1969 Harmony Stella (H912-Style) 12-String 000-Size Guitar

Overview: I've worked on tons of iterations of this same basic model but this one, unlike most, is in fantastic condition -- clean and all-original throughout with the exception of my new, bone, full-compensated, saddle. It got a neck reset, fret level/dress, bridge/saddle slot modification, cleaning, and setup work done and in the video it's strung-up with 52w-11 strings but left the shop with 54w-12 strings intended for detuning purposes.

Tone: These make great, Leadbelly-style, country-blues boxes as they have such a choppy, plunky, growly tone. They've got snap and bite, for sure. 

Feel: The neck has a wide, fat, D shape to it with a flat fretboard -- it's not going to be for everyone!

Interesting features: They're solid birch throughout the body with ladder bracing and many of them sport truss rods that add a little peace of mind to the big, D-shaped, flat-boarded, 2"-wide at the nut, necks. This one was rocking the 52w-11 strings (I usually string 12-strings with 10s for E-to-E tuning) without even having the truss engaged and the neck was as straight as you could want.

Repairs included: It's had a neck reset, fret level/dress, new fully-compensated saddle install, and whatever other small adjustments it needed to play spot-on -- which it does, now.

• Weight: 4 lbs 7 oz
• Scale length: 25 1/8"
• Nut width: 2"
• Neck shape: medium-big D
• Board radius: flat
• Body width: 15 1/8"
• Body depth: 3 7/8"
• Top wood: solid birch
• Back & sides wood: solid birch
• Bracing type: ladder
• Bridge: floating
• Fretboard: ebonized maple
• Neck wood: poplar
• Action height at 12th fret: hair-over 1/16" bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 50w-11 12-string set
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-low

Condition notes: It's very clean save some minor rubbing at the edges and some light scratching here and there in the body. It's all-original save the new, bone, fully-compensated saddle.

It comes with: It has a hard case!

Consignor tag: JLPK