1960s Harmony H929 Stella Parlor Guitar
Overview: This is your typical, 1960s, H929 Stella parlor guitar. It's simple, ladder-braced, punchy-sounding, and was the basic student guitar for who knows how many guitarists starting-out through the '50s and '60s. The date stamp on this one is smudged but if I had to guess I would place it more towards the early '60s based on features.
Interesting features: It's pretty bog-standard for the model save that I added adjuster posts for the original bridge (and compensated its B-string slot) so that action adjustment is easier on the fly. Perhaps its best feature is that it's actually fixed-up!
Repairs included: It got a neck reset by Ancel, some seam repairs and a lot of cleaning by me, a fret level/dress (by Sarah, I believe), and setup work from myself, too. It's playing spot-on and ready to go.
- Weight: 3 lbs 9 oz
- Scale length: 24 1/8"
- Nut width: 1 3/4"
- Neck shape: medium-fuller C
- Board radius: flat
- Depth at first fret: 29/32"
- Depth at seventh fret: 31/32"
- Body width: 13 1/4"
- Body depth: 3 3/4"
- Top wood: solid birch
- Back & sides wood: solid birch
- Bracing type: ladder
- Bridge: adjustable/floating
- Fretboard: painted mysterywood
- 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: medium/lower
Condition notes: It has wear and tear to the finish in scratches and scuffs throughout. I didn't find any cracks, however. It's all-original except for side dots, the adjuster posts, and slight bridge modification.
It comes with: Sorry, no case.
Consignor tag: MULK
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