1960s Silvertone 612 (Harmony) 000-Size X-Brace Conversion Guitar

Overview: This beat-up old Silvertone 612 is like the Silvertone-branded take on a Harmony H162, save that the back and sides are solid birch instead of mahogany. Harmony built it, of course. This one dates from the early to mid-'60s and arrived as the usual down-on-its-luck old guitar. Ancel did it over completely, however, and it's now fully-rebraced in a single-tonebar, x-braced pattern. The braces are laminated (fir and a thin lamination of carbon fiber) which lets them be quite lightweight but very stiff. As a result, the guitar sounds like a cross between good examples of a Gibson LG-2 and a Martin 000-18, though the birch back and sides add a little of that '30s maple-backed L-00 flavor. It's punchy, woody, full, and up-front in tone. Additional upgrades like new frets, a better-than-factory bridge, and reliable new tuners make it a good choice for a daily player.

Repairs included: It's had its top bracing converted to an x-pattern, the back braces are the top braces reshaped and reused, it's had a neck reset and board plane and refret, a new bridge was fit, new tuners were fit, and new pins and saddle were fit. Several old cracks in the top and back have been repaired, too. It's playing spot-on and is ready to roll! Ancel did a tremendous job on this one...

• Weight: 4 lbs 2 oz
• Scale length: 25 1/8"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: medium D
• Board radius: 10"
• Depth at first fret: 63/64"
• Depth at seventh fret: 63/64"
• Body width: 15 3/8"
• Body depth: 3 3/4"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid birch
• Bracing type: x, with carbon-fiber-reinforced braces
• Bridge: replacement ebony
• Fretboard: ebonized 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: modern medium-taller

Condition notes: It's missing its pickguard. There are repaired hairline cracks on the top and back. The tuners are new, Gotoh, Kluson-style units. The bridge, saddle, and pins are new. It has a new nut. The back binding is all new and a little deeper than the top binding. There's the usual wear and tear throughout the finish with lots of scuffs, scratches, and small nicks and dings here and there.

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: MULK