I have a 1959 Harmony Hollywood H-39 as well. My father bought it in a pawn shop in Hagerstown, MD in 1963, then handed it down to me in 1983. I recently had the rise in the board taken care of and the strings lies nice and close to the board once again. Plays real nice. Also has to replace the pickup courtesy of Curtis Novak who makes a replica for the original soap bar pickup. The only thing I need for it is a genuine pick guard. I consider it a family heirloom and wouldn't take a million dollars for it.
Nice find. Be careful the wood cracks easy on those old guitars. I think one of my old guitar teachers had one of those. Great for ragtime fingerpicking. A nice bright sound. He made it sound almost like a piano.
I just scored a 1948 Harmony Patrician last month for a 125.00. All solid wood. I had to re-set the neck but its sweet. Model H1407. The pickguard was missing but all the rest is there.
I have one just like that second one The Master. Painted position markers and all. My wife got it for two dollars at a second hand store. I had to do a little glueing here and there. I put an Epiphone humbucker I had laying around in it. It has high action, but for slide it is a monster. Sustain and tone for days. I saw another one for seven dollars. I walked out of the store thinking, "I already have one of those" It was the next level up though with real position markers. I thought, " it's seven dollars. What are you doing. BUY IT" I went back in the store just as someone else was paying for it. I kick myself to this day for that. Oh well. Someone else gets to enjoy one too.
I have the same guitars dahm near! Broken headstock on one and the fret wear on the fingerboard to! Best fakin guitars man and your video gives them mad justice. Hats off!!!
Pretty cool, I had one about 60 years ago, I accidentally left it out in the rain and it came apart, wish I had it today I remember how good it sounded.
Hi Bob Thanks for your post. I was given a harmony guitar by my brother recently. It looks ancient. I restrung it cleaned it up and absolutely love it. Is there anywhere I could find out what model it is etc? Thank you.
It’s inside on the back. Stamped in ink. Very hard to see usually faded and covered with dust. You’ll probably need reading glasses and a strong flashlight to shine through the sound hole or f hole. You may need to stuff a damp cloth in there and try to wipe off the dust and dirt.
I have (and use) a lot of gear that gear snobs absolutely hate! I can get great deals! I use mostly inexpensive boss pedals. Many of my guitars are inexpensive (though I do have a couple of fairly expensive ones). I have two Harmony guitars as well as a Hondo that I picked up for $15!
I love those old Harmony hollowbody's. I use one regular, one for slide open tunings, and I even put classical strings on the other for classical guitar.
@@bobbyshaw7 I have a really rough Stella acoustic that I’m setting up for lap slide for now. It was the first Harmony made guitar I ever bought. Someone had already crammed pickup in it long aga apparently for the same reason. It actually got fingered for many users before that because there are deep divots in it where they used a lot of cowboys chord on it. That’s about all one could hope to finger on it now without a neck reset. It’s also one of the lowliest the Harmony line. I also have nice Stratotone electric guitar that’s also a hollowbody and actually plays well. I would love to have one of their higher end acoustics like a Patrician. You have some really nice ones. Thanks for sharing your collection with voyeurs like me.
What’s the model of the 3rd harmony? I bought one for $20 off a friend of mine today and I’m trying to get as much info as I can! It seems to be in great playable condition, no cracks or anything.
Not sure. It just says Harmony on the neck and has a red musical clef under that. I believe there’s a model number you can see through f hole but it’s too faded to read. Actually that guitar soon after the video the neck pulled apart on its own in several places and was bowed so bad it became unfixable and unusable. The wood was actually rotten, it must have been left out in the rain. Here’s another vid of me using that guitar ua-cam.com/video/thADrYNzUKw/v-deo.htmlsi=sS6FN82voeqrEyRu
Hi Bob. I have a 1940 Harmony Sovereign A Model Resonate guitar. As I do not play it would like to sell it. Good condition. Believe that it is a rare item.
It is a great guitar worth more than I could pay for it. Probably at least 500 bucks. Thanks for bringing to my attention. I usually buy guitars worth nothing that are damaged and I can fix. Not to make a profit but so I can play them
You can fix that neck if you watch RSW Rosa string works he shows how to take one off and reset it you just put shims in there or them cracks can we fix to his show he’s he’s an expert with fixing just about anything
I have a 1959 Harmony Hollywood H-39 as well. My father bought it in a pawn shop in Hagerstown, MD in 1963, then handed it down to me in 1983. I recently had the rise in the board taken care of and the strings lies nice and close to the board once again. Plays real nice. Also has to replace the pickup courtesy of Curtis Novak who makes a replica for the original soap bar pickup. The only thing I need for it is a genuine pick guard. I consider it a family heirloom and wouldn't take a million dollars for it.
Even some broken/ repaired with glue guitars make beautiful music! I liked hearing the history behind these!
I just found a Harmony H36 in my Dad's garage. It belonged to my grandfather. It needs some work, but I think I'm going to tackle it.
Nice find. Be careful the wood cracks easy on those old guitars. I think one of my old guitar teachers had one of those. Great for ragtime fingerpicking. A nice bright sound. He made it sound almost like a piano.
I just scored a 1948 Harmony Patrician last month for a 125.00. All solid wood. I had to re-set the neck but its sweet. Model H1407. The pickguard was missing but all the rest is there.
Nice! Those Patricians are pretty much top of the Harmony line I think.
@@BrianGay57 That is what I read. Thanks.
I have one just like that second one The Master. Painted position markers and all. My wife got it for two dollars at a second hand store. I had to do a little glueing here and there. I put an Epiphone humbucker I had laying around in it. It has high action, but for slide it is a monster. Sustain and tone for days.
I saw another one for seven dollars. I walked out of the store thinking, "I already have one of those" It was the next level up though with real position markers. I thought, " it's seven dollars. What are you doing. BUY IT" I went back in the store just as someone else was paying for it. I kick myself to this day for that. Oh well. Someone else gets to enjoy one too.
I have the same guitars dahm near! Broken headstock on one and the fret wear on the fingerboard to! Best fakin guitars man and your video gives them mad justice. Hats off!!!
Thanks man! They’re great for blues if you wanna make it sound like the real thing
Pretty cool, I had one about 60 years ago, I accidentally left it out in the rain and it came apart, wish I had it today I remember how good it sounded.
Hi Bob Thanks for your post. I was given a harmony guitar by my brother recently. It looks ancient. I restrung it cleaned it up and absolutely love it. Is there anywhere I could find out what model it is etc? Thank you.
It’s inside on the back. Stamped in ink. Very hard to see usually faded and covered with dust. You’ll probably need reading glasses and a strong flashlight to shine through the sound hole or f hole. You may need to stuff a damp cloth in there and try to wipe off the dust and dirt.
Yes.....I just got a v666gt Flying V circa 1980.... sustain for days....plays itself.....100 bucks.....yes.
..birch body's on all those.
No truss rod but the necks hold up pretty good
..did you install the pickup in that last one too? You should do a check reset on it, ..what the heck.
you're amazin. thanks for this review garbage guitar! lovely story...i bought my first harmony today!! you never get toooo far....keep on groovin'
Thank you so much!! It's so rewarding and encouraging to hear comments like yours
On that first guitar you demoed, what's that you got under the bridge? ..looks like a strip of wood.
Muy bonitas guitarras 💞
It had the pickup and the Bixby too?
Pickup is the original. I put the tremolo on
I have (and use) a lot of gear that gear snobs absolutely hate! I can get great deals! I use mostly inexpensive boss pedals. Many of my guitars are inexpensive (though I do have a couple of fairly expensive ones). I have two Harmony guitars as well as a Hondo that I picked up for $15!
I love those old Harmony hollowbody's. I use one regular, one for slide open tunings, and I even put classical strings on the other for classical guitar.
@@bobbyshaw7 I have a really rough Stella acoustic that I’m setting up for lap slide for now. It was the first Harmony made guitar I ever bought. Someone had already crammed pickup in it long aga apparently for the same reason.
It actually got fingered for many users before that because there are deep divots in it where they used a lot of cowboys chord on it.
That’s about all one could hope to finger on it now without a neck reset. It’s also one of the lowliest the Harmony line. I also have nice Stratotone electric guitar that’s also a hollowbody and actually plays well. I would love to have one of their higher end acoustics like a Patrician. You have some really nice ones. Thanks for sharing your collection with voyeurs like me.
We have a dozen Harmony's. They're the most badasserest of 'em all!
I used to love the price but their goin up now in value
I’ll have to get myself one🤣😝
What’s the model of the 3rd harmony? I bought one for $20 off a friend of mine today and I’m trying to get as much info as I can! It seems to be in great playable condition, no cracks or anything.
Not sure. It just says Harmony on the neck and has a red musical clef under that. I believe there’s a model number you can see through f hole but it’s too faded to read. Actually that guitar soon after the video the neck pulled apart on its own in several places and was bowed so bad it became unfixable and unusable. The wood was actually rotten, it must have been left out in the rain. Here’s another vid of me using that guitar
ua-cam.com/video/thADrYNzUKw/v-deo.htmlsi=sS6FN82voeqrEyRu
Allright man smoke another blunt. Harmony was my first guitar. Man i miss that dreadnought
Yea man, I'll have a belated blunt. thanks for listening. these things sound great for side guitar
So these guitars don’t have a truss rod?
Hi Bob. I have a 1940 Harmony Sovereign A Model Resonate guitar. As I do not play it would like to sell it. Good condition. Believe that it is a rare item.
It is a great guitar worth more than I could pay for it. Probably at least 500 bucks. Thanks for bringing to my attention. I usually buy guitars worth nothing that are damaged and I can fix.
Not to make a profit but so I can play them
got to get that "tonation" correct......
Thanks for your interest, Not sure what your trying to say about correct tonation in relation to this video. please clarify
#6thletteryes
You can fix that neck if you watch RSW Rosa string works he shows how to take one off and reset it you just put shims in there or them cracks can we fix to his show he’s he’s an expert with fixing just about anything
Thanks. I already butchered it. I’ll try that on the next one! It still plays but it’s slightly handicapped.
Bad review.... 😞
So glad it was helpful