1961 Silvertone (Harmony H617) 000-Size Guitar

Overview: This Sears-sold Silvertone 612 (labeled with an internal Harmony H617 stamp for some reason) is basically a Harmony H162 but with birch back and sides rather than mahogany. These are woody-sounding, fun guitars and I find a lot of fingerpickers very tempted by them when they're in the shop.

This one arrived in decent shape but needed some adjustments to play its best. Now that it's dialed-in, it's a good'n! I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who likes a smaller neck, but to folks who don't mind a bit of heft back there, these guitars will yield welcomingly to your folksy pursuits. They record nicely, too, as the sound is quite even string-to-string.

Repairs included: Jacobi gave it a level/dress of the frets. Jose reset the neck and helped with some of the bridge work -- which included recutting the saddle slot, gluing in the saddle (Martin-style) for strength, and relocating the pinholes aft and in-line with the saddle. Side dots got added, it got some cleaning, and then it got a good setup. It's playing spot-on and ready to serve.

• Weight: 4 lbs 2 oz
• Scale length: 25 1/8"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: medium-full C/D
• Board radius: 10"
• Depth at first fret: 0.96"
• Depth at seventh fret: 0.98"
• Body width: 15"
• Body depth: 3 3/4"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid birch
• Bracing type: ladder
• Bridge: ebonized maple
• 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: medium/lower

Condition notes: The original bridge has been modified and it has a new, bone saddle. It's otherwise original throughout. There are a couple of repaired hairline cracks on the lower bout top. The tuner plates are rusty and the tuners are mildly-stiff but still work fine.

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: KLNG