so i was surfing ebay out of boredom/gas and i came across an interesting auction for a "vintage acoustic guitar" ending in a couple of hours. I took a look at the pics and the tortoise shell binding caught my eye. usually no one puts that type of binding on lower-end guitars...I thought someone else might have noticed that too. Anyway I put in a ridiculous bid, for fun/boredom/gas and not expecting to win it... woke up the next day checked my email and woah, i was the only bidder. I'm in trouble because i have to pay for it...shipping was about 10x the bid price. I went through with it and this is the pic of the guitar when i got it..
some nutcase drilled an additional 6 holes. I did a little research and confirmed it..it seems this guitar is made by a now defunct company called Harmony, and by the general appearance and woods used, it is most likely a H162 model. Solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides. This guitar looks like it was refinished halfway and then abandoned..(i was soon to find out why)
There is no truss rod instead there is a steel rod in the neck like pre-war Martins. Neck looks straight though.
I like the fretboard...doesn't look like regular indian rosewood.
The plan was to glue on a bridge. Leave the back as it is since there is a coat of lacquer. Sand the top and sides, re-finish. put on parts. How hard can that be?
some nutcase drilled an additional 6 holes. I did a little research and confirmed it..it seems this guitar is made by a now defunct company called Harmony, and by the general appearance and woods used, it is most likely a H162 model. Solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides. This guitar looks like it was refinished halfway and then abandoned..(i was soon to find out why)
There is no truss rod instead there is a steel rod in the neck like pre-war Martins. Neck looks straight though.
I like the fretboard...doesn't look like regular indian rosewood.
The plan was to glue on a bridge. Leave the back as it is since there is a coat of lacquer. Sand the top and sides, re-finish. put on parts. How hard can that be?