• Guitars,  Projects

    Updated 1960s Harmony Parlour guitar

    Here’s what we came up with for the 1960s-era Harmony G-100 parlour guitar I picked up a few months back. We fitted it with a new trapeze tailpiece, and with new MIJ tuners.  A new floating rosewood bridge with rubber saddle was added.  We also installed a passive Fishman pickup. And painted it black, with a new black pickguard. What do you think?

  • Projects

    Sears Silvertone ready for a new home

    This circa 1973 Sears Silvertone by Harmony MIJ acoustic guitar has been brought back to good playing form and is ready for a new home.  We cured her bellyache, fixed the cracked bridge, reattached three braces, hand crafted a new compensated bone saddle and performed the legendary Southeast Setup.  She’s ready for another fifty years of beautiful music. Spruce top, Mahogany sides, back and neck, Rosewood bridge. See listing on FB Marketplace here: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/188095234247575/

  • Projects

    Sears Silvertone Acoustic (c) 1973

    Here’s another project I started before I had a web site.  It’s a circa 1973 Sears Silvertone acoustic guitar, model number 319.12171100 that I picked up from a Healey Wizard named Gary several months ago.  It had a terrible bellyache, three popped braces and a cracked bridge.  Gary tells me it was made in Japan by Harmony. I rehydrated the box and held it under clamps for around two months, which brought the solid spruce top back into shape wonderfully.  Then the popped braces were re-attached, and the bridge was repaired. Moving along, I created a new bone nut and bridge saddle, then performed a Southeast Setup.  She’s sounding like…

  • Guitars

    Harmony G-100

    Here for your viewing enjoyment is a Harmony G-100 parlour guitar that I got from a woman in Belair-Edison.  She told me that it’s from the 1960s. I’m also from the 1960s, so I thought I’d breathe some new life into this one. Watch this space for updates!

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