1967 Harmony H912 Stella 000-Size 12-String Guitar

Overview: This 000-size, all-birch, lower-rent Harmony 12-string is a classic type you see in blues and folk-player hands throughout the'60s. They have a woody, punchy, country-blues sound that fits right into Leadbelly-style playing. The cheeseball finish style and painted, faux-binding look is down to earth and comfortable, too.

Interesting features: These are ladder-braced and all-birch in the body. The tailpiece load and floating bridge give them some of that '20s Oscar Schmidt Stella vibe. It has an adjustable truss rod, thankfully, and combined with the big old neck that means you can run heavier gauges on these without too much complaint. We string them up for E to E stringing with 47w-10 gauges but a lot of people run these with 52w-11 or similar and tuned down to C# or D.

Repairs included: It got a neck reset, fret level/dress, saddle-slot expansion and new, fully-compensated saddle, cleaning, and setup work. Jose did all of it, as I recall, and it's playing bang-on and fit to serve.

• Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
• Scale length: 25 1/8"
• Nut width: 2"
• Neck shape: medium D
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 59/64"
• Depth at seventh fret: 15/16"
• Body width: 15 1/2"
• Body depth: 3 3/4"
• Top wood: solid birch
• Back & sides wood: solid birch
• Bracing type: ladder
• Bridge: ebonized mysterywood
• Fretboard: ebonized mysterywood
• Neck wood: poplar
• Action height at 12th fret: hair over 1/16" bass to 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 47w-10
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium/lower

Condition notes: There is a small repair on one headstock wing (pictured) which was cracked at some point. It's stable and good to go. There are scratches and scuffs here and there throughout the finish and hte usual wear you see to the finish at the edges and whatnot. There are no cracks in the body that I could find. It's original throughout save for the new saddle. The old tuners work fine but are not smooth like modern ones. Players should always tune up to a note to "lock" them in rather than detuning lower if they miss the note on the way up (this goes for any tuners, though, mind you).

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: MULK