Harmony Steel Reinforced Neck

I m pretty sure it s authentic but i don t know how to prove it.

Harmony steel reinforced neck.

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. 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. Needs strings and nut. Instead the graphics on the head stock announce steel reinforced neck many harmony guitars have retained a straight neck.

I believe the only cracks are arrowed. 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. Is a steel reinforced neck just a neck with a truss rod that is not adjustable or is it something different. Called guitar shop and they said it would cost 35 00 to fix.

Harmony steel reinforced neck posted in guitar q a. Old dearmond single coil pickups gracing the solids and rocket thin lines which can sound great into a cranked up amp. With its steel reinforced neck and simulated marquetry ring at soundhole it was an attractive upgrade to the h929 stella with the added feature of a screwed down bridge. Up for sale a 1960 s harmony h165 grand concert mahogany acoustic guitar in excellent condition.

Very small easy fix. 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. 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. Harmony h165 steel reinforced neck acoustic guitar w beat up case.

Where was the harmony steel reinforced neck f 60 nk archtop guitar made. The necks on many of the harmony guitars did not have adjustable truss rods. It was made in the usa and it is a vintage guitar. What year was my stella harmony steel reinforced neck made.

I took a picture of the back of the case because it s the worst part. One tuning knob is bent.