1965 Harmony H929 Stella Parlor Guitar

Overview: This is the classic, all-birch, everyone's-starter-guitar of yesteryear, H929 Stella model. It's been given "all the work" and is now a solid player, but for the most part these guitars play terribly "as-found."

Tone: It's short-scale, tailpiece-load, and has solid birch for the body, so it's got a chunky, punchy, mids-centric sound. These record well and are immediately "vintage-sounding." Folks who pick on them in the shop are always surprised at how fun they are to play one they've been fixed-up.

Feel: The neck has a medium-C heft to it and flat board. It's a good fit for fingerpicking and cowboy chords but not great if you're going to be athletic on it.

Interesting features: Well, I've always loved those fretboard stencils...! The "woodgrain" on these is, interestingly, painted/burned in via a chemical process.

Repairs included: It's had a neck reset, fret level/dress, seam repairs, bridge compensation/adjustment, and setup work done. It's playing spot-on and ready to go.

• Weight: 3 lbs 13 oz
• Scale length: 24 1/8"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: medium-big C
• Board radius: flat
• Body width: 13 1/4"
• Body depth: 3 3/4"
• Top wood: solid birch
• Back & sides wood: solid birch
• Bracing type: ladder
• Bridge: ebonized maple
• Fretboard: dyed maple
• Neck wood: poplar
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 54w-12 lights
• Truss rod: non-adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: low/medium

Condition notes: There's mild-medium wear and tear to the finish throughout but the guitar is otherwise completely original and in good order. A strap button has been added to the heel.

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: DDL?