Our allnew guitars are thoughtfully crafted for the modern musician. Harmony introduced the stratotone series as an affordable set of solidbodies to go along with their range of acoustics and archtops. Teisco gold foil pickup gibson es 335 td teisco decca electric guitar gold foil pickup guitar pro setup 1457 guitar bobkat electric guitar vintage 1965 gibson sg electro lap steel es335 td 1448 electric guitar danelectro silvertone 1448 oahu lap steel guitar 2 pickup electric guitar tulip electric guitar magnatone lap steel harmony rocket. Here, we see their h22 bass, rocket, ritchie valens, and the stratotone jupiter.
This listing is for a vintage 1950s harmony h44 stratotone electric guitar. As for the harmony reissue s, it aint worth the money. All guitars sold receive a 35point inspection, ensuring an incredible playing experience. I have played the jupiter stratotone and it didnt feel like a toy to me. The stratotone is an interesting guitar, the original harmony models are some of the best out there. Stratotone h44 reissuesopinions please the gear page. H48 stratotone mercury 19581963 electric hollowbody flamed blonde 1 pickup h49 stratotone jupiter 19581965 electric hollowbody natural usually they have spruce top, but some of them have a maple top. Harmony h49 jupiter stratotone now available again. The harmony guitar company ceased in 1975, and sold the harmony name. This 1959 harmony was only built for 4 years from 1959 to. In the early 2000s, an unrelated company, the westheimer corp. As for shielding, harmony guitars have some of the better shielding you will find in a vintage guitar. Feb 01, 2011 batabam takes you on a stellar journey featuring the harmony h49 jupiter stratotone vintage guitar. It was known as the jupiter h49 model in harmony s stratotone series.
The pickups on almost all electric guitars and basses that harmony produced were manufactured by rowe. Harmony stratotone reissue guitar demo drowninginguitars. Harmony stratotone jupiter restore complete with demo youtube. I have not attached any strap buttons in deference to the next owners preferences. Harmony h49 jupiter stratotone electric guitar reissue spruce top flame maple back and sides bound maple neck rosewood fingerboard with 20 frets block inlay 24 18 inch scale 1 34 inch nut width 2 harmony gold foil pickups 2 volume. Established in 1892, harmony is the worlds most cherished musical instrument company. Harmony harmony stratotone in electric guitars reverb. Harmony stratotone jupiter h49 natural 1960 reverb. These guitars were best known as the harmony beginners electric guitar found in the j. Easily the cleanest h48 stratotone mercury weve ever, ever seen. Batabam takes you on a stellar journey featuring the harmony h49 jupiter stratotone vintage guitar. You are bidding on a vintage harmony jupiter h49 stratotone hollow body guitar body and neck. With a strong focus on scifi imagery in flux with detailed closeups, a unique perspective is. Silvertone black righthanded electric guitars for sale ebay.
Silver tone 1448 1963 used black rare vintage rosewood wampin hard case. Silvertone 1449 reissue red silver flake burst sparkle metallic electric guitar. I just inherited this h49 stratotone jupiter guitar, but sadly i need to sell it. Harmony jupiter guitar space black with mono case authorized dealer. Harmony stratotone electric acoustic guitar vintage. Then from 1962 were added black line and atomic logo on the pickguard. We have the harmony 1959 h46 stratotone mars solid body electric guitar in stock in our vintage collection. I would of course save the electronics for future guardians of the h49.
Doug pratt 20160521 id discovered that my jupiter has a wide tonal range, including grizzly growl with tone turned down and gain on my danelectro nifty fifty amp set at 4. Jason gutierrez jimi hairless 20061228 i will always associate this guitar with richie valens. The grounding issue is probably due to the fact that those, like many vintage guitars, have no string ground. I am looking for a clear volume knob and a string tuner for the bass side of a harmony stratotone h49 guitar. Harmony stratotone electric guitar 1959 vintage guitars and.
These guitar have a neck through design and a large fat neck profile. Shop now and receve free shipping on your order today. Harmony 1959 h46 stratotone mars solid body electric guitar. Harmony made many of the silvertone guitars, but not all of them. Aug 22, 2015 i am looking for a clear volume knob and a string tuner for the bass side of a harmony stratotone h49 guitar. H88 stratotone doublet 19541957 electric solid body black 2 pickups one piece. Vintage harmony guitars stratotone guitar 1959 dearmond. Holy grail blues tone harmony h49 stratotone jupiter. Buy harmony stratotone mercury h47 h48 custom guitar pick guard 3 ply black b39. I was toying around with this tweed era gibson ga19rvt falcon i just serviced before having to give it back to my customer and stumbled. This guitar is quite rare because it has a maple top unlike the usual spruce top you would see on these guitars. Silvertone 6 string righthanded electric guitars for sale ebay.
Harmony stratotone in electric guitars for sale ebay. If anyone can help me find any of these items or suitable substitute it would be appreciated. Harmony stratotone h49 jupiter silvertone 1423 wiring. This is one of the newer harmony guitars, dating to around 2014. Harmony jupiter h49 guitars for sale compare the latest. Get the best deals on harmony electric guitars when you shop the largest. Well i got this guitar, and i learned how to make it talk.
Does anyone know where to find replacement tone and volume potentiometers. Silvertone 6 string righthanded electric guitars for sale. Jawdropping in its condition, this early example of the stratotone mars model is simply one of the nicest vintage harmony guitars weve ever encountered, and weve seen our fair share. The dearmond goldfoil equipped harmony stratotone guitars built in the early to mid 1960s are some of the fattest sounding electrics out there and offer something very different in the tone department than most other 60s electrics. Nov 29, 2015 you simply dial it back as on any normal guitar. Save harmony stratotone guitar to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. It would have been made of all maple, and had a semihollow body design. There are a number of different models of the h44, but the one ive used was made in 1959. A vintage original stratotone would have been made in chicago usa. The h49 jupiter was at the higherend of the stratotone lineup, and featured two pickups and chambered body construction. Vintage or reissue, a unique guitar to own audiofanzine. I am passionate about harmony made electric guitars especially 1958 to 1966 harmony made stratotone mars, mercury and jupiter models. Harmony stratotone jupiter advertisement from 1962 at a time of space exploration, spaceage guitar names were all the rage and with words like stratosphere ringing in a nations ears, its no wonder that they were applied along with the planetary suffixes.
Harmony stratotone jupiter h49 1960 natural price guide reverb. So i have a 1960 harmony stratotone jupiter h49 with two really nice dearmond gold foil pickups. H7208 roy smeck stratotone airline roy smeck stratotone. Great savings free delivery collection on many items harmony vintage electric guitars for sale ebay. It appears to be in good condition for a guitar of this age. The reissue of the vintage silvertone 1423 known to collectors as jupiter, the name of its harmonybranded counterpart features a blend control that alters the balance between the two pickups when the selector is in the middle position. Get the best deals on harmony stratotone when you shop the largest online selection at. See more ideas about harmony guitars, body electric and guitar. These play relatively well and are good choices for gigging mu. In 2018, bandlab technologies claimed to be relaunching the harmony brand with a new series of electric guitars and guitar amps.
I wouldnt suggest against changing all the pots and using reissue knobs however. Cream city music is one of the worlds finest gutar shops with selections including the vintage harmony h44 stratotone electric guitar copper. This ones been upgraded with new sealed tuners, a tuneomatic style bridge and a new pickguard. We have the 1950s h44 stratotone copper 1 pickup solid body electric guitar in stock in our collection. Harmony h44 stratotone reissue opinions the gear page.
Some time ago, i bought a 1962 harmony jupiter stratotone with some pots broken off. Make offer harmony stratotone reissue electric guitar. Get the best deals on harmony vintage electric guitars when you shop the largest online selection at. Pots were really scratchy and looked awful inside, so i installed a high quality harness cts and orange drop that i had lying around.
Introduced in the autumn of 59, the silvertone 1423 was a rebadged harmony h49 jupiter stratotone, a singlecut guitar loaded with a pair of dearmond sgrille goldfoil pickups made by rowe industries in toledo, ohio. With many of the most knowledgeable vintage electric guitar professionals throughout the region. Rare 1957 harmony alden h44 stratotone copper w gig bag. Founder nat daniel, whose name is frequently overshadowed by fellow innovators like leo fender, les paul, ted mccarty, paul bigsby and others, was an extremely forwardthinking, clever and adaptable man, who knew how to make a good, cheap guitar. The highlight of this reissue is the unique blender control control setup. Its also been upgraded to a gibson style pickup selector switch. Use a 3way rotative switch ask for a 3 positions, 3 circuits, or single layered, 3 pole, 3 position. Harmony h49 jupiter stratotone several models have become sought after and popular in the vintage market like the mid to late 60s harmony h22 bass, harmony rocket, harmony h78 dan auerbach of the black keys, 196768 sovereign acoustic, silvetone 1446 chris isaak, harmony h72 meteor and harmony strattone h44 for examples. Get the best deals on harmony stratotone in electric guitars when you shop the largest online selection at. Harmony stratotone jupiter restore complete with demo. While silvertone didnt use this name, collectors often refer to the 1423 as a jupiter. As a rocknroll icon once said, music should speak to you, loud and clear. H45 stratotone mars guitar made by harmony 1 pickup.
Neil found a replacement, check photo at the end of this page. Heres one of the recent reissues of the awesome harmony statotones of old. This is a place to post my projects both past and present. No dates on it but we are calling it a 1998 based on when the original owner said.
Another preeminent manufacturer of cheaply made american electric guitars was new jerseybased danelectro. Harmony jupiter h49 compare the latest guitar prices for sale. Manufactured by harmony in the usa and virtually identical to their h49 stratotone, this silvertone model 1423 has a black sparkle finish that was exclusive to the silvertone branded version of this guitar, available via sears. Harmony stratotone h45 1961 sunburst guitar for sale thunder. The same goes for the more modern korean made reissue models, all maple, semihollow design. Shows typical wear for a guitar thats over 55 years old but nothing more than a few scratches.
This 1959 harmony was only built for 4 years from 1959 to 1962. H49 jupiter stratotone reissue electric guitar by harmony. Vintage harmony h44 stratotone electric guitar copper cream. The video down there is of this very guitar for sale. May 01, 2007 1962 harmony silvertone 1423l jupiter electric guitar for those unfamiliar with harmony guitars, in their rough heyday from the 1940s to the late 60s they did limp to a close in the mid 70s, but most of their cool advances and designs in guitars are from the earlier years, they were, for my money, the most underrated american guitar. Find great deals on ebay for stratotone and harmony guitar. One can easily be installed i do this on any harmony guitar i am refurbishing. Beautiful 1960 harmony stratotone mercury, the fancy curly maple version of the quintessential onepup rocker with the tres cool dearmond gold foil. Harmony h46 stratotone 1959 sunburst guitar for sale guitarpoint. The old stratotones had their share of issues, and i suppose these reissues set out to resolve all that. The guitar only has a single pick up, with volume and tone knobs to control your sound as well as a tone switch. A 1998 made in korea really rare and really cool danelectro 59 dc 6 string purple sparkle guitar these first reissue guitars were only made from 1998 thru 2002. Harmony stratotone jupiter h49 1960 natural price guide. H49 stratotone jupiter guitar made by harmony usually they have spruce top, but some of them have a maple top.
Restoring 1961 h49 stratotone jupiter to playability the. Apr 28, 2016 1960s harmony h49 stratotone jupiter electric guitar i owned, briefly, a stratotone mars the 1pickup, plainjane version of this guitar and really liked it though the pickup on mine was a bit on the muddybluesy side of the spectrum a place where i wasnt having it at the time. The harmony and silvertone version of this guitar would be a model h45 stratotone guitar. The h 44 stratotone was probably his first electric guitar. Valuation report for used h49 jupiter stratotone reissue electric guitar by harmony specs. A little finish cracking by the tailpieceendpin, but not into the wood. Excellent cosmetic and playing condition, with just a few scuffs and dings here and there. Its completely original, and apart from some setup work done by us, its untouched. Vintage 1963 alden tuxedo harmony silvertone stratotone h45 electric guitar. Up for sale, a 1963 silvertone stratotone jupiter in excellent condition and in good working order. The harmony company is a former guitar manufacturing company that is currently a brand. Early models 5859 had the long tail y on the headstock logo. Harmony h49 stratotone jupiter vintage guitar w dearmond gold.
At summer namm in nashville, we talked with harmony guitars. Nice and clean 1959 harmony h46 stratotone in near excellent and all original condition for its age. Vintage harmony guitars stratotone guitar 1959 dearmond pickups. This one is from the mid 1950s and is all original and comes as pictured with the original case. Like many silvertone guitars of this era, the jupiter 1423 was produced by harmony. Harmony h49 stratotone electric hollow body guitar. These pickups look and sound just like the original harmony pickups. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Buy harmony vintage electric guitars and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Originally offered in 1959 through 1962, the silvertone 1423 was made by the harmony company. This guitar is a beautiful reissue of the original harmony h49 stratotone guitar. The harmony h44 stratotone is an electric guitar made in the late 1950s. Pick guards free delivery possible on eligible purchases. It was known as the jupiter h49 model in harmonys stratotone series.
Penney catalog back in the late 80s up through the late 1990s. Looks like theyre continuing the trend of bringing back the oldies but goodies. Shop the top brands at the best prices all while receiving free shipping. Stratotone h44 reissuesopinions please discussion in guitars in general started by blues bird, oct 14, 2008. Unfollow harmony electric guitar to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. It has been in the repair shop now for ages because the shop has not been able to find replacement parts. Model 1423 silvertone guitars the roots of rocksilvertone. Used electric guitars 1961 silvertone jupiter guitar with. Cool 1959 harmony h46 stratotone in very good condition for its age and all original. Rockets to jupiter 1959 harmony h49 stratotone youtube. Neck and tuning pegs are on the guitar but nothing else. Up for sale, a 1959 harmony stratotone mars model h46 in collectorgrade, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Really clean 1961 harmony stratotone singlepup electric. It was a solid straight body and neck that is perfect for a project i have wanted to do for a while.
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