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Old 08-04-2017, 03:54 PM
Matt Mincer Matt Mincer is offline
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Hey All

I found this today at a thrift store. It needs a ton of work but it's kinda neat. Not much info online but it looks like it's a 50s Harmony. Anyone know more?

https://flic.kr/s/aHsm5KzMW9

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Old 08-04-2017, 04:59 PM
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Yes, a Harmony. Here's what it would have looked like new. Pretty sweet.
http://www.folkwaymusic.com/images/i...nder__0609.jpg
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Old 08-15-2017, 04:26 PM
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Which is very similar to my '64 Harmony Monterey, which has the same strange but appealing burst and a truss rod.
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Old 08-27-2017, 01:57 PM
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It does look like a Monterey H-1325. There should be a date stamp starting with an "F" or "S" inside the guitar. The Steel Reinforced Neck/Made in the USA on the headstock though indicates the guitar is no earlier than around 1959/60.
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