1960s Harmony H1260 Sovereign Jumbo Guitar

Overview: A customer of ours sent this in for consignment. I can't even remember how many H1260s have been through the shop, but it's been a lot over the years. Once fixed-up, they're cool guitars, with a big, woody sound. They definitely have a "big boy" feel about them, though, from the general body size right through their generous necks.

Interesting features: The body is solid spruce over solid mahogany and it has ladder-bracing. Unlike a lot of Harmony's smaller guitars, the bracing on these ones is light-enough to give them some decent, almost Gibson J-45-like bass. They make good strummers and good flatpickers, though I think they can compress/flatten-out a bit if you drive them too hard.

Repairs included: It's had a neck reset, fret level/dress, saddle-slot recut and new bone saddle (drop-in configuration), hairline crack repair on the treble-lower-bout side, cleaning, and setup. As I recall, Jose did all the work on this one save recutting the saddle slot. It plays spot-on and it's good to go!

• Weight: 3 lbs 15 oz
• Scale length: 25 1/8"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: medium-full C
• 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: 54w-12 lights
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-lower

Condition notes: It shows the usual wear and tear via small scratches, nicks, and dings here and there in the body. The headstock has some worn edges. There's a repaired crack in the side (as seen in the photos). Post-neck-reset, the fretboard extension dips down over the body so notes past the 16th fret are harder to pull off as compared to on the neck proper.

It comes with: This one, actually, has a good hard case.

Consignor tag: KJSH