1980s Harmony H570 Marquis Dreadnought Guitar

This guy was a standard "cheap fixer-upper" repair. It reads Harmony on the headstock, but this Korean-made instrument has nothing to do with the US-made Harmony products -- it's "in name only." I'm guessing it's an early-'80s instrument but I suppose it could also be very-late-'70s.

It's the typical import, plywood guitar -- x-braced and with a decent strummer's sound after repairs. Those repairs? Well -- the heel was split and so I reinforced it with a bolt. Then I shaved the bridge, refit and compensated the saddle, and set it all up (plus some replacement tuners). Yes, it plays spot-on. Yes, it's not exciting. Is it meant to be? It gets the job done.










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Like the lone Grateful Dead sticker. At first I says to myself, “Self, that is a strange spot for a volume knob, no?” And why didn’t jake mention it had onboard electronics. Ok, it all makes sense now.

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-todd.
January 18, 2022 at 9:43 PM
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