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06-19-2013, 01:56 PM
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Tell Me about this Harmony guitar
 Looking into buying this guitar from a friend. He says it's a 1939/40 Harmony Stella. Any Harmony experts that can weigh in and tell me about it? Value? Woods? etc.
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#2
06-19-2013, 02:13 PM
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Here is a link to a Harmony archtop website that may be of help.
http://harmony.demont.net/family/Higher+end+archtop Good luck
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Acoustics: Martins 1936 00-18, 1958 00-28G, 000-18GE, OM-1, J12-65, B-65, Olson SJ, Dobro Duolian Electrics: Callaham S-model, Sadowsky Vintage P/J bass, Gibson '58 Historic Les Paul, Gibson '59 Historic ES-335, Afri-Can Art: http://www.brianandersongallery.com/
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06-19-2013, 07:26 PM
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Right now it's set up for a slide...action's kinda high for me. I just don't want to buy it for one price and then find out its only worth $50 or something like that. I'm new to arch tops and Harmony guitars. I may need to go play it again...
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06-19-2013, 09:11 PM
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06-19-2013, 09:15 PM
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Ray  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 2006 Art & Lutherie Ami Parlor: Solid Cedar Top/Wild Cherry Lam B&S/Black Satin Lacquer 2006 Art & Lutherie Dreadnought: Solid Cedar Top/Wild Cherry Lam B&S/Natural Satin Lacquer You can't change the tide with an oar. ---Nick Bracco (Gary Ponzo)
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06-19-2013, 09:32 PM
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I think he's saying simply that many without salvageable action are advertised as set-up for slide. I don' think he was indicating that it 'couldn't' be a good slide -- perhaps it is! Question is, does it play conventionally?
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#10
06-19-2013, 09:37 PM
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Great looking guitar!
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Ray For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 2006 Art & Lutherie Ami Parlor: Solid Cedar Top/Wild Cherry Lam B&S/Black Satin Lacquer 2006 Art & Lutherie Dreadnought: Solid Cedar Top/Wild Cherry Lam B&S/Natural Satin Lacquer You can't change the tide with an oar. ---Nick Bracco (Gary Ponzo)
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06-22-2013, 01:00 PM
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We played around with the guitar. Adjusted the action. It's a pretty decent playing guitar! And the looks are to die for! It's got some mojo for sure.
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06-22-2013, 01:02 PM
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06-22-2013, 04:19 PM
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I believe that is a Supertone model 263. Supertones were made by Harmony and was the Sears house brand before Silvertone (which Sears was already using for radios and such).
I have the flat top version of that guitar - a 1939/40 Supertone 210. Neck is perfect on this one though. Even have the canvas case and song book that originally came with it. 
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"You start off playing guitars to get girls & end up talking with middle-aged men about your fingernails" - Ed Gerhard
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06-23-2013, 01:55 AM
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Ray For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 2006 Art & Lutherie Ami Parlor: Solid Cedar Top/Wild Cherry Lam B&S/Black Satin Lacquer 2006 Art & Lutherie Dreadnought: Solid Cedar Top/Wild Cherry Lam B&S/Natural Satin Lacquer You can't change the tide with an oar. ---Nick Bracco (Gary Ponzo)
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#15
06-23-2013, 03:22 AM
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Looks like the f-hole harmony I bought in the 70's for twenty bucks. The action was super high as I didn't know a thing about warped necks but I was happy with it and took it to my first lesson. I got my twenty back when I sold it and upgraded to a Takamine steel-string.
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