1965 Harmony Stella H929 Electrified Rubber Bridge Guitar Conversion

Rubber bridge "electrified" parlor guitars are still all the rage and so we continue to supply them. This one is made from a venerable Harmony H929 Stella model (the all birch, student-level instrument many players started on in the '50s and '60s) and has a Strat-style single coil pickup fit at the soundhole.

My guy Ancel did the work on this and it's playing spot-on and fast.

I suggest 50w-11 electric strings on these but with a wound G. The wound G isn't necessary (the rubber saddles on these compensate on a straight line so intonation isn't a worry) but the wound G does give it more of an "acoustic guitar strum-buddy" feel that will be familiar to folks moving-over from acoustics to get into the rubber bridge scene.

Repairs included: hidden bolt reinforcement for the neck joint (it didn't need a reset but I don't trust them if left alone), a fret level/dress, new rubber bridge, pickup install and wiring install and work, added strap button and side dots, cleaning, and setup work.

Weight: 3 lbs 15 oz

Scale length: 24 1/8"

Nut width: 1 3/4"

Neck shape: medium-bigger C/D

Board radius: flat

Body width: 13 1/8"

Body depth: 3 5/8"

Top wood: solid birch

Back & sides wood: solid birch

Bracing type: ladder

Bridge: rubber

Fretboard: ebonized maple

Neck wood: poplar

Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 46w-10 with wound G (nickel-wound)

Truss rod: non-adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-lower

Condition notes: it's overall in good shape but does have minor small nicks, dings, and scratches here and there throughout. It's clearly modified, too -- it has a pickup and wiring harness installed and a non-original bridge. The cupcake knobs match other Harmony products for the time, though.

It comes with: sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: A26