~1967 Harmony Silvertone H621 Sunburst
Harmony 'Silvertone' H621 c 1967 | $650 | (v2322) The Harmony guiar company was owned by Sears, and Silvertone was the house brand. By the mid to late 1960s, many 'boomers' embracing the folk/hippie thing needed guitars. Harmony was supplying that need. The Harmony factory in Chicago built guitars for 'everyman', using mass production techniques to keep costs down. But solid woods were the order of the day, and there was plenty of skilled craftsman left in the old factory to produce a quality product. The Silvertone H621 was a mid-level offering from Harmony, affordable to even the most destitute hippie!
The top is ladder-braced, solid spruce and features an attractive sunburst, w/b/w sound hole purfling, white celluloid trim and a white pickguard. The back and sides are birch, with a complementary sunburst and white binding. The neck is poplar, has a non-adjustable truss rod, is carved in a 'D' shape, and is topped with an 'ebonized' fingerboard with numerous pearl position dots. The head stock is painted black and sports the 'Silvertone' logo in white paint. The ebony bridge is a replica replacement (original was cracked in half).
The body measures 15" across. The neck measures 1 3/4" across at the nut, with string spacing 2 5/16" at the saddle. Scale length is ~25".
The guitar is in almost original, excellent condition but for the replaced bridge. We recently reset the neck, replaced the bridge and dressed and leveled the frets. Action is set at 5 & 6/64". There is a back scratch, a 'witness' mark from the old cracked bridge and various nicks from age and wear, but overall an attractive guitar.
With its refreshed setup, the guitar plays easily (probably better that when new!) and produces a robust sound even when played without picks. The tone is full, with nice seperation and balance. It can be pushed with a pick without getting muddy or breaking up. It's trendy now to X-brace these, but we feel that the original ladder bracing should remain with an example in this condition, and that the original bracing offers its own charm.
Comes with an older hard case.
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