1950s Harmony H929 "Stella" Parlor Guitar

I've worked on so many H929 models (and their cousins) that this same basic Harmony guitar blends-together like nothing else. This one seems to be a '50s model (there's no date-stamp) judging by its features and lightness of build and, I gotta say, it definitely dishes-it-out tonewise. It's snappy, bright, loud, and punchy way above its weight. It's a perfect "lo-fi" country-blues guitar, though you have to like a flat fretboard and bigger neck profile to enjoy it.

Basic specs -- these are solid birch throughout the body, have a poplar neck, short scale length, and stained-maple fretboard. They're ladder-braced and most, like this one, have a tailpiece string load. Every single one I've ever seen has needed the usual old guitar stuff -- a neck reset, fret work, bridge work, etc. I originally worked on this one for a friend of mine and whipped it up in such a way to make its original bridge adjustable in height (via hex nuts) so that he could jack the action up for slide or bring it back down to normal for fingerpicking.

It plays spot-on and is ready to go.

Repairs included: neck reset, fret level/dress, side dots install, repair of top crack on shoulder (no other cracks), minor seam repairs, compensation added and conversion to adjustable bridge, setup, etc...

Top wood: solid birch

Back & sides wood: solid birch

Bracing type: ladder

Bridge: ebonized maple

Fretboard: ebonized maple

Neck wood: poplar

Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 52w, 40w, 30w, 22w, 16, 12 custom set

Neck shape: medium-big V/C

Board radius: flat

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-low

Scale length: 24 1/8"

Nut width: 1 3/4"

Body width: 13 1/4"

Body depth: 3 5/8"

Weight: 3 lbs 6 oz

Condition notes: it's all-original save the modified bridge. There's a repaired hairline crack on the top-upper-bout. Otherwise it's crack-free and in generally good order. The fretboard has some mild finish wear in first position and there's the usual scratching, scuffs, and whatnot that goes-along with old student guitars throughout the finish.

It comes with: a nice old brown-red chip case.