1970s Harmony H802 (Teisco/Kawai) Electric Guitar

This guitar was in for a quick repair and turnaround so that a customer's daughter could open it up at Xmas and begin delving into the electric world. It's a Harmony H802 model (popular in Vermont, hilariously-enough, as it has our area code in its designation) that was made by Kawai/Teisco for the company in Japan (as I recall) and then sold throughout the mid-late '70s and into the '80s in various, mostly-similar forms.

If you'd like to hear one, I have a video clip on an older post for one of these. The short of it is that they're relatively basic student-grade guitars but they do have interesting-sounding pickups and a comfortable, Gibson-scale (24 3/4") neck.

Per the usual, it got a fret level/dress, cleaning of the wiring harness, ground-in compensation added to the bridge, and a thorough setup. It's playing spot-on, now.











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