1960s Harmony Stella H931 Parlor Guitar

Overview: This is, basically, a Harmony H929 Stella (one of the most numerous student guitars of the '50s and '60s) with a different coat of paint. It also came from the factory with a "tieblock" bridge design rather than the tailpiece and floating bridge of the H929 models. We've modified that stringing into a hybrid of both while working on it, and because of that, it has a lot of the attack and bark of the H929 tailpiece models while having a bit more of a mellower, woodier sound overall.

Per the usual for the style, it has a 1 3/4" nut, chunkier C-shaped neck, and flat board. It's very retro in feel, though the compact body and short scale make it comfy as a couch player.

Repairs included: Jose did almost all the work on this one -- it got a neck reset, fret level/dress, side dots, vintage tailpiece added, cleaning, and setup. I recut the saddle slot and added a new, compensated, bone saddle. It's playing spot-on and ready to go. The reason for adding the tailpiece is that these bridges are essentially just bolted-on and so this setup gives it a mix of the tailpiece/pin bridge sound and makes it more stable as well.

• Weight: 3 lbs 9 oz
• Scale length: 24 1/8"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: bigger C
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 0.96"
• Depth at seventh fret: 1.01"
• Body width: 13 1/4"
• Body depth: 3 3/4"
• Top wood: solid birch
• 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: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: narrower/lower

Condition notes: It has various smaller scratches and scuffs here and there throughout. I didn't find any cracks. The tailpiece and saddle are non-original but it's original otherwise. The original tuners are not the best but they work fine.

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: MKLG