Harmony Steel Reinforced Neck

I took a picture of the back of the case because it s the worst part.

Harmony steel reinforced neck.

Harmony h165 steel reinforced neck acoustic guitar w beat up case. One tuning knob is bent. These steel rods were inlaid into the necks of the guitars they came out of and are the only thing fighting against the tension of the strings to keep the neck straight. The string tension always wins and so you end up with warped necks due to either the wood compressing under the rod or the rod bending or even a little of both.

Instead the graphics on the head stock announce steel reinforced neck many harmony guitars have retained a straight neck. Classic old school blues folk or wall hanger flat top featuring six on a side strat style headstock steel reinforced neck painted binding and sound hole red and black striped sunburst finish pearl ish fret markers possibly bone nut hardwood bridge and plastic pick guard. Steve i was recently doing some research online trying to find out the difference between a steel reinforced neck found on a lot of old harmony and kay model guitars and an actual truss rod. Up for sale a 1960 s harmony h165 grand concert mahogany acoustic guitar in excellent condition.

Harmony steel reinforced neck posted in guitar q a. Needs strings and nut. The necks on many of the harmony guitars did not have adjustable truss rods. One of harmony s most enduring and popular usa made vintage acoustic models the h165 is akin to gibson s lg 0 in many respects with a solid mahogany ladder braced body that delivers a warm punchy tone.

Preowned vtg 1960s 60s stella by harmony h933 small scale 6 string acoustic parlor guitar made in usa. Old dearmond single coil pickups gracing the solids and rocket thin lines which can sound great into a cranked up amp. I m pretty sure it s authentic but i don t know how to prove it. What year was my stella harmony steel reinforced neck made.

Very small easy fix. Called guitar shop and they said it would cost 35 00 to fix. Where was the harmony steel reinforced neck f 60 nk archtop guitar made. Some of the other budget small guitars have a screwed down rectangular bridge with many of the older ones being made with solid wood.

It was made in the usa and it is a vintage guitar. I believe the only cracks are arrowed.