1965 Harmony Stella H912 Electrified 12-String 000-Size Guitar

Overview: I remember working on this guitar years ago but I can't recall who owned it. A different customer, however, brought it back in for resale. At the time I'd "done the usual" to it and got it playing spot-on and fit with a fully-compensated bridge and lipstick, magnetic pickup. It actually arrived back here playing perfectly, still, and was essentially ready to go. I just needed to do a bit of minor adjustments and dust it off. It's a pretty beat-up example of one of these H912 12-strings but it's a worthy one, and the electrification makes it equally useful in rock, folk-rock, or "old fingerpicking bluesguy" settings. It has a good set of StewMac repro 12-string tuners fit, as well.

Repairs included: As I recall, I gave it a neck reset, fret level/dress, crack repairs to the top, seam repairs, fitting of a compensated rosewood bridge, the wiring and pickup install work, and setup work. I think the new tuners may have been added after-the-fact. There's an old headstock break at the base of one side of the "wings" and it was either fixed before it got here or glued and clamped-up here. In either case, it's good to go and playing spot-on. It's wearing nickel-wound strings to suit the magnetic pickup.

• Weight: 4 lbs 13 oz
• Scale length: 25 1/8"
• Nut width: 2"
• Neck shape: medium-bigger D
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 59/64"
• Depth at seventh fret: 59/64"
• Body width: 15 3/8"
• Body depth: 3 7/8"
• Top wood: solid birch
• Back & sides wood: solid birch
• Bracing type: ladder
• Bridge: rosewood, fully-compensated
• Fretboard: ebonized maple or similar
• Neck wood: poplar
• Action height at 12th fret: hair-over 1/16" bass to 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 50w-10 or similar nickel-wound
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-lower

Condition notes: It has two longer hairline cracks in the top (repaired). It also has a repaired headstock break. The bridge, tuners, pickup, jack, and strap buttons are new or replacements. There are plenty of scuffs, scratches, and small nicks and dings throughout the finish. The finish is aged and weatherchecked.

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: RTRO