4/28/2023 0 Comments Harmony monterey guitar![]() ![]() ![]() Surprisingly Harmony got away from the Faux finish at the end but they were still doing it in the early 60's. Kay sold laminated instruments as a feature as far back as the 30's. MickHarmony was all solid woods up until just before the time they closed in 1975. I have a Harmony acoustic guitar branded as a Silvertone that apparently has 2 different dates stamped on the inside back of the guitar (visible through the sound hole). I ought to get myself one of these, if for no other reason than for the Sinatra song, the nutty 3/4 Dawg version y todos mis amigos from Monte rrey. Don't recall the model but it looks like one of the H1456 models. Harmony Monterey H-1457 Model Arch Top Acoustic Guitar (1957), made in Chicago, serial 3242 H-1457, natural lacquer finish, maple body with spruce top. ![]() The guy decided to put it back in to use and it was actually a pretty nice guitar iirc. Were some of these laminate tops and some solid? If so did that change over time or was always the case? Looks like the type face on the headstock changed / modernized at some point as well.Ī friend had a Harmony archtop years ago which was being used as a coat rack for a long time. (And I keep wanting to spell it with two Rs like the NMexican city and the Sinatra / Dawg tune.) I had thought the "faux finish" topped Montereys were the later ones but clearly they were pulling that off long ago. It is made entirely of solid birch wood, both for the body and the neck. Interesting catalog page you posted, Mike. Harmony Monterey H950 (1939-40) This guitar was the poor-boys Harmony Monterey, and closer to the blues world for its ringing-tone. ![]()
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