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
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