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fitness1 08-26-2017 10:46 AM

Longshot identification...
 
A friend unearthed this and I told him I'd check and see if anyone had an idea what brand it is. I'm guessing the infamous "no name" but these instruments are not my specialty....workmanship doesn't look too good...

http://i65.tinypic.com/9hq5wp.jpg

HHP 08-26-2017 10:53 AM

The F holes look like Harmony production.

ricklt 08-26-2017 10:55 AM

Can you give more pics?

fitness1 08-26-2017 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricklt (Post 5456842)
Can you give more pics?

I was trying but Tinypic isn't working right now....one distinguishing thing is the headstock has lots of 'bumps' in it - I'll try to get one of that to post later on...

zombywoof 08-26-2017 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HHP (Post 5456839)
The F holes look like Harmony production.

The majority of f-holes found on Harmony archtops were not segmented. The description of the headstock with "lots of bumps" also does not sound like a Harmony. That would seem to be a more fitting description of a Kay headstock from the late 1940s on. The tailpiece also looks Kay-ish but without a shot of the headstock nothing can be said with any certainty.

fitness1 08-26-2017 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zombywoof (Post 5457055)
The majority of f-holes found on Harmony archtops were not segmented. The description of the headstock with "lots of bumps" also does not sound like a Harmony. That would seem to be a more fitting description of a Kay headstock from the late 1940s on. The tailpiece also looks Kay-ish but without a shot of the headstock nothing can be said with any certainty.

I'd told him it might be a Kay, but wasn't sure. Still can't get Tinypic to work....

fitness1 08-30-2017 05:46 AM

Here's shot of the headstock (hopefully tinypic worked this time)

http://i68.tinypic.com/34t4i6c.jpg

Oops - well obviously it didn't.

Jim W 10-05-2017 01:56 PM

Could it be a Crest with the headstock butchered to look like a Gibson? fingerboard inlay is pretty unique.

Poke around here: http://harmony.demont.net/catalogs.php

http://harmony.demont.net/catalogs/Sears/1938_02.jpg


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