess using the old pots. For the tailpiece I bought an old 65 teisco tremelo tailpiece and made a custom arm for it, then for knobs I bought some copy knobs on ebay (I didn't have many choices for knobs because of the pots being 1/8th inch). The pickguard was made out of some of the coolest matterial it is a gold pearloid bubble pickguard, it is hard to describe but it looks awesome. Now all this went together pretty easy, but the hardest thing to do was get the original onboard electronic tremelo working. Well we worked hooking the battery up many different ways, until one day we went to the online harmony guitar database and somebody had a picture of the back side of the tremelo. So from that we fugured out that our 3way selector was out of sync and wasn't making correct contact.(If you have a vibra jet and you tremelo doesn't work more than likely the same thing is wrong) So we sync'd it up and hooked the battery up and it started working. Since we didn't have the original battery tube we had to get a new AA battery box. Then to fill the hole left by the original battery tube we wanted to put an idicator light. Problem was we couldn't find an LED that ran on less than two volts. So to fix this problem we customized a 2 AA battery box so we had two positive wires (one 1.5v and the other 3v) and one negative wire (3v)then the negative wire was run to everything and the 1.5 positive went to the tremelo and the 3 positive went to the light. We hooked it all up and it all worked. When I bought the body it was something most people wouldn't even buy letalone restore it to plating condition. I took a body that I bought for $45 and now it would probably sell for about $350, but it is NOT FOR SALE!!!!! We have nicknamed this guitar it is the Vibra-Rocket as it has so many Rocket parts on it. This guitar is the wakyest thing ever and it is a blast to play!
Some 30 years ago, I picked up what I thought was a baritone uke with the word stella on the head at a yard sale for $12 but I played it rarely, and payed it little mind. As the years went by I learned it was an H929 tenor, parlor sized flattop. When purchased, the face had been caved in with two large cracks and some warping. It played anyway, and I wasn't much of a player,either. About 20 yrs ago, I found the six string version of it in a thrift store, and decided, what the hell, I'll learn to play the guitar. The finish was a little worn, and there was a gap in the painted purfling, but other than that,in great shape. I used whiteout to fill in the gap. I only learned a few chords, and again, played it rarely, due to really heavy steel strings, that my hands couldn't handle. I let a friend borrow it, even knowing he had a drinking problem(stupid, huh?), who lost it while being arrested. In the meantime, I bought a new Kona dreadnought acoustic-electric, and began to really try to learn to play. I decided to get the tenor repaired, but had to twist the arm of a quailfied luthier(harps are his thing). SInce his dad, the shop owner is a fan of mine,(I'm a professional vocalist), he made him do it. It sounded great! About a year ago, I was at a place that was having a guitar drive to send them to Iraq. I noticed the name Harmony sticking out of the pile, and asked of I could play it. Sure enough, It was a 929. as I was returning it, I saw another, and asked to see it as well. Low and behold, there was a redburst Monterey archtop tenor. I offered to donate three guitars if they would let me have those two. They agreed. I ran out and hit every pawn shop within five miles to find inexpensive playables to send to the boys and girls over there. As luck would have it, I found a couple of no-name beaters with great sound, and ran home and picked up another tenor I had picked up over the years, that had a sound that just couldn't match the stella, and I took that too. I also found a stella 930 redburst w/fauxflame in loved nearly to death shape, there are craters in the fingerboard from being played so much. I kept the stella, and traded the other three. As I was putting my new prizes in my car, I saw the stella in the sunlight for the first time, and saw, you guessed it, my whiteout repair from some fifteen years back. It was my own stella. That solidified my harmony mania. I have the aforementioned, a five string, and a tenor banjo, and a chinese made kids model. I am starting the search for one of the hollowbody electrics, and I have a dream of finding a blue two-tone catalina in my future. Thanks for the space to tell my story
By the way, re: prodigal stella H929 in the above note,I put La Bella folk singer, black ball end nylon strings on it and it plays like a dream.
Ok, so I'm a little scattered. Love to hear from some of you. You can email me care of the Queen City Jazz Band. (queencityjazzband.com)
please, no solicitations unless you have a guitar I might be interested in.
Thanks, Wende, aka prodigal stella.
i have a harmony "marquis" 12 string guitar model no. h570-12. i feel that i should express my absolute love for this instrument. it was my very first guitar and still the best one ive ever played on. one of the things that kept annoying me while researching this guitar was peoples derogatory comments about it being nothing but a cheap novelty. i, along with probably anyone else fortunate enough to play it see it as being one of the better quality guitars that seem to have sprung up out of obscurity. signed, proud owner; t-vegas, NC.
I have an H14 solid-body electric, called the "Silhouette" model in an old catalog I have, but popularly known as a "BobKat." I bought it in 2000 for $35.00. In 1966 or so, my parents bought me this model new; according to the old catalog, its list price was $64.50. I never learned to play it and it eventually got sold; in fact, I didn't learn to play guitar at all until 23 years later. After owning a number of guitars and playing in a couple of bands, I came across this guitar when I was looking for something else at a used instrument store and bought it for nostalgia. Now it's the only guitar I have. It sounds great through the Vox Pathfinder 15R amp I bought to go with it, and now the guitar is teaching me some instro surf tunes and also some great tunes by the The Shadows. Incredibly good condition for something so old; hope they say the same thing about me some day! Incidentally, when I got the neck adjusted last month, I was learned it would list for about $325.00.
I wonder if anyone out there knows anything about sovereign guitars. I have an archtop with f holes that kind of looks like a Monterey. But it only says Sovereign on the headstock. I cant find any date or model stamps anywhere. Can someone please tell me what I have. Just leave comment here. Thnx
Can anyone tell me what this guitar is? It says Harmony guitar inside with the model number 303.1249. It's much smaller than a regular guitar, measuring 34 inches long and 12 inches wide at the widest point and 3 inches deep. I really don't know anything about guitars (ha, can you tell!) but bought this at a yard sale recently because the price was right and I thought maybe I could try it. Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Chris
campL594@comcast.net
I'm trying to identify the model and mfg year of a Harmony Solid Body I have owned for several years. It is a Les Paul Style guitar, in fact all replacement parts are Les Paul Replacements. The pearl inlay on the neck is identical to the Les Paul Custom. I believe this is a 1970 Asian model but cannot find an example of this guitar anywhere online. There are no marking anywhere other than the Harmony Logo on the peg head. I bought this at an estate sale from the nephew of the original owner. The nephew said his uncle had been the original bass player for Grand Funk Railroad. Have no idea if that's true or false but there were some high end instruments on sale that day. It feels and sounds just like a Les Paul.
Here is a link to a picture I have stored on mediafire:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/djnyyyyvzdc/harmony.jpg
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Was given a 1962 H45 Stratotone. trying to restore it. Need to replace plugin jack. Can't seem to get at it. Any help out there? Also looking for new tuning heads? Great sounding guitar,love the action. Bought a new bridge off ebay, works great. Would love to replace jack & tuning head or heads.
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I found my Harmony electric Import in a preschool. It had no bridge, and was strung with six lengths of shipping twine!. I traded some toys for this "toy" taking the chance that the internals worked. I had a bridge put on it and get rave reviews from guitarists that pick it up and play it. The neck is what they're impressed with since the body appears to be a peice of plywood. It sounds great though, and it's a blast to play for hours on end due to it's light weight.
so i got a guitar i think is a harmony acoustic. it says harmony master spray painted on the headstock and the inlay on the neck is really just spray paint too. the fishy part is the number inside is like 8 digits long. the middle of it is pretty illegible. i think its 30980945. anyways any info would be killer. thanks...
awanderingponderer@yahoo.com
I am trying to restore a Harmony Stratatone S1420. Built between 60-64. I have hsd it for years and played it for 10+. The fingerboard is quite gouged out from play. So I either need to replace it or have it repaired. Across the years, I have lost the tail piece and the wood bridge. Also the pick guard is cracked. All of the electronics is original and I assume still working. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated. Reply to Higbee124@comcast.net
Well anyway I just want to say that I have had a Harmony Sovereign flattop in my possession for over 40 years...the only thing that identifies it to any other is the 515 R I see down in the hole...purchased it in Wash DC in the early part of 1968 from a "guitar pawnshop" cardboard case included for $55...I have had to epoxy the bridge back on..and repair the rod struts in the neck...but have been able to pull the neck back after letting the stings free for about 4 months..it is now back to good playing...no buzz..steel of course...I passed up a heavy Martin that sounded like oak also at the time of this purchase...but this is a workhorse...you will need a shotgun to get it away from me...no matter the price,,,
Mel (PS I noticed someone posted a question about why gut or nylon is recommended...it is the stress on the neck over time...some quitars are not built with the wood that can be pulled back with the rods)
Does anyone know what type of woods are used for the interior bracing and for the kerfing on the Harmony all mahogany acoustic 165 from 1970? Its one of the few guitars that I am not allergic too, and I'm looking for a new mahogany guitar to keep my old one company.
thanks!
Heh. I've got a Harmony Strat body guitar that I bought in 1989 from Service Merchandise that my dad still plays to this day. I gave it to him to use back in '93 (he used to be a pro musician) and he still plays it to this day.
I also played with it semi-professionally on a number of occasions, as a second guitar, and I've found the action on it to be right up there with my vintage Kramer with a Floyd Rose setup or my real Strat or Les Paul, the thing is that good.
You know the greatest thing about that rig? Neither I nor my dad have given that guitar one second's worth of maintenance or care and it plays as well today as it did when I took it home from Service Merchandise all those years ago. The nut's a little worn down on the high E string slot and the string pops out occasionally, but it holds its tuning exceptionally well. I honestly don't think I'd ever part with it, to tell the truth.
Any idea where I can get a machine head (tuning pegs)(I have one side, I need the other) and a plastic saddle for a Harmony H303.
It's a small student like guitar that I might have paid $50 for 20 years ago. Like to get it operational again as it has sentimental value. Thanks
I'm a Harmony fanatic who plays a 1965 H19 (and, regrettably, have let three others slip away over the years). I have a 415 amp that is the absolute soulmate of my guitar, and I sometimes double up with an h303A that I beefed up by installing a '57 Jensen P12R with a significantly heavier Alnico magnet.
I am always looking for H19 parts--and leads are very hard to come by. Anyone have anything to share about available replacement parts?
I am looking for a replacement truss rod cover (white plastic) for my 1968 Harmony Sovereign H1270 12-string. Any suggestions?
I have a Mahogony Harmony Marquis (Les Paul) that I have owned for a decade or so. I had not been able to find out much about it and the owner of another one sent me some great info on this beautiful guitar. Thought I would share his comments:
The Harmony Les Paul that you have is one of the best playing and sounding Les Pauls ever made. They where sold in the late 70's to very early 80's they are very, very rare in the mahogany color and with the routing around the body.
Aldens catalog had them listed and they were also sold thru
Service Merchandise catalogs. They were probably the most
expensive guitars made by Harmony at the time, this is why they
were named Harmony Marquis, and were listed between $499 and
$599. This was a time when Gibson Les Pauls were selling for
under $900, and Fender American Stratocasters were around $500
and both included cases but the Harmony did not.
To tell the truth the quality of the Harmony is much better than a
Gibson Les Paul. In fact I have 2 Gibson Les Pauls and the fit of
the covers and binding is much better on the Harmony. The
Harmony Les Paul that you have, came with Dimarzio Humbucker
pickups that is why they don't have the chrome covers over them,
the Dimarzio's were expensive pickups and would have cost you
over $200 just for the pair by themselves.
The neck on the Harmony is a bit fatter than a normal Les Paul and
would be compare to a 50's style neck by today's standards. In fact I remember having a hard time finding a case to fit it because it didn't fit Les Paul copy cases so I had to buy one for a real Les Paul for it to fit.
The only bad thing that I ever found on the guitar was that they
came out with cheap tuners on the head stock for some reason and because of them it had a hard time staying in tune. After I put a
set of Schaller tuners on it would stay in tune for weeks it seemed.
This was one of the first guitars that Harmony made in Japan and
for the most part they really set out to build it with quality
components so it could compete with the American companies like
Fender and Gibson. This included the Dimarzio pickups and the
Tune-a-Matic adjustable bridge and even the mahogany body, but
because of this it was too expensive to make and they soon
discontinued it and made cheaper versions of it, like the sunburst
ones that you have seen with all the chrome.
Soon other companies came out with cheaper versions that were junk but because they were made in Asia they were soon looked down at and very few people even know about how good this guitar really is.
I have had mine a little over 30 years and have only seen one other
in person and yours is the 2nd I have seen online. The 1st one I
saw the guy had taken out the pickups to put in his other guitar
before he listed it for sale. Says something about the rarity doesn't
it? This was my first guitar and over the years I have had well
over 40 guitars and I still own this one. Here is a picture of mine it has held up pretty well over 30 years and I still play it.
**You can see pics of both his and my Marquis on my website here:
http://aswegohomestead.com/ASWEGOSTUDIO.html
just move down the page a wee bit.
I love my Marquis and wouldn't trade it for a new Gibson LP. I really like the neck!
I have a Mahogony Harmony Marquis (Les Paul) that I have owned for a decade or so. I had not been able to find out much about it and the owner of another one sent me some great info on this beautiful guitar. Thought I would share his comments:
The Harmony Les Paul that you have is one of the best playing and sounding Les Pauls ever made. They where sold in the late 70's to very early 80's they are very, very rare in the mahogany color and with the routing around the body.
Aldens catalog had them listed and they were also sold thru
Service Merchandise catalogs. They were probably the most
expensive guitars made by Harmony at the time, this is why they
were named Harmony Marquis, and were listed between $499 and
$599. This was a time when Gibson Les Pauls were selling for
under $900, and Fender American Stratocasters were around $500
and both included cases but the Harmony did not.
To tell the truth the quality of the Harmony is much better than a
Gibson Les Paul. In fact I have 2 Gibson Les Pauls and the fit of
the covers and binding is much better on the Harmony. The
Harmony Les Paul that you have, came with Dimarzio Humbucker
pickups that is why they don't have the chrome covers over them,
the Dimarzio's were expensive pickups and would have cost you
over $200 just for the pair by themselves.
The neck on the Harmony is a bit fatter than a normal Les Paul and
would be compare to a 50's style neck by today's standards. In fact I remember having a hard time finding a case to fit it because it didn't fit Les Paul copy cases so I had to buy one for a real Les Paul for it to fit.
The only bad thing that I ever found on the guitar was that they
came out with cheap tuners on the head stock for some reason and because of them it had a hard time staying in tune. After I put a
set of Schaller tuners on it would stay in tune for weeks it seemed.
This was one of the first guitars that Harmony made in Japan and
for the most part they really set out to build it with quality
components so it could compete with the American companies like
Fender and Gibson. This included the Dimarzio pickups and the
Tune-a-Matic adjustable bridge and even the mahogany body, but
because of this it was too expensive to make and they soon
discontinued it and made cheaper versions of it, like the sunburst
ones that you have seen with all the chrome.
Soon other companies came out with cheaper versions that were junk but because they were made in Asia they were soon looked down at and very few people even know about how good this guitar really is.
I have had mine a little over 30 years and have only seen one other
in person and yours is the 2nd I have seen online. The 1st one I
saw the guy had taken out the pickups to put in his other guitar
before he listed it for sale. Says something about the rarity doesn't
it? This was my first guitar and over the years I have had well
over 40 guitars and I still own this one. Here is a picture of mine it has held up pretty well over 30 years and I still play it.
**You can see pics of both his and my Marquis on my website here:
http://aswegohomestead.com/ASWEGOSTUDIO.html
just move down the page a wee bit.
I love my Marquis and wouldn't trade it for a new Gibson LP. I really like the neck!
I have a Mahogony Harmony Marquis (Les Paul) that I have owned for a decade or so. I had not been able to find out much about it and the owner of another one sent me some great info on this beautiful guitar. Thought I would share his comments:
The Harmony Les Paul that you have is one of the best playing and sounding Les Pauls ever made. They where sold in the late 70's to very early 80's they are very, very rare in the mahogany color and with the routing around the body.
Aldens catalog had them listed and they were also sold thru
Service Merchandise catalogs. They were probably the most
expensive guitars made by Harmony at the time, this is why they
were named Harmony Marquis, and were listed between $499 and
$599. This was a time when Gibson Les Pauls were selling for
under $900, and Fender American Stratocasters were around $500
and both included cases but the Harmony did not.
To tell the truth the quality of the Harmony is much better than a
Gibson Les Paul. In fact I have 2 Gibson Les Pauls and the fit of
the covers and binding is much better on the Harmony. The
Harmony Les Paul that you have, came with Dimarzio Humbucker
pickups that is why they don't have the chrome covers over them,
the Dimarzio's were expensive pickups and would have cost you
over $200 just for the pair by themselves.
The neck on the Harmony is a bit fatter than a normal Les Paul and
would be compare to a 50's style neck by today's standards. In fact I remember having a hard time finding a case to fit it because it didn't fit Les Paul copy cases so I had to buy one for a real Les Paul for it to fit.
The only bad thing that I ever found on the guitar was that they
came out with cheap tuners on the head stock for some reason and because of them it had a hard time staying in tune. After I put a
set of Schaller tuners on it would stay in tune for weeks it seemed.
This was one of the first guitars that Harmony made in Japan and
for the most part they really set out to build it with quality
components so it could compete with the American companies like
Fender and Gibson. This included the Dimarzio pickups and the
Tune-a-Matic adjustable bridge and even the mahogany body, but
because of this it was too expensive to make and they soon
discontinued it and made cheaper versions of it, like the sunburst
ones that you have seen with all the chrome.
Soon other companies came out with cheaper versions that were junk but because they were made in Asia they were soon looked down at and very few people even know about how good this guitar really is.
I have had mine a little over 30 years and have only seen one other
in person and yours is the 2nd I have seen online. The 1st one I
saw the guy had taken out the pickups to put in his other guitar
before he listed it for sale. Says something about the rarity doesn't
it? This was my first guitar and over the years I have had well
over 40 guitars and I still own this one. Here is a picture of mine it has held up pretty well over 30 years and I still play it.
**You can see pics of both his and my Marquis on my website here:
http://aswegohomestead.com/ASWEGOSTUDIO.html
just move down the page a wee bit.
I love my Marquis and wouldn't trade it for a new Gibson LP. I really like the neck!
could Someone help Identify this model???
here's a pic:
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9609/harmonyp.jpg
My friend got this from his dad, and we'd like to know more about it...
Thanks
I have had this guitar for awhile and never took the time to really check it out. My dad gave it to my boyfriend and I, he plays I'm learning. He was playing it tonight and I looked inside - there is a gold sticker that says it is a Harmony guitar made in the USA in Chicago. Model number is H-6659 there are two other numbers in the body a blue on on the sticker that is s (or 5) - 72 ML made in the usa. then the body is stamped inside with9330h6659 - The headstock is square. There are 3 tuning pegs on each side of the headstock. I'm pretty sure everything looks origional. Just curious if we can find out anything about it. Thanks a bunch. Samantha
Just found a patrician on craigslist for 75 bucks, has the leaf inlay on the headstock, but doesn't seem to have a truss rod cover. Is this sucker worth buying?
Hi, I have an old Harmony TG929 Stella four string guitar and I wondered how much it is worth? Could anyone help?
What is my Bass? Howdy All,
I don't play, but I service, and they keep following me home I lack the art, but I havethe science down. I have a Harmony Bass, 30.5 inch scale, solid body, 2 large (Doublewide) silver pickups and I did not see any 2-pickup solid body basses on the main page. Again, I can't play, but it sounds great, action is sweet, fingerboard is very flat, while there is trace wear on the frets, I opted to leave them because they all work nicely. WHAT IS IT? Pics available, blackbarton at juno dot com. Happy Picking, All
To tell you the truth, I've purchased my first Harmony guitar a few weeks ago… It's a classical nylon string H173 model - "born" in Chicago , of course (built in 1970). I've been playing the guitar for 35 years. But it's my first Harmony ! And I love it. As a finger style, Jerry Reed's fan guitar player, I've always picked on nylon strings (I own four Ovation that I really like, a "chinese" classical Guild and an interesting japanese classical guitar, signed by the luthier Ryoji Matsuoka). My next guitar ? It will be a Harmony H174, which won't be easy to find here in Europe… But I hope I'll find it soon. Thanks for your attention. And long live Harmony instruments ! Cheers!
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