1960s Harmony Stella H929 Parlor Guitar

I always wonder if it's worth posting about these H929s more than I already have -- they're a basic, birch-bodied Harmony product one can find all over the place -- but in this case I wanted to share it because I have an adjustable bridge fit to it that I think is a simple solution for owners of these guitars who have issues going into different seasons and having the action shift a lot (read: any Vermonter).

The adjuster posts are set right into the top (like on a Gibson solidbody electric) and there's a cut-down archtop rosewood saddle/bridge that sits on top of them.

The rest of the work is pretty mundane -- I gave it a setup and strings over winter and it was just back here for tuners and adjustments this time around.

Repairs included: new bridge, setup, new tuners, adjustments.


Top wood: solid birch

Back & sides wood: solid birch

Bracing type: ladder

Bridge: rosewood/adjustable

Fretboard: ebonized maple

Neck wood: poplar


Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w-12 lights

Neck shape: medium-big C

Board radius: flat

Truss rod: non-adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: small-low


Scale length: 24 1/8"

Nut width: 1 3/4"

Body width: 13 1/8"

Body depth: 3 5/8"

Weight: 3 lbs 8 oz







Comments

Alfredo said…
Looks like this one is missing the decorative metal coller trim washers that fit around the posts on the front side of the headstock.