1967 Harmony H1260 Sovereign Jumbo Guitar

Here's a very classic-looking Harmony Sovereign and while the date stamp is mildly-illegible, it appears to read as '67 production. Post-repairs it plays swell and has a good, balanced, slightly-airy, big-box sound. It adores fingerpicking but does flatpicking nicely, too, as it's fairly lightweight and responsive in its build.

I bought this from my buddy Kevin who used to run "Guitar Sam" up in Montpelier, VT but who recently retired from the biz and sold this to me in a mix of extraneous gear. I'm currently jealous of his ukulele-builder's retirement jaunts around the state, but working on a mix of old Harmony jumbos can be its own sort-of fun, anyhow!

The necks on these are a little bigger than a '50s Gibson profile but in similar territory. They're definitely not suited to folks who are into skinny/modern necks of the Taylor or low-oval Martin variety. They also sound best from the listener's perspective and can sound a little thinner from the player's perspective, so you have to listen to one in a reflective room to really understand what they're doing.

Repairs included: a neck reset, fret level/dress, new bone saddle and saddle-slot recut, cleaning, and setup.

Weight: 3 lbs 15 oz

Scale length: 25 1/8"

Nut width: 1 3/4"

Neck shape: medium-full C/D

Board radius: 10"

Body width: 16 1/8"

Body depth: 4 1/4"

Top wood: solid spruce

Back & sides wood: solid mahogany

Bracing type: ladder

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: mahogany

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

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium/lower

Condition notes: it's overall in great shape. Theres a mild amount of weather-check throughout the finish and the center seam on the top below the bridge has been cleated/reglued as it was a hair open when it arrived. There's also mild usewear throughout -- small nicks and dings and scratches here and there. Aside from the saddle, it's all-original and has a Maryland music store sticker at the back of the headstock. Post-reset, I let the fretboard extension over the body dip down and away from the rest of the board. I do this because the tops swell a bit in summer on these and so if you match the plane of the fretboard exactly you often wind-up with fretting-out in that area as the seasons change and this negates that. It plays as-normal up to 15/17, where you're likely to stop picking anyhow...

It comes with: no case, sorry.

Consignor tag: JW