Description
What makes this guitar special? This is a killer vintage Harmony in terms of both sound and style and plays beautifully from top to bottom. It is in excellent shape considering its age and shows only signs of lighter-than-average wear throughout. The real highlight of this guitar though, is its pair of DeArmond gold-foil pickups. In the neck, its sound is warm and full, yet carries on the inherent characteristics of its semi-hollow body construction beautifully with mild sustain and genuine woody character, while the bridge is bright with a high-mid chime that truly characterizes its vintage vibe. It features multi-ply binding throughout its neck and body, which perfectly frames its darker tones and warm color palette with white-aged-to-cream. The neck plays great, the body is still very clean for its age, and art deco tailpiece tops it all off with serious style.
Condition: This Harmony is in very good condition overall, especially for a guitar that’s nearing half a century old. It does possess various nicks, dings, dents, scratches, and chips, but is still in fantastic shape for an instrument of its age. The frets show only light to mild wear, play great, and still have a ton of playing time left in them. The neck is comfortable and the truss rod is functioning.
Body: Double-cutaway, double-bound hollow body with arched maple top, and maple back and sides in Burgundy finish. Adjustable wooden bridge and art deco tailpiece. Black plastic knobs with gold inserts (one unoriginal). No pickguard. Unbound F-holes.
Neck: Medium depth C shape maple neck and bound stained maple fingerboard with figured block inlays. 1 ¾” nut width. 24 ¼” scale. 6-on-a-side open-gear Waverly tuning machines.
Electronics: DeArmond gold-foil pickups in the neck and bridge. 2 x volume, 2 x tone controls. 3-way pickup selector.
Neck: 9.76k Ohms
Bridge: 9.79k Ohms
Weight: 6 lbs 1.4 oz
Playability/Sound: The round neck profile has a nice full-in-hand feel without being a full blown baseball bat. The pickups sound absolutely fantastic in both positions with more full and warm sound in the neck and perfect chime in the bridge, all of which has a good amount of definition and excellent character in its attack.
Case: Includes original chipboard case.
